Highlighted Projects
Apothecary Hall, Main Street
SA Architect served as Project Architect and Project Manager for this characteristically traditional appearing 6,000 sq ft commercial structure the prides itself with semblances of contemporary architecture and proven environmental strategies incorporated into its design. Nestled into the hillside, the structure features integrated solar shade, the use of low E glass, LED Lights, the use of deductive radiative and conductive materials at the roof and extensive incorporation in the use of natural light. Today, the building serves as the home of a well-established customer-oriented business establishment.
Save the Seed Energy Center, Duffs Bottom
SA Architect served as Project Architect for this contemporary multi-story structure consisting of a 6-lane bowling alley, a basketball court, gym, a food court, conference facilities, playground area and other multi-function type spaces. Bold in appearance, the building serves as a popular destination for weekday and weekend family-oriented activities. Serving as the home of a local-area basketball league, within recent times the building serves as a temporary location for House of Assembly, Government of the Virgin Islands, sittings. Envisioned primarily as a large-scale recreation center where your mind, body and soul can unite in perfect harmony, in a healthy and enriching environment for the sole purpose to community upliftment, the facility essentially feeds this purpose through purpose-built spaces permitting heightened interaction and personalized comfort.
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Save The Seed Energy Centre — New Life Baptist Church (BVI) (newlifebvi.org)
Walters Recreation Park, Virgin Gorda
SA Architect served as Project Manager for the construction works. SA Architect scheduled and oversaw all site workings, inclusive of carrying out inspections, coordinated the collection and responses of RFI's and issued weekly status reports to the Government of the Virgin Islands. The park consists of hardscapes such as footpaths, shade structures, restrooms and sitting areas, landscaped areas consisting of grass beds, artificial grass and extensive incorporation of tress and flowering plants. Also included with the works was the provision of a large-scale outdoor playground consisting of slides, monkey bars, swings and other playground equipment. Located on the island of Virgin Gorda, the Park serves its community by providing a clean open-air space whereby safe-play, interaction and general relaxation can take place.
Skelton Bay Lot Warehouses, Fish Bay
SA Architect served as Project Architect for the improvements seen at Skelton Bay Lot. The works entailed developing a Master Plan, constructing a total of 5 new warehouse buildings and two building additions. The focus of the Master Plan was to transform the area from being a primarily industrial area to an area that promotes commerce in a semi-commercial-like setting. Traffic flow, pedestrian movement, landscaping and parking were critical factors in developing this project. The added units, which houses a dentist office, a large-scale courier service and others are all housed in largescale steel framed buildings utilizing insulated roofing and galvalume framed walls. Occupiers of the spaces were permitted to outfit their units. SAA also carried out the design works of the dentist office with also included retrofitting the space with a new mezzanine floor which permitted the doubling of the internal floor area.
LM Business Center, Road Town
SA Architect served as Project Architect for this 5-story building that now houses a series of prominent offices in the BVI.
The structure is veneered with brick tiles that add and envelopes its strong traditional appearance. In an effort not to displace its tenants during construction, the structure was constructed one half at a time, perhaps the first building in the Central Business District of Road Town to be constructed in this manner. Continuous rubber water-stops were incorporated into the cold concrete joints to defend against subgrade water seepage. Housing a full basement, modern day elevator and open wall to wall spaces due to the use of floor joists spanning some 30 plus feet, tenants are provided with unrestricted flexible spaces permitting total freedom in the design of interior spaces.
Cutlass Tower, Road Town
SA Architect served as Project Architect and Project Manager for this 6 and 4-story contemporary structure situated in the heart of Road Town. Outfitted with aluminum solar shades, tempered semi-tinted glass, a standby generator, a state-of-the-art elevator, ground floor fixed shading, tempered glass stair rails, roof deck restaurant and floor to ceiling glazing permitting some of the best views in Road Town, the building houses government offices and other well-established operations in the BVIs. The front facing portion of the building stands at four floors and was once a three-story building with an attic. Similar to the LM Business Center, the construction works entailed not displacing a prominent flouriest operation on the Gound floor of the building. Through collaboration with the steel fabricators columns for this structure were erected at lengths surpassing 30 feet in height to speed up construction.