PORTFOLIO - Austin Oak Clubhouse

Please click on the picture to view the clubhouse's interior (you need QuickTime player to view the movie)

In 1997-98 Rosewood converted this traditional horsebarn into the Austin Oaks community center. The community center features heated indoor & outdoor tennis, indoor basket ball, indoor playground for the children with a competition size swimming pool. One section of the old barn was converted to a community room that can be used for company meeting, wedding, and special events. This community room figures a full kitchen, a romantic fire place.

The construction took about 8 months to complete. The building is about 30,000 square feet with a large unfinished areas for future development. One of the biggest challenges is to install a sprinkle system throughout out. This was required to meet the occupancy code for the special event. Building required a 6-inch water main to supply adequate water pressure for the sprinkle system. The heated tennis court area has 8-1 hundred thousand BTUs radiant heaters to heat the space for the winter.

The project required approximately 20 different subcontractors to complete, ranging from painters to electricians. This required a daily managing skill to coordinate the subs, and their materials to accomplish the project efficiently.

During this process, several on-site decisions would have to be made to accommodate the needs of the subcontractors. The construction management was responsible for these decisions to comply with building codes and the approval of the building inspector.