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The Penthouses at Mid City Center

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Penthouses at Mid City Center is a 13,500 SF, third-story addition to the existing, fully occupied Mid City Center building. Seven luxury rental apartments were created, with high-end finishes and balcony views of the city. Two existing stairs were extended and an elevator was added.

The property features secure entry for residents, with private elevator access and a gated parking lot with reserved parking. There are five 2-bedroom units and two 1-bedroom units, ranging from 1,025 SF to 1,598 SF each.

Ochsner Lake Terrace Medical Office Building

New Orleans, Louisiana

VergesRome Architects is working with the Ochsner Health System to expand their existing presence in New Orleans and bring a high-quality healthcare facility to the Lake Terrace neighborhood, in an area that until now has lacked comprehensive healthcare facilities.

The new, three-story, 57,000 sf medical office building will house a medical clinic for full-time obstetrics, pediatrics and internal medicine as well as other vital specialties on a rotating basis. The first floor of the building will also include a full-service imaging center, lab and retail pharmacy.

LSU Dental School and Health Sciences Campus Renovation

New Orleans, Louisiana

The 25-acre campus of the LSU Dental School in New Orleans sustained severe flood and wind damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. Eighteen buildings, over 500,000 SF, were completely shut down. Basements and first floors housing critical equipment, and first floor dental operatories were flooded. The extended loss of environmental controls exacerbated rampant mold growth extending beyond the height of the floodwaters, requiring thorough environmental testing and extensive remediation throughout the campus.

A multi-phase approach to restoring the Dental School facilities was adopted by the joint venture team of VergesRome Architects and Mathes Brierre Architects. The project management plan, incorporating intense strategic planning and coordination with FEMA, was critical due to the size and complexity of the Project and maintaining full occupancy of the upper floors of the buildings throughout construction. The team worked closely with FEMA, from initial storm damage assessments and Project Worksheet scope alignment, to emergency projects for occupancy within months of the storm, to analysis and design of mitigation method options and dry/wet floodproofing measures for all campus facilities.

A new, raised, two-story Annex Building of approximately 65,000 SF was designed to house operations that previously occupied the basements and first floors of the Administration, Physical Plant, and Clinic Buildings. Affected operations mitigated included Central Sterilization, shipping and receiving operations, public reception and dental care facilities, student teaching/training facilities, and housekeeping facilities. Other facilities destroyed by the flood event, including animal research and care facilities, were also mitigated as part of the $76,000,000 project.

St. Tammany Parish Safe Haven

Covington, Louisiana

Southeast Louisiana Hospital in Mandeville closed their doors in 2012, removing access to mental and behavioral health to the area, and has remained unoccupied since that time. In 2016, after years of research and planning, the St Tammany Parish Government took the next step to turn this facility into Safe Haven, to provide Behavioral Health Services to the community of southeast Louisiana.

The facility strives to decriminalize the ideas of behavioral health and ease the misuse of correctional and emergency facilities to provide the services needed.

Offices at Mid-City Market

New Orleans, Louisiana

Mid-City Market shopping center in New Orleans is situated along the Lafitte Greenway pedestrian and bicycle corridor in Mid-City, extending to the corner of Bienville Street and North Carrollton Avenue. The complex features a 53,000 SF Winn-Dixie grocery store at the rear of a parcel of property that was an area of blight for several years. An additional 55,000 SF of retail space is distributed among multiple buildings.

The Lafitte Greenway runs alongside the Winn-Dixie, and other retail establishments in the complex face this Greenway. The designs for the center capitalize on its proximity to the Greenway by incorporating features such as shade, trellises, outdoor dining areas, and a plaza with benches. Another section of the center extends to Bienville Street, offering various retail establishments, attractions, and amenities for shoppers, pedestrians, and cyclists. The planning of vehicular traffic flow, particularly for commercial vehicles, was done with care to ensure safe circulation for pedestrians. The site planning and conceptual design process involved full participation and input from neighborhood groups like the Mid-City Neighborhood Organization and the Friends of the Lafitte Corridor. Residents, future greenway users, and local merchants recognize the appeal of this centrally located shopping area for people living, working, or attending school in the vicinity. The tenant mix includes specialty retail shops, businesses, banking, a fitness studio, and locally-based restaurants. Additionally, the old Loubat Building on Bienville Street was also designed by VRA as a mixed-use development and offices.

Hancock Whitney Bank, Lakeside Branch

Lakeside Shopping Center

Metairie, Louisiana

VergesRome Architects developed the new branch prototype design for Hancock Whitney Bank. The building design is flexible in size to allow the building to be modified depending on the program for the site. The first branch that was built is in Metairie, Louisiana on Causeway Boulevard.

The building contains 2,829 square feet and includes 5 private offices, 4 tellers, and a conference room. There are also 3 drive up lanes, a drive-up ATM and a walk-up ATM. There is a provision to add a second drive up ATM.

The interior walls of the branch are built with DIRTT walls to allow for easy modification in the future, with little disruption to the operation of the bank.

Allie Mae Williams Multi-Service Center

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Allie Mae Williams Multi-Service Center is located at 2020 Jackson Avenue in Central City. The Complex is an important resource in a neighborhood with a long history of advocacy for disadvantaged individuals and groups. In addition to the designated programs of childcare, senior citizen care, public health services and educational opportunity training, the Complex is a hub of political and social activity. It provides meeting spaces for community forums and district planning meetings, provides rental space for a privately run health clinic and provides basic public health screenings.

The existing Senior Center and Edna Pilsbury Buildings received roof repairs and replacement of HVAC systems. Renovations to the Multi-Media Center and Daycare Administration Building will include a Head Start Nursery facility and a branch of the New Orleans Library. The renovated facility, positioned on the Jackson Avenue frontage, will present a welcoming image for the surrounding community, connecting visually to the existing buildings on the campus while reflecting the neighborhood’s vernacular 19th and early 20th century retail architecture.

Allie Mae Williams Multi-Service Center Before Renovations

Department of Public Works Maintenance Building

New Orleans, Louisiana

Construction will begin soon on the City of New Orleans Maintenance Building and Site Construction Project, the first Phase of a Master Plan Development for the City of New Orleans for the Department of Public Works.  This phase consists of a new, 7,217 square foot multi-purpose building that includes 4,475 square feet of office space and a training room for employees.  The remaining 2,700 square feet of area provides space for minor vehicle services and repairs along with associated equipment and storage areas.  Site development includes accessory parking, a vehicle wash area and accommodations for material storage for street repair work.

Christian Brothers School St. Anthony of Padua Campus

New Orleans, Louisiana

VergesRome Architects had the wonderful opportunity to assist Christian Brothers School with their new grade-school facility at Saint Anthony of Padua School on Canal Street. VRA worked with Ryan Gootee General Contractors and the key faculty of Christian Brothers’ City Park Campus to prioritize areas of the existing school that needed upgrades.  Renovations included new lighting, new window coverings, IT upgrades, playground equipment, auditorium renovation and parking / playground revamping.  The renovations unify the architectural and interiors connection between the City Park Campus and the new St. Anthony Padua Campus.

Ray Brandt Infiniti of South Mississippi

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The Penthouses at Mid City Center

Ochsner Lake Terrace Medical Office Building

LSU Dental School and Health Sciences Campus Renovation

St. Tammany Parish Safe Haven

Offices at Mid-City Market

Hancock Whitney Bank, Lakeside Branch

Allie Mae Williams Multi-Service Center

Department of Public Works Maintenance Building

Christian Brothers School St. Anthony of Padua Campus

Ray Brandt Infiniti of South Mississippi