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Location:
Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, Virginia
Client: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic Division
Size: varies
Cost: in progress
Completion: in progress
This project includes
the whole house renovation of seven General Officer Quarters and sixteen
Enlisted Quarters. The buildings were constructed in the 1930's. They
have been nominated for the Historical Register. Our office worked with
the State Historical Preservation Officers (SHPO) to ensure compliance
with the guidelines for historic renovation. Special attention was paid
to interior details for a more historically accurate look, while preserving
the modern function of the spaces.
The scope of work
for the GOQ's included:
- Asbestos and lead
paint abatement
- Redesign of kitchens
and bathrooms
- Provision of new
mechanical and electrical systems
- Demolition of
existing interior plaster for installation of mechanical and electrical
systems
- Provision of wall
and ceiling finishes and insulation of hte exterior walls
- Protection and
refinishing of the existing hardwood floors throughout
- Protection and
refinishing of the existing hardwood floors throughout
- Replacement of
aluminum windows with historically appropriate simulated divided lite
wood windows
- Other exterior
work included, repointing of mortar joints, replacement of deteriorated
exterior wood, slate roof repairs and installtion of a french-drain
system
The scope of work
for the Enlisted Quarters included:
- Asbestos and lead
paint abatement
- Redesign of the
second floor spaces to convert the units from four-bedroom, one and
one-half bath units, to three-bedroom, two and one-half bath units.
The laundry was moved from the basement to the second floor and a master
bath was added.
- Redesign of the
kitchen to increase efficiency and provide direct entry to the dining
room
- Provision of new
electrical systems
- Provision of a
new condensing unit and mechanical distribution system
- Provision of wall
and ceiling finishes and insulation of the exterior walls
- Protection and
refinishing of the existing hardwood floors throughout
- Replacement of
aluminum windows with historically appropriate simulated divided lite
wood windows
- Removal of asphalt
shingles and provision of clay tile roofing at four units
- Other exterior
work included, repointing of mortar joints, replacement of screen porch
framing, redesign of roof drainage and regrading to provide drainage
away from buildings
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