Omniplan (architects)
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Omniplan, founded by George Harrell & EG Hamilton, was established in 1956 to provide service and design in architecture
, interior architecture, and planning. The firm was honored by the Texas Society of Architects in the year 2000 with the Architecture Firm Award
, the highest honor the Society can bestow on a firm. Omniplan has been recognized by 87 design awards, including five Texas Society of Architects
25-Year Awards In 2003, Omniplan was presented with the Pinnacle Award and was named Firm of the Year by the International Interior Design Association
. The majority of their work has been focused on large-scale retail, corporate and commercial office buildings, mixed-use projects and university facilities. With a staff of over 80 people in offices in Dallas and Phoenix
, Omniplan provides design services to clients nationwide.
(site), one of America
's premiere shopping centers, is a 1000000 sq ft (92,903 m²) shopping mall, which has been expanded several times since opening in 1965. Northpark was the first shopping center to be constructed using one major building material and to initiate a policy of controlled signage. The complex was the prototype for enclosed malls and received the Dallas Chapter AIA
Award of the Decade for its timeless design and impact on the City of Dallas. Northpark also received the DAIA’s Design Award in 1966 and the TSA Citation Design Award in 1967. In 1992, this project was honored with the DAIA 25-Year Award for Design Excellence.
, is a mixed-use development totaling more than 1000000 square feet (92,903 m²) of retail and office space. The Town Center is one component of a site masterplan, which includes single and multi-family residential
buildings, a multi-screen cinema, hotel, outdoor amphitheater, community buildings, and multiple acres of dedicated greenspace.
, SanTan Village
(site) is a multi-purpose center containing retail, office, entertainment, and other commercial uses. With more than a dozen traditional indoor malls sprinkled around metropolitan Phoenix
, SanTan Village houses an all outdoor regional retail center highlighted by department stores and indoor food court.
's (site) 100 acre site in Richardson, Texas accommodates a phaseable campus of office, research, manufacturing and assembly buildings. The construction of the initial phase consisted of 90000 sq ft (8,361.3 m²) of office and 280,000 sf of manufacturing, assembly and support functions. The complex, designed for Taivan Corporation, also has a cafeteria, a large data center and fitness facilities and includes robotic and linear assembly systems. In 1991, the facility received a Design Award from the Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
.
's (site) 100000 sq ft (9,290.3 m²) facility in Richardson, Texas
include office space, electronic test and assembly, training and support areas.
This seven-story, 488000 sq ft (45,336.7 m²) biomedical research building is part of a four-phase integrated research complex of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
(site). Omniplan Architects collaborated with Edward Larrabee Barnes
Architects in New York
and Earl Walls of San Diego on laboratory design. Included in this project is a 31000 sq ft (2,880 m²) thermal energy plant and 134000 sq ft (12,449 m²) of parking.
As the fourth installation in a six-part master plan for the north campus of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
, a new biomedical research center had been planned for some time. However, certain variables made it difficult to identify which users would be occupying the space. Rather than designing and building out the space based largely on client speculation, which would likely have resulted in numerous change orders and cost overruns, Omniplan developed a plan to design and bid the project in two stages. First, Omniplan designed an enclosed structural shell for the 16-story structure, which could easily be finished out at a later date. Then, once the school had identified its users, Omniplan was able to work directly with them to design an optimal interior, complete with a conference center and faculty and staff dining. In addition to the research facility, this project also encompasses underground and above-ground parking structures, a landscaped plaza, and expansion of the thermal energy plant.
The North Campus at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
, is master planned as an 11-phase, integrated, urban, biomedical research complex. The campus is divided by a landscaped channel running from east to west through the middle of the site. Phases 1-4, including two designed by Omniplan, are situated on the south side of the canal. Omniplan is currently designing the fifth phase of the complex, the first building on the north side of the waterway. Phase 5 will set the organizational pattern and architectural language of the remaining six phases of the master plan.
