City: Columbus

Following five years of steady growth, Port Columbus International Airport reached the 6-million passengers-per-year threshold. Airport officials sought a design firm that could answer the need to accommodate this increased traffic. AECOM was selected to provide professional planning, architectural design and engineering services for a multi-discipline airport enhancement. The project includes utility/infrastructure improvements and relocations, modifications to existing access roads, construction of a new short-term parking lot, a new 4,000-car parking garage, a new pedestrian access tunnel and a new terminal expansion.

AECOM provided professional planning, architectural, engineering and interior design services for the Jerrold Friedman Operations Center, world headquarters for NetJets, the largest fractional jet ownership program in the world. The heart of the complex is a 70,000 sq. ft. showcase office and operations center designed with functional and attractive furnishings, equipment and accessory items. An 80,000 sq. ft. aircraft hangar features two 28 ft. x 100 ft. individually motor-operated doors that are set to expand up to 160,000 sq. ft. An aircraft parking apron, approximately 600 ft. by 300 ft., is designed to accommodate B-737-700 series aircraft.

The facility is protected by an AFFF (low expansion foam) fire protection system that is served by a 300,000 gallon private water storage tank. Maintenance and support space totaling 32,000 sq. ft. are designed for flexibly and possible expansion. The complex is supported by more than 500 parking spaces with extensive landscaping and secure fencing.

AECOM provided professional architectural and engineering services for the Nationwide aircraft hangar and office facility located at Port Columbus International Airport. The 35,000 sq. ft. hangar area, designed for a future 10,000 sq. ft. expansion, serves as the base of operations for the corporate jet fleet of Nationwide. The hangar is protected by a Group I AFFF (low expansion) fire protection system and supported by an additional 14,000 sq. ft. of maintenance and support space constructed for direct access to the hangar, including a one-ton crane and fall protection system in the maintenance shops areas. A 10,000 sq. ft. of Class A office area features a striking, double-height lobby and steel and glass canopy overlooking the airfield. The complex is served by a new 5,900 sq. ft. automobile garage.

AECOM helped Grant Medical Center revitalize their landlocked, urban campus in Columbus, Ohio. Due to the tight site, maximizing the use of available space was a top priority. To replace the antiquated, undersized facilities, an existing, underutilized building on the campus was demolished to create the site for the new facility. To maximize the development of the site, the project was designed for future vertical expansion of approximately four additional levels.

The design of the Surgical and Heart Center embraces the urban nature of Grant Medical Center. Architecturally, the building’s dominant feature is a four-story circular glass rotunda. The rotunda visually announces the entry and is an urban landmark for Columbus. The rotunda waiting areas frame views of the city with full walls of glass, flooding the spaces with natural light. At night the rotunda is illuminated, acting as a beacon to identify the main entrance.

The building is open, connecting with the surrounding urban landscape. The interior design focuses on providing spaces that give visitors a wide range of amenities including: a gift shop; a café and bakery with wireless Internet; outdoor patio spaces; including a roof top patio. The main lobby of the hospital is designed as neighborhood gathering place in addition to a resource for those using the facility. The lobby is a showcase for artwork by local artisans and is highlighted with a monumental stair that provides convenient access to second floor waiting areas.

Elements designed to improve the experience of patients and families continue throughout. Visitors and patients enter the Surgery Center and are treated to a spacious reception and family waiting space. Here, family members have room to relax and spread-out in comfortable “living room” accommodations.

As the lead firm, AECOM is providing program and construction management for the City of Columbus for its planned capital improvements for the Division of Water’s Water Supply Group. The program involves a six-year contract with AECOM to provide professional construction management services during design, bidding, and construction of various water treatment and supply projects. Of the 14 projects in the program, the most substantial includes an 850-acre geomembrane-lined, upground reservoir, with connected pump station and raw water line; substantial treatment improvements for three water treatment plants in Columbus that total 215 million gallons per day, and the construction/renovation of two pump stations.

---

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

• $516 million program – includes 14 projects
• 850 acre, 9 billion gallon, geomembrane lined upground reservoir
• Hap Cremean/Dublin Road Water Treatment Plants LEED Gold Certified