Mack Energy Corporate Office, Artesia, N.M.
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Soaring steel spires evoke images of oil and gas wells rising toward the blue sky at this energy company's rural New Mexico headquarters. The theme carries into the two-story lobby's exposed steel trusses, which evoke the structure of oil derricks. Natural materials were used throughout, including walls clad in stone arranged to depict the oil-rich rock strata of the region. The 56,000-sq-ft building is supported using tinted concrete tilt-up panels with an efficient structural steel post-and-beam and metal-decking system, except for the steel-framed lobby. The project team committed to a 100% electronic exchange of all files, from virtual drawings to submittals. Handheld devices and laptops were used extensively at the remote jobsite.
Key Players
Contractor: Jaynes Corp., Albuquerque
Owner: Chase Oil Corp., Artesia, N.M.
Lead Design: Van H. Gilbert Architect PC, Albuquerque
Structural Engineer: Desert Eagle Engineering, Albuquerque
Civil Engineer: Bohannan Huston, Albuquerque
MEP: Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers, Albuquerque
Submitted by Jaynes Corp.