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Education Completed May 2001

A campus expansion, engineered three ways at once.

Palm Bay, Florida · Adjacent to I-95
Brevard Community College Palm Bay Library Science Building
BCC Palm Bay Expansion Education · May 2001
Contract
$8,800,000
Size
87,000 sq ft
Stories
Three
Architect
Stottler Stagg & Associates
Client
Board of Trustees, BCC
Position
Project Manager
Project brief

A fairly complex and challenging project for its size and scope.

The Brevard Community College Palm Bay campus expansion added 87,000 square feet of Library, Science, and Chemistry/Biology facilities adjacent to Interstate 95. The three-story building is stabilized by augered pilings and constructed of precast concrete beams set into cast-in-place columns and reinforced beams.

Aluminum curtainwalls and cantilevered balconies offered unique challenges. Lab areas include the latest technological equipment and required careful coordination of mechanical and electrical systems. The exterior has an applied insulated finish system with accent coloring and trim. The ground floor has patterned exposed concrete patio areas.

Third-floor chemistry and biology labs included fume hoods, acid storage cabinets, and glass piping for chemical wastes and vent lines — all linked to the computerized communication system that ties the third floor to the library and BCC's other campuses.

Interior construction is metal stud and drywall with extensive mechanical, electrical, plumbing, sprinkler, security/fire-alarm, and elevator systems. Every system — code-critical to code-optional — was delivered to spec.

Selected construction and completion photos

06 photos
BCC Palm Bay exterior, hero view
Campus corridor at completion
Exterior view
Balcony / cantilever detail
Interior / lab space
Lobby / circulation