©2010 Architectural Engineers Collaborative

Certified HUB | DBE

Creative structural
engineering in support
of architecture.

Long Center for the Performing Arts

Collaborators:
Arts Center Stage
City of Austin
Nelsen Partners, Inc.
Zeidler Partnership, Inc.
Tilden Lobnitz Cooper
LOC Consultants, LLP
Roberto Garcia, ASLA
Fisher Dachs Associates
Jaffe Holden Acoustics, Inc.
TLC Engineers
Kroll Shiff & Associates
William Caruso & Associates
Austin Commercial
Architectural Engineers Collaborative

In collaboration with Holzman Moss Bottino Architects, engineers at AEC developed an innovative, load-bearing masonry wall system for the City of Wylie Municipal Complex. The system singularly incorporates structural support, thermal insulation, and moisture protection within a unique double-wythe masonry cavity wall. This allows load-bearing limestone block to be exposed as finish material both outside and inside the building, while providing a modern, high performance envelope that is superior to traditional load-bearing masonry construction.

Josh Bedre is an experienced Project Manager with recent responsibility for the City of Wylie Municipal Complex.

As Principal, Josh is charged with teaching the company's standards to new engineers. He is also responsible for tracking changes in engineering methodology, specifications, and building codes to ensure that AEC's technical standards are current.

Pat Brockie is co-founder of Architectural Engineers Collaborative.

As Principal, Pat is responsible for financial management of the company, human resources, and general management of non-engineering operations.

Tak Chu is an experienced Project Manager with recent responsibility for the Long Center for the Performing Arts.

As Principal, Tak serves as Manager of Engineering Services for Architectural Engineers Collaborative. He is responsible for company standards related to engineering calculations and contract documents. In this role, Tak oversees the engineering and production quality of the firm.

Rik Haden is an experienced Project Manager with ongoing responsibility for the new United States Courthouse in Austin.

As Principal, Rik is responsible for management of engineering software, internal network administration and technical support, and development of company marketing materials. As a practicing engineer with professional degrees in engineering and architecture, Rik provides leadership in projects where structural form and detailing are integral to building aesthetics.

Tatsuya Kiguchi is an experienced project manager with ongoing responsibility for Rice University South Colleges Expansion.

As Principal, Tats is responsible for implementation of AEC's Building Information Modeling (BIM) methodology and standards. He also leads AEC in the evaluation of dynamic behavior of building structures and seismic resistant design.

Chuck Naeve is co-founder of Architectural Engineers Collaborative.

Chuck has managed structural engineering projects and business activities of engineering firms for over thirty years. He has practiced extensively in the United States, as well as internationally. Chuck is known for creating architectural structures in support of building architecture, and for developing sustainable building structures in harmony with the natural environment. Chuck Naeve has been recognized with honorary membership in the American Institute of Architects, Austin and Texas chapters, for his significant contributions to the field of architecture and to the built environment.

We strongly believe that the use of BIM technology improves design quality, design innovation, and enhances collaboration between design disciplines.

AEC BIM Project Case Studies

• 7 Rio
• UT Biomedical Engineering Building
• Rice University South Colleges Expansion

AEC is steadfastly committed to a legacy of environmental stewardship through responsible engineering.

AIA/COTE "Top Ten Green"

• Warren Skaaren Learning Center at Westcave Preserve (2006)
• World Birding Center Headquarters (2006)
• Government Canyon Visitors' Center (2007)

Example LEED-Certified Buildings

• Lance Armstrong Foundation Headquarters - LEED Gold
• UT Biomedical Engineering Expansion - LEED Silver
• Rice University South Colleges - LEED Silver
• United States Courthouse, Austin - LEED Silver

Architectural Engineers Collaborative
Littlefield Building
106 East Sixth Street, Suite 450
Austin, Texas 78701

(512) 472-2111

aec@aecollab.com

Architectural Engineers Collaborative (AEC) was founded in 1998 by experienced structural engineers with a mission to practice architectural engineering. The company's name is descriptive of the ongoing mission and intrinsic belief that structural design and architectural design are inseparable in the realm of building. The architectural engineer extends his or her design role beyond the mathematic and economic evaluation of a structural framework to examine the impact of structure on the building as a whole. The engineers at AEC understand and embrace the basic constraints of site, program, sustainability, and budget in order to design structures that are complementary to the goals of our clients. The resultant buildings are improved functionally, environmentally, economically, and aesthetically.

Architectural Structures

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Strength, serviceability, and economy are traditional measures of success for engineered structures. Architectural structures are further subject to aesthetic criteria.

