Overview
Prime Architects added an exit door to the tornado shelter at Tinker AFB. The work cut a new opening through an existing concrete wall. The building stayed occupied and the user’s mission continued during construction.
Technical Scope
- Structural: Saw-cut opening in the existing concrete wall for a 3′-0″ x 7′-0″ door.
- Architecture/Interiors: New welded hollow metal frame and STC-50 insulated hollow metal door. New carpet tile and rubber base.
- Electrical / Life Safety: New vestibule lighting and lighted exit signs for the added shelter egress.
Project Data:
- Client / agency: Department of the Air Force
- Location: Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, OK
- Size: One 3'-0" x 7'-0" exit door in a tornado shelter
- Construction cost: $72,752
- Completed: Construction completed January 2020
- Project type: Renovation
- Facility condition: Occupied throughout construction; user mission continued
- Prime Architects role: Construction management and architectural/engineering services
Relevant If Your Project Involves:
- Tornado shelters
- Egress improvements
- Openings in concrete walls
- Occupied military facilities
- Small task orders