Inversity worked with Bartzen & Ball Architects to provide a study and consequent MEP services for St. Andrew’s School. St. Andrew’s School proposed to renovate the William Byrd House located in Richmond, Virginia. The main 3-story portion of the building included approximately 5,000 gross square feet per floor (basement, first and second floors) and the 1st floor included a 1,200 gross square foot library at the northwest corner. The scope of renovations included accessibility upgrades, an addition of a 3-story elevator, bathroom renovations, MEP systems’ replacements, relocation of interior walls, and updated finishes throughout the building including lighting and ceiling replacement. It is also our understanding a complete fire protection sprinkler system will be added to the building.
During our site visit in November, we observed that the majority of existing MEP systems were beyond their usable life and/or not suitable for use in the proposed use and layout. Therefore, all MEP systems were replaced as part of this renovation. As much as possible, our systems were designed to be consistent in quality and complexity to the systems used on a recently renovated St. Andrew’s building.
PROJECT AT A GLANCE
- Location: Richmond, VA
- Size: 15,000 SF
- Architect: Bartzen & Ball Architects