The lab floors as well as the vertical circulation that connects them are organized to promote spontaneous collaboration and interaction between scientists. Each typical lab floor can accommodate up to eight principal researchers and their staff. And while some floors may initially house administrative and classroom areas, the modular design of the building and systems allow for easy conversion of the entire facility into research laboratories. The project is being designed to achieve LEED Silver Certification.
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
, interior architecture, and planning. The firm was honored by the Texas Society of Architects in the year 2000 with the Architecture Firm Award
Architecture Firm Award
The Architecture Firm Award is the highest honor that The American Institute of Architects can bestow on an architecture firm for consistently producing distinguished architecture.Prior recipients of the AIA Architecture Firm Award include:...
, the highest honor the Society can bestow on a firm. Omniplan has been recognized by 87 design awards, including five Texas Society of Architects
Texas Society of Architects
The Texas Society of Architects is an organization based in Austin, Texas, that represents 74,000 architects in Texas that are members of the American Institute of Architects....
25-Year Awards In 2003, Omniplan was presented with the Pinnacle Award and was named Firm of the Year by the International Interior Design Association
International Interior Design Association
The International Interior Design Association is a professional networking and educational association of more than 13,000 members in ten specialty forums, and twenty-nine chapters around the world. IIDA is committed to enhancing quality of life through excellence in interior design...
. The majority of their work has been focused on large-scale retail, corporate and commercial office buildings, mixed-use projects and university facilities. With a staff of over 80 people in offices in Dallas and Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, Omniplan provides design services to clients nationwide.
Northpark Center
Northpark CenterNorthPark Center
NorthPark Center is an upscale shopping mall located in Dallas, Texas . The mall is located at the intersection of Loop 12 and US 75 . The center has over 235 stores and restaurants. NorthPark is the first shopping center featured on Vogue Magazine...
(site), one of America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
's premiere shopping centers, is a 1000000 sq ft (92,903 m²) shopping mall, which has been expanded several times since opening in 1965. Northpark was the first shopping center to be constructed using one major building material and to initiate a policy of controlled signage. The complex was the prototype for enclosed malls and received the Dallas Chapter AIA
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
Award of the Decade for its timeless design and impact on the City of Dallas. Northpark also received the DAIA’s Design Award in 1966 and the TSA Citation Design Award in 1967. In 1992, this project was honored with the DAIA 25-Year Award for Design Excellence.
Rayzor Ranch
Rayzor Ranch (site), located in Denton, TexasDenton, Texas
The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...
, is a mixed-use development totaling more than 1000000 square feet (92,903 m²) of retail and office space. The Town Center is one component of a site masterplan, which includes single and multi-family residential
Multi-family residential
Multi-family residential is a classification of housing where multiple separate housing units for residential inhabitants are contained within one building or several buildings within one complex. A common form is an apartment building...
buildings, a multi-screen cinema, hotel, outdoor amphitheater, community buildings, and multiple acres of dedicated greenspace.
SanTan Village
Located in Gilbert, ArizonaGilbert, Arizona
-Demographics:As of July 1, 2009, Maricopa Association of Governments, Census 2000. United States Census Bureau. there were 217,521 people, 74,147 housing units, and 3.01 persons per household....
, SanTan Village
SanTan Village
SanTan Village, an open-air, super regional lifestyle center in Gilbert, Arizona, spans of gross leasable area. It sits at the core of a project that, upon build out, will encompass of retail, restaurants, entertainment, office space, residential and hotel uses...
(site) is a multi-purpose center containing retail, office, entertainment, and other commercial uses. With more than a dozen traditional indoor malls sprinkled around metropolitan Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, SanTan Village houses an all outdoor regional retail center highlighted by department stores and indoor food court.
Fujitsu America
FujitsuFujitsu
is a Japanese multinational information technology equipment and services company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is the world's third-largest IT services provider measured by revenues....
