CASE STUDY | CIVIC
Compass Office Finish-Out: A Creative Challenge
The Compass Real Estate office space is located on the 2nd Floor of the newly constructed building in Austin. The modern office space featured an open-ceiling concept with large open desk areas, individual perimeter offices, huddle rooms, multiple panties, technology rooms and high-end conference rooms with AV integration. The building was unique because it contained a non-perpendicular core which created unusual angles and required an eye for creativity in coordinating the routing of all services as they relate to architectural features and flow.
The Compass Real Estate office space is located on the 2nd Floor of the newly constructed building in Austin. The modern office space featured an open-ceiling concept with large open desk areas, individual perimeter offices, huddle rooms, multiple panties, technology rooms and high-end conference rooms with AV integration. The building was unique because it contained a non-perpendicular core which created unusual angles and required an eye for creativity in coordinating the routing of all services as they relate to architectural features and flow.
Encotech provided MEP Design Services for the Compass Real Estate office finish-out project. One challenging aspect was coordination with base building utilities given the finish-out project schedule vs. the base building construction schedule.
The electrical panels had not yet been installed in the field at the design time since the base building construction was still underway. On a subsequent survey, Encotech discovered that the base building panels that were later installed did not match the base building design drawings, which were previously used as the basis for our tenant design. We quickly flagged the item and worked closely and amenably with the Landlord’s representative and contractor to ensure that the finished product was fully coordinated with Encotech’s design.
For Plumbing, we paid close attention to the ceiling conditions on the floor below to properly route and pitch long runs of sanitary piping in the ceiling of the floor below.
LOCATION: Austin, Texas
CLIENT: Vocon
SERVICES: MEP Engineering
Encotech provided MEP Design Services for the Compass Real Estate office finish-out project. One challenging aspect was coordination with base building utilities given the finish-out project schedule vs. the base building construction schedule.
The electrical panels had not yet been installed in the field at the design time since the base building construction was still underway. On a subsequent survey, Encotech discovered that the base building panels that were later installed did not match the base building design drawings, which were previously used as the basis for our tenant design. We quickly flagged the item and worked closely and amenably with the Landlord’s representative and contractor to ensure that the finished product was fully coordinated with Encotech’s design.
For Plumbing, we paid close attention to the ceiling conditions on the floor below to properly route and pitch long runs of sanitary piping in the ceiling of the floor below.
LOCATION: Austin, Texas
CLIENT: Vocon
SERVICES: MEP Engineering
