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AWARD-WINNING PROJECTS
Over the past fifteen years, Matrix Structural Engineers has been a part of fifty-three award-winning projects that have won sixty-eight awards. Following are just a few of our award-winning projects:
ST. MARTIN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Houston, Texas
Client: Jackson & Ryan Architects
Completion: 2004
Construction Cost: $36.4M
Project Size: 61,600 square feet
The Gothic architecture was the church’s request; the design team’s job was to make it work in a $36.4 million budget. Work on design development started in December 2000 and the building had to be completed exactly 4 years later to be ready for the already scheduled pipe organ installation. The challenge was to replicate, in another material, the forms of an architecture based on load-bearing stone.
St. Martin's Episcopal Church was featured on the covers of three national magazines: the April 2005 issue of "Civil Engineering" magazine, the May 2005 issue of "Modern Steel Construction" magazine and the December 2005 issue of "Structure" magazine.
- 2005 NCSEA Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards Program, Outstanding Project Award
- 2005 ACEC Engineering Excellence Award, Structural Systems, National Recognition Award
- 2005 CEC Texas Engineering Excellence Award, Structural Systems, Gold Medal Winner-Small Firm
- 2005 AISC Engineering Awards of Excellence, Merit Award
- 2004 AGC Construction Excellence Award, General Contractor, Liturgical/Church
- 2004 AGC Construction Excellence Award, Specialty Contractor, Liturgical/Church
- 2004 AGC Construction Excellence Award, Specialty Contractor, Interior Finishes
photo by Mark Scheyer
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-LANCASTER CENTER
Houston, Texas
Client: Merriman Holt Architects
Completion: 2000
Construction Cost: $17.0M
Project Size: 85,000 square feet
The design team at Matrix Structural Engineers created a super truss, dubbed "Truss X", to solve unique constraints of the facility. The individual engineering concepts employed were not very unusual, but the method and combination of the concepts were certainly unusual. The result - a building that is both exciting and useful!
- CEC Texas Engineering Excellence Award, Structural Systems, Honorable Mention
- 2002 NCSEA-Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards Program, Finalist
photo courtesy of Merriman Holt Architects
CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL MEMORIAL GARDENS
Houston, Texas
Client: Solomon, Inc.
Completion: 1997
Funerary chapel, The Herman and Elaine Proler Family Chapel,with a seating capacity of 115.
- National AIA Award, AIA Religious Art & Architecture Design Award
- Houston Press Best of Houston Award, Best New Building
photo by Christof Spieler, P.E.
DUCHESNE ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART CHAPEL
Houston, Texas
Client: Jackson & Ryan Architects
Completion: 1996
Construction Cost: $1.1M
Project Size: 6,000 square feet
This project consists of a one-story building, "The Sacred Heart Chapel", flanked by two (2) wings with a single canopy which is connected to the existing buildings at each end. A small guard station was also added.
- 1999 Religious Art & Architecture Design Award, Faith & Form
- 1998 Design Award, Honorable Mention, Metal Architecture
- 1999 Golden Trowel Award, Recognition in Brick, Associated Masonry Contractors of Houston
photo by Hester+Hardaway
CHRIST EVANGELICAL PRESYBTERIAN CHURCH
Houston, Texas
Client: Gabriel Architects, Inc.
Completion: 2004
Construction Cost: $5.7M
Project Size: 65,000 square feet
New religious facility consisting of a central plant, worship center/fellowship hall, a "Main Street", Education Buildings, and a "Youth Barn".
- 2005 Golden Trowel Award, Recognition in Brick & Glass Block, Associated Masonry Contractors
photo by Christof Spieler, P.E.
CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL - PHASE I
Houston, Texas
Client: Clovis Heimsath Architects
Completion: 1995
Construction Cost: $1.9M
Adaptive re-use of an early 1900, three-story office and storage facility to be used by Christ Church Cathedral as offices.
- Houston Chapter/Associated General Contractors Of America, Inc.1996 APEX Award
photo by Christof Spieler, P.E.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM ADDITION
Houston, Texas
Client: William F. Stern & Associates
Completion: 1997
Construction Cost: $1.2M
Project Size: 18,000 square feet
Additions to existing museum which include a new 680 square foot Education Resource Center, a low retaining wall, a new pond, new concrete seating, new sign/message poles, reworking sidewalk and stairs at the southwest corner and replace and repair an existing concrete sidewalk.
- ASID/Houston Chronicle, Interior Design Award, Honorable Mention
- AIA Houston, Renovation and Restoration, Honor Award
photo by Christof Spieler, P.E.
WARM SPRINGS REHABILITATION CENTER
Victoria, Texas
Client: Galen May + John Taylor Architects
Completion: 1998
Construction Cost: $3.4M
Project Size: 33,000 square feet
New 22-bed facility
- Buildings magazine, New Construction Awards, Honorable Mention
- Selected for display at the 2000 ASHE Convention
photo courtesy of Galen May + John Taylor Architects
AQUASOURCE INC.
Houston, Texas
Client: ArcTec Associates, Inc.
Completion: 2000
Construction Cost: $4.7M
Project Size: 65,000 square feet
New two-story facility with exterior concrete tilt-up walls.
- ASID/Houston Chronicle, Interior Design Award, Honorable Mention
photo by Christof Spieler, P.E.
THE LIGHTHOUSE OF HOUSTON, CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Houston, Texas
Client: Ray Bailey Architects, Inc.
Completion: 2000
Construction Cost: $2.9M
Project Size: 22,000 square feet
Addition of one-story classroom wing to existing facility.
- Associated Masonry Contractors of Houston, Recognition in CMU, 2001 Golden Trowel Award
photo by Christof Spieler, P.E.
RICE UNIVERSITY-RECKLING PARK
Houston, Texas
Client: Jackson & Ryan Architects
Completion: 2001
Construction Cost: $5.8M
Project Size: 51,000 square feet
New state-of-the-art baseball stadium, 5500 seating capacity (3000 permanent seats).
- 2000 Golden Trowel Award, Honor in Brick, Associated Masonry Contractors of Houston
photo by Tommy LaVergne, Rice University
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