Architectural Engineers Collaborative excels in this field where structure can be a strong visual element, providing order, scale, and material context to a building. Form, proportion, and tectonics are also key design considerations.

Successful architectural structures are products of collaboration between architects and engineers. Our objective is to always provide technical solutions that are consistent with the aesthetic and creative visions of our clients.

Engineering Innovation

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Architectural Engineers Collaborative is well grounded in the fundamentals of structural engineering. Our technical strength derives from extensive practice and continuing education in the design of concrete, steel, timber, and masonry building structures. Throughout every project, our engineers carefully evaluate the economy, constructability, and serviceablility of alternative systems to provide the most appropriate structural design solutions.

However, like other design disciplines, structural engineering benefits tremendously from creativity, imagination, and enterprise. At Architectural Engineers Collaborative, we always look for opportunities to extend engineering fundamentals to achieve technical innovation.

Collaborative Methods

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Architectural Engineers Collaborative is proactive in the building design process. We respect the various roles and concerns of owners, architects, consultants, and contractors and look for opportunities within all disciplines to improve the project as a whole.

Within the AEC office, each project is also a collaboration of talented engineers and technicians, melding varied skills and experience into a complete design.

Joshua A. Bedre, P.E. Principal

D. Pat Brockie Principal

Tak S. Chu, P.E., LEED A.P. Principal

Erik J. (Rik) Haden, P.E., Assoc. AIA Principal

Tatsuya Kiguchi, S.E., P.E. Principal

G. Charles Naeve, P.E. Founding Principal

Example Projects - Civic

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• Austin Convention Center Expansion
• Barbara Jordan Terminal at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
• City of Wylie Municipal Complex
• Spicewood Springs Branch of Austin Public Library
• United States Courthouse, Austin

Example Projects - Academic

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• Pickle Elementary School / St. John Community Center
• Rice University South Colleges Expansion
• St. Andrew's Episcopal School - Nazro Hall
• St. Andrew's Middle School
• St. Edward's University - Doyle Hall
• St. Edward's University - Fleck Hall
• St. Edward's University - Trustee Hall
• University of Texas at Austin - Biomedical South Expansion

Example Projects - Religious

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• Lake Hills Church
• St. William Catholic Church

Example Projects - Museums

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• Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art

Example Projects - Theaters

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• Globe News Center for the Performing Arts
• Long Center for the Performing Arts

Example Projects - Parks

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• Government Canyon Visitor's Center
• Jackie Arnold Education Center at Travis Audubon Society Baker Preserve
• Lake Park Structures at Mueller Development
• Sheldon Lake Environmental Learning Center
• Warren Skaaren Learning Center at Westcave Preserve
• World Birding Center Headquarters at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park

Example Projects - Corporate

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• Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative Headquarters
• Computer Sciences Corporation
• Rockford Business Interiors Corporate Offices

Example Projects - Commercial

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• 1011 San Jacinto
• Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative Prototype Retail Building
• Goodwill Industries - Lake Austin

Example Projects - Multifamily

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• 7Rio
• Austin City Lofts
• Bridges on the Park

Example Projects - Hospitality

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• The Crossings

Example Projects - Residential

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• Private Residences

Example Projects - Specialty

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• Browning Hangar Renovation at Mueller Airport
• Footbridge
• Martin Suspension Bridge
• NASA Johnson Space Center Security Gate Canopies
• Public Art Projects
• Riverbend Remembrance Garden Bridge
• Texas Cowboys Pavilion
• Town Lake Trail Restroom

Building Information Modeling

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Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the process of developing an object-oriented digital model that is used to visualize and analyze building components and construction sequences. The BIM model also provides data for estimating costs, monitoring operations, and tracking maintenance throughout a building's life cycle.

Architectural Engineers Collaborative is an early user and advocate of BIM technology. We are advanced providers of structural BIM services, producing fully integrated, virtual intelligent models of building structures for use in structural analysis, clash detection, material quantity takeoffs, cost estimation, and construction analysis. Further, AEC has successfully implemented BIM in structural steel detailing and fabrication processes, using CIMSteel Integration Standards (CIS).

Sustainability

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Architectural Engineers Collaborative has a long history of leadership in sustainable design and high performance green building construction, beginning with the innovative design of J.J. Pickle Elementary School/St. John’s Community Center with TeamHaas Architects. In 2001, Pickle/St. John’s was awarded the highest possible rating by Austin Energy Green Building Program, the first municipal green building program in the nation and a charter member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

In the years since, engineers at AEC have provided engineering expertise for many USGBC LEED-certified buildings and have contributed to projects that have been nationally recognized as “Top Ten Green” buildings by the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA/COTE).