Patterson-UTI is a contract drilling company that relocated its headquarters in Houston for expansion into two floors encompassing 42,600 square feet at 10713 West Sam Houston Parkway North, in northwest Houston, Texas. Michael Baker was tasked with the design for converting the existing shell space to meet the needs of Patterson-UTI staff. The multi-floor office contained private and open offices, break/coffee areas, conference rooms and a server room designed for growth. Michael Baker’s team worked with Inventure Design and Patterson-UTI to handle the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) design to ensure the areas specified would function optimally.
Air handling units (AHUs) and medium pressure ductwork serving the floors were re-used, while new terminal units, fan powered boxes, ductwork and air devices were installed throughout the multi-floor office. Some challenges with the server room arose, as the initial requirements provided to the Michael Baker design team had a much higher electrical demand and heat load than what was initially provided to our engineers. Through subsequent renovation, Michael Baker’s team was able to create a solution to relocate various AHUs to a densely populated call center area and provide two smaller units in the server room that could be staged for present and future conditions.
Michael Baker also provided MEP for a 170-seat, 365-standing training center finished out from the initial shell. The design included lighting controls so manually dimmed lights would seamlessly work with the latest energy code requirements of automatic dimming based on daylight and vacancy sensors located within the rooms.
At-A-Glance
- 42,600-square-foot design services covering full renovation across two floors across
- MEP design for extensive commercial renovation
- Design pivot mid-stream as a result of changes-in-scope for server rooms and call centers
- Re-use of AHUs and medium-pressure ductwork
