Burke Hogue Mills & Associates is
designing what it describes as Seminole County's first
built-from-scratch "green" building. The office
building, which will serve as the firm's headquarters,
is working toward obtaining a LEED Silver
energy-efficiency certification.
The $4 million office building is to rise at 1130
Business Center Drive in Lake Mary. Construction is
expected to take nine months.
The 15,452-square-foot building was designed by Aranya
Mom, one of the firm's principals; it features a
two-story, 4,500-square-foot design studio and
sustainable features such as rainwater harvesting and
reuse, solar power, below-floor air, reflective roof and
paving, automatic light controls, and products high in
recycled-material content.
"This building is a showcase, a showcase of our talents,
a showcase of what we stand for, a showcase of what we
want to promote, a showcase that we care for our
people," Mom said. "It is a living, tangible classroom
experience for clients, educators, staff and
associates."
BHM, which is more than 3 decades old, has a portfolio
that includes the ChampionsGate golf clubhouse, Two
South Orange Plaza, the Zora Neale Hurston State Office
Complex and Dixon Ticonderoga's Lake Mary headquarters.
Interior-design clients have included Bank of New York,
Colonial Properties Trust, CNL Bank and Mitsubishi Power
Systems.
Courtesy Of The Orlando Sentinel
December 31, 2007
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