Brandywine Town Center is a retail development of more than 350,000 sq.ft. located outside of Wilmington DE in New Castle County. The project was constructed in two phases. The second phase, or Center Crescent as it is known, forms a connection between two "big-box" retail tenants on the east and west ends of the project site. The crescent is a two story, upscale, interior mall.

The photo on the right is taken of the second level across the water. At the center of the two mall wings that extend to the east and west is a Grand Hall seen in the photo above just right of the fountain. The photo below is taken from the north at dusk. Shoppers entering from this location ascend through a two story space up into the Grand Hall which is capped by a dramatic glass barrel vault, seen in this photograph.

Clive Samuels & Associates performed all of the HVAC, electrical, fire protection, and plumbing engineering for all phases of the project including that for the two level parking garage that is part of the complex. The project presented many challenges not the least of which was meeting all of the MEP/FP demands for such a large project while meeting the aesthetic goals of the architect. The mall is designed for small tenants lining double loaded corridors originating at the Grand Hall, and terminating in larger tenant spaces. The lower level is designed for larger box tenants accessed from the north side of the site. In addition, the Grand Hall is bordered on the edges by boutique food purveyors.

Clive Samuels & Associates is proud to announce that we have been retained by Fred Meyers and supermarket operator headquartered in Portland OR to provide MEP/R engineering services for projects in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Work to date includes the design of systems for a new store in Yakima WA, as well as a major remodel of a store in Longview WA.
As part of the Yakima project Clive Samuels & Associates was hired to perform an in-depth energy analysis and daylighting study. This resulted in the redesign of the lighting for the store incorporating energy saving skylights, as well as changes to the building skin. These new systems were designed to comply with the Washington State energy codes while saving our client operating costs as well as initial construction cost for the building envelop.

Wild Oats is a supermarket operator with locations throughout the US. Specializing in organic and organically prepared foods, they have embarked on an expansion in locations throughout the US. Clive Samuels & Associates has to date provided full MEP/R engineering services for locations in ME, IN, CA, KT, and TN. Among the design services performed is a new prototype for both the Wild Oats and Henry's divisions of the company. The engineering for the prototype includes a complete energy performance analysis to optimize the energy efficiency of the MEP systems.

Working with Gensler Architects in San Francisco, Morristown NJ, and Chicago Clive Samuels & Associates is performing MEP systems design for Apple Computers new upscale retail stores. Projects completed to date include: Menlo Park NJ, King of Prussia PA, Keystone IN, Somerset MI, Oakbrook IL, and Walt Whitman NY.

Clive Samuels & Associates has completed the MEP/FP designs for the new K-2 elementary school in Colts Neck New Jersey. Engineering performed for this project includes: HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and communications infrastructure for this new 90,000sq.ft. building. As the second building on the site, the structure houses classrooms for K-2 as well as a library wing, gymnasium, cafetorium and computer center.

The photo above is of the entrance and administrative wing during construction. The building will be completed and turned over to the school by the end of 2002.