J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation Education Complex

Texas Christian University’s J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation Education Complex is currently housed in a classical Beaux Arts structure called the Bailey Building which anchors the southern end of the original campus quadrangle. Built in 1914, the Bailey Building had undergone multiple renovations and now provided office space for the Education Faculty. Omniplan was engaged in 2004 to assess the condition of this building, its mechanical and electrical systems and determine its role in an expanded complex for the School. Analysis showed that much of the Bailey Building was sound, structurally, but needed much work to upgrade mechanical and electrical systems as well as to permit it to be compliant with today’s building and accessibility codes. A scheme was developed that restored the building to its original stature and allowed its connection to a new building added to the west. Both the new building and its connecting link were carefully designed to be respectful of the older, stately architecture of the Bailey Building.

Texas Christian University’s J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation Education Complex is currently housed in a classical Beaux Arts structure called the Bailey Building which anchors the southern end of the original campus quadrangle. Built in 1914, the Bailey Building had undergone multiple renovations and now provided office space for the Education Faculty. Omniplan was engaged in 2004 to assess the condition of this building, its mechanical and electrical systems and determine its role in an expanded complex for the School. Analysis showed that much of the Bailey Building was sound, structurally, but needed much work to upgrade mechanical and electrical systems as well as to permit it to be compliant with today’s building and accessibility codes. A scheme was developed that restored the building to its original stature and allowed its connection to a new building added to the west. Both the new building and its connecting link were carefully designed to be respectful of the older, stately architecture of the Bailey Building.