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Law firm office in the heart of Houston Central Business District

A legal client expanded to the heart of downtown Houston. The new high-end office features a full conference center to engage US-based energy firms and notable large clients in the Houston area.

Location

Houston, Texas

Client

Confidential

Project Type

Law Firm
Tenant Fit-outs

Key Partners

  • Hines
  • I.A. Namen + Associates
  • JLL
  • Kirksey

Key Partners

  • LEED Gold
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By the Numbers By the Numbers By the Numbers By the Numbers By the Numbers

$11,400,000

CONTRACT VALUE

24 Weeks

SCHEDULE

57,000

SQUARE FEET

2020

YEAR COMPLETED

88

PERCENT WASTE DIVERTED FROM LANDFILLS

Vision Vision Vision Vision Vision

The client quickly outgrew their Houston space and sought a new office that was in an accessible, downtown Class A building with high-end amenities. 609 Main Street offered easy access to Houston’s airports and major freeways, as well as state-of-the-art office amenities. Since moving, the law firm has continued to grow its Houston presence and has since doubled in team members.

Client Goals

The firm is a thriving international law firm. This new office includes an extensive conference center, cutting-edge technology, collaborative areas, and an open concept break area with downtown views.

Design Vision

The design focuses on composition, contrast, and art while providing a state-of-the-art client interface center. Finishes, millwork, architectural elements, and rugs align and create composition and contrast, providing a hospitality-like ambiance. The sustainable design creates space for a curated art collection.

Construction Focus

This project involved heavy coordination from alignment challenges, lighting changes, and stair leveling. The interconnecting stair leveling required extensive coordination and involved a post-construction addition of a 0.25-inch bronze metal strip at the stair nosing for protection and increased depth perception.

Elements Elements Elements Elements Elements
State-of-the-art Conference Center

The 10-room conference center holds 252 guests and is supported by two kitchen servery stations. The largest room accommodates 160 people and features Skyfold partitions.

Interconnecting Monumental Stair

The stair provides a minimal profile against an exterior curtainwall background with multiple horizontal and vertical elements. Meticulous installation oversight and coordination meetings were held to ensure that each finish was produced to tight tolerances and installed to align in all directions.

Reception Area and Desk

The reception area ceiling features the brass verticals used in the interconnecting staircase to establish linear sightlines accenting the wood and glass panels used in the ceiling design. HITT subcontractor partners used a sliding rail system to install different finish materials for the reception desk.

The HITT Experience The HITT Experience The HITT Experience The HITT Experience The HITT Experience

HITT’s goal was to bring Kirksey’s design to life while providing seamless service for JLL and the end-user client. HITT worked closely with all stakeholders to coordinate and communicate project milestones. The project team brought a true dedication to finding solutions to challenges during the project.

THE HITT EXPERIENCE

My favorite memory is walking through the completed space with our project manager. HITT took the pain out of the construction process, they worked diligently to earn our trust and respect. The communication that HITT offered during our build-out was exceptional—very timely and dependable. HITT makes their clients feel like their project is HITT’s only project. Our project team was completely dedicated from start to finish.

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DEANNA VAUGHAN

Office Manager, Confidential Law Firm Client

Solutions Solutions Solutions Solutions Solutions

Unique Challenges, Smart Solutions

Ambitious projects require carefully constructed solutions.

Challenge #1

There were several challenges associated with the raised access flooring HVAC plenum. These included sealing all penetrations for pressurized air testing and meeting the fire rating for the conference center above and below the raised access flooring, while maintaining proper airflow while installing the MEP infrastructure.

Solution

Coordination was the team's priority. Workflow charts, internal coordination meetings, and highly visible visual barriers were created and implemented to ensure safety while working around the open raised access flooring.

Challenge #2

In the conference area, each finished material and element required alignment with another finish or element, creating pinpoint intersections throughout the space. There was no margin for error and measurements needed to be precise.

Solution

Field coordination meetings were scheduled between trades to ensure proper layout and assist in the design of the glass ceilings. It was critical that all trades understood the layout of the ceiling fixtures and devices, including the structural steel that would support the overall weight of the finished ceiling. The installation of a single piece of glass required six on-site team members.

Challenge #3

The stair structure elements and surrounding finishes were designed to align in all directions and all intersections of materials and structures. These elements were arranged to line up with several finishes that converged to a single point.

Solution

Coordination meetings were needed throughout the project with subcontractors, the design team, and HITT to ensure finishes were leveled and aligned. For the stair installation, it was a priority to align the glass panels, fins, and plenum shroud as all elements are interconnected and visibly noticeable from both the main pathways.

HITT’s 200th LEED Certified Project

The team used sustainable materials such as FSC-certified millwork, low voltage lights off a DC converter, and diverted 88 percent of waste from landfills. The law firm office achieved LEED Gold certification to become HITT’s 200th LEED Certified project.

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