's (site) 100 acre site in Richardson, Texas accommodates a phaseable campus of office, research, manufacturing and assembly buildings. The construction of the initial phase consisted of 90000 sq ft (8,361.3 m²) of office and 280,000 sf of manufacturing, assembly and support functions. The complex, designed for Taivan Corporation, also has a cafeteria, a large data center and fitness facilities and includes robotic and linear assembly systems. In 1991, the facility received a Design Award from the Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
.
Andrew Corporation
Major functions of the Andrew CorporationAndrew Corporation
Andrew Corporation, a formerly independent manufacturer of hardware for communications networks, was established in 1947 and acquired by CommScope in 2007. It supports customers from 35 countries across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, with manufacturing plants in 12 countries, employing...
's (site) 100000 sq ft (9,290.3 m²) facility in Richardson, Texas
Richardson, Texas
Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 99,223. In 2011 the population was estimated to be 107,684. Richardson is an affluent inner suburb of Dallas and home of the Telecom Corridor with a high...
include office space, electronic test and assembly, training and support areas.
Building K Renovation
This 30000 sq ft (2,787.1 m²) renovation of Building K involved the demolition of existing labs and offices to provide new labs, offices, conference centers, a breakroom and restrooms for the Biochemistry Department at the UT Southwestern Medical School (site).Phase 2: Hamon Biomedical Research Center
This seven-story, 488000 sq ft (45,336.7 m²) biomedical research building is part of a four-phase integrated research complex of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is one of the biomedical research institutions of the University of Texas System, incorporating three degree-granting institutions, four affiliated hospitals, including Parkland Memorial, the teaching hospital, and biomedical research...
(site). Omniplan Architects collaborated with Edward Larrabee Barnes
Edward Larrabee Barnes
Edward Larrabee Barnes was a American architect.Barnes was born in Chicago, Illinois into a family he described as "incense-swinging High Episcopalians", consisting of Cecil Barnes, a lawyer, and Margaret Helen Ayer, recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for the novel Year of Grace...
Architects in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and Earl Walls of San Diego on laboratory design. Included in this project is a 31000 sq ft (2,880 m²) thermal energy plant and 134000 sq ft (12,449 m²) of parking.
Phase 4: Pickens Biomedical Research Center
As the fourth installation in a six-part master plan for the north campus of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is one of the biomedical research institutions of the University of Texas System, incorporating three degree-granting institutions, four affiliated hospitals, including Parkland Memorial, the teaching hospital, and biomedical research...
, a new biomedical research center had been planned for some time. However, certain variables made it difficult to identify which users would be occupying the space. Rather than designing and building out the space based largely on client speculation, which would likely have resulted in numerous change orders and cost overruns, Omniplan developed a plan to design and bid the project in two stages. First, Omniplan designed an enclosed structural shell for the 16-story structure, which could easily be finished out at a later date. Then, once the school had identified its users, Omniplan was able to work directly with them to design an optimal interior, complete with a conference center and faculty and staff dining. In addition to the research facility, this project also encompasses underground and above-ground parking structures, a landscaped plaza, and expansion of the thermal energy plant.
Phase 5: NL Biomedical Research Center
The North Campus at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is one of the biomedical research institutions of the University of Texas System, incorporating three degree-granting institutions, four affiliated hospitals, including Parkland Memorial, the teaching hospital, and biomedical research...
, is master planned as an 11-phase, integrated, urban, biomedical research complex. The campus is divided by a landscaped channel running from east to west through the middle of the site. Phases 1-4, including two designed by Omniplan, are situated on the south side of the canal. Omniplan is currently designing the fifth phase of the complex, the first building on the north side of the waterway. Phase 5 will set the organizational pattern and architectural language of the remaining six phases of the master plan.
The lab floors as well as the vertical circulation that connects them are organized to promote spontaneous collaboration and interaction between scientists. Each typical lab floor can accommodate up to eight principal researchers and their staff. And while some floors may initially house administrative and classroom areas, the modular design of the building and systems allow for easy conversion of the entire facility into research laboratories. The project is being designed to achieve LEED Silver Certification.