Charles McAfee was asked to do the house for Dr. Denise Alveranga and her husband, Dr. Eugene Ward. She was on the Board of Directors with Charles McAfee when he was appointed and elected to the United Network for Organ Sharing Board of Directors. He was in the Board Meeting with her when she said, “Charles, I’ve talked to my husband, we’d like for you to fly down to Tampa to look at the site we bought and design our house.” The lot was situated adjacent to a Jack Nicklaus Golf Course in North Tampa. Charles designed the swimming pool, but had to put a fence around it to keep out the alligators who might come by and want to go in the swimming pool.
Category: Projects
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Lincoln Redevelopment
The contents in this report focused on problem-solving within the Lincoln Redevelopment area of Kansas City. Although the problems that affected residents in the Lincoln area were similar to other inner cities (including poor housing, crime and unemployment) the mechanism employed to effectively and systematically deal with problems were unique.
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Jackson Ward Ctr.
McAfee3 provided on-going design services for a six story health center with sub-level parking provisions. The center caters to both in-patient and out-patient facilities. The building is proposed to blend architecturally with the historic neighborhood. The 140,000 sq. ft. building was designed to house the City’s Health department on three of the six floors. The facility was to include consultation rooms, doctors’ lounges, physician offices, X-ray and laboratory, examination rooms, Nursing, Health Education, Office of Minority Health, Environmental Health, and the Health Department.
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Youth Village
Dallas County Youth Village Masterplan and Building Design; Dallas, TX. With HOK, the project is to design a 122,734sq.ft. l Youth facility for the Dallas County Juvenile Department and Dallas County. This facility will meet or exceed the recommendations of the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission and the Texas Department of Family Protective services. Our mission is to design a facility that is specific to this site, to its community, and Dallas County’s vision for this facility. The intent of the interior design concept is for the building to not look like a “kid’s jail”. Less institutionalized but safe. The finishes are durable and easy to maintain. Colors, artificial lighting, and natural day lighting will be managed artfully and aesthetically to create an environment that communicates this is a very special place.
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Howard Johnson Hotel
This 100 room modular hotel is located adjacent to Wichita State University Campus. This 4 story structure houses a small restaurant a swimming pool and meeting rooms. The total development cost for this project is $7 million dollars. By building within the controlled environment of a factory and shipping “rooms” to a site we get higher quality and greater volume while saving 10 to 30 percent over traditional stick construction. Connecting toe standard modules together, it creates 480-to-600 SF guestrooms with better sound and temperature qualities than typical stick buildings.
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Dr. Dennis Jones Dentist Office
The residential clinic was integrated into a residential area which characterizes its community interest. Special attention was given to the arrangement of examination rooms as the most important function in the clinic. The walls of the building radiate from one point creating the variety of spaces. The lower portion of the two extending corner walls meets the building set-back requirements, while maintaining the triangular form of the building. The curved wall, planting area, and covered portal, accent the main entrance to the building, making it a more inviting entrance to visitors. The staff was provided with a separate entrance. Other functions included in this building are a common waiting and reception area, a central supply area to support the examination room, x-ray and darkroom facilities, and the employee lounge. The building was constructed of metal studs with steel columns to support the cantilevered corners. This project received The American Institute of Architects Merit Award
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Rhema Ward
Rhema Ward Adaptive Re-Use was a creative utilization of an existing structure that was previously a large regional bank, retail sporting goods store, and a retail food outlet. McAfee3 captured the vision of the client and transformed the structure into a creative depiction of a contemporary building. The client is a local church that purchased and repurposed the building into a multi-purpose worship center to include midweek worship services, community outreach, and a day care center.
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St. Luke Methodist Church
We’re adding 25,000 square feet to the original 1994 structure. The new addition will sit on the west side of the sanctuary and be anchored by a stunning two-story space. This will be a true heart of the campus. It will include a coffee bar, a warming kitchen, an observation deck, and seating for up to 200 people—perfect for everything from fellowship gatherings to town halls to special celebrations. Beside it, we’re creating two vital new areas. The first is the Kid Cave. It’s designed with love and intention, featuring classrooms, a nursery and toddler suite, and a worship area for up to 130 children. We’ll have a removable stage, full A/V setup, and bright, joyful finishes. Upstairs, we’ll house the administrative suite, with modern offices and meeting rooms. This building will stand tall—with durable and beautiful finishes: stone-textured panels, curtain wall glass, natural light, and a striking 60-foot cross facing the freeway—a bold and unmissable symbol of faith for all of Dallas to see.
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Church of The Living God
McAfee3 provided preliminary design and rendering services for the addition and renovation of the Church of the Living God, which included the design and conceptual sketches of proposed expansion with exterior concepts.
The Building Program included; five new classrooms, a Church office addition of approximately 3,400 sq.ft., that includes a reception space and administrator’s office, a new Pastor’s office, with adjoining dressing area and restroom, new conference room, new front entry and lobby area into the church, bring church restrooms in compliance with ADA, a new chapel to seat 100 people, interior renovations to the existing building, a covered drive-thru at the entrance, and parking lot and landscape improvements.
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Grauwyler Park Pavillion Improvements
The improvements to Grauwyler Park included the Renovation of the historic shelter/restroom/museum into a small event /picnic shelter/meeting room. This little building has been the backdrop to various festivals and events at the park.
The Interior will be renovated to include two single use restrooms, and a meeting room. Although not working, the existing fireplace will be restored to its original in character. Parking will be increased to 69 with the addition of a new parking lot in front of the recreation center. New Landscaping and restoring the historic drinking fountain top of this project.