Accolades - Project Awards

CDL provided the lighting design services for the lobby and first floor common areas for this project. Southwest Contractor Magazine described the project as follows, "The $48 million Phase II at Hayden Ferry Lakeside represents the fluidity of the adjacent lakefront through its nautical-themed form that conjures images of sailing ships and rolling waves. The 12-story, 300,000-sq-ft office tower features 88 fabric “sails” that surround its exterior. The lobby contains 96 panels of bluetinted “cast” glass illuminated from behind, creating the illusion of water. A 4,000 sq ft cast-in-place concrete fountain faces Tempe Town Lake and is accented by five distinct water elements. To simulate the appearance of the old Salt River, the fountain’s bed is comprised of 6,000 sq ft blue terrazzo tile while pavers and colored concrete in the hardscape reinforce the riverbed metaphor. A 100-ft spire illuminated with a blue LED light tops the office tower. The project was constructed on top of an existing and fully operational parking garage. In addition, three levels and 23,420 sq ft of retail space were added to an existing parking structure, which is visually-enhanced with applied pre-cast and metal panels."

2006 Best Civil/Infrastructure Project - Chaparral Water Treatment Plant (Southwest Contractor Magazine)

Southwest Contractor Magazine describes the project as follows, "The $57 million Chaparral Water Treatment Plant Project is located along the Indian Bend Wash in Scottsdale. The facility was designed to treat 30 milliongal. per day of raw water from a nearby SRP Canal and distribute the drinking water to residents in south Scottsdale. The treatment system consisted of three raw water strainers, a primary microfiltration system, a granular activated carbon (GAC) filter system, a 5 million-gal. concrete reservoir, chemical feed systems, distribution pumps, solids handling facilities, and an administration facility. Due to the fact that the new plant was located within a residential area, Black & Veatch designed a facility with the ability to share the neighborhood by surrounding the plant with architectural features, social gathering centers, water features, walking paths, public restrooms and a dog park. Exterior to the plant operation and process, the Chaparral Water Treatment Plant is wrapped with two-tone stained split-face masonry block, wire & rock gabions, architectural steel panels, tensile shade structures, decorative concrete site walls, stone walking paths and numerous public amenities."

2004 Best Renovation Under $5 million-Honorable Mention - Pinnacle Peak Country Club (Southwest Contractor Magazine)

Southwest Contractor Magazine describes the project as follows, "It’s a question faced by many owners: Demolish or redesign. Fortunately, the owners chose to preserve the spirit of 1976 building while incorporating new systems and elegant design updates. Dining areas were improved for better patron and service flow and poor acoustics, along with an out dated style. The design team looked for the “original Arizona” clubhouse beneath a series of generic remodels. Designers stripped away the remodels to reveal the “bones” of the original building. The result is a warm, casual and inviting atmosphere for members to meet, relax or play a round of golf.

2003 Best Private Project Over $5 Million - Scottsdale Hangar One (Southwest Contractor Magazine)

Southwest Contractor Magazine describes the project as follows, "Scottsdale Hangar One is a privately owned hangar complex and flight club located at the Scottsdale Airpark. The approximately 140,000-sq.-ft. facility can accommodate up to fifteen aircraft in its two 30,000-sq.-ft. hangars. A 108-ft.-long, 15,000-lb. aluminum “paper” airplane adorns the roof. Interior spaces are luxuriously furnished with custom fixtures, upholstered ceilings, exotic stone and terrazzo floorings, mahogany, ebony, and other rare woods; silk and wool carpeting; Onyx wall panels, and top-of-the-line building automation and audio-visual systems. The owner's love of flying can be seen in two of the elevator cabs, where 420 hand-painted, scalemodel military airplanes are enclosed behind glass panels. The twin airplane hangars have a clear height of 28.5 ft. An approximately 68,500-sq.-ft. multipurpose facility adjoins the hangars and includes below-grade parking, premium office space and entertainment space. It also features an exclusive and unique auto showroom, which will showcase the owner's private collection of exotic automobiles and vintage racecars. Sundt's Concrete Division used tilt panels, gang panels and loose-formed panels to construct the concrete walls, yet the entire structure has the appearance of loose- formed concrete. This was achieved by mbedding snap tie cones and casting form lines into both the tilt panels and gang forms. The “bullet hole” wall in the lounge has 17 tapered penetrations, each with a different angle. The wall was cast in a single operation with a nearly flawless architectural finish. The amount of concrete construction involved in the project necessitated the use of up to six cranes at one time, which made the 5.5-acre site very congested.