This project included the complete demolition and renovation of a 5,800sf ground-level space for a new live performance studio in downtown Manhattan, New York. The space is located directly over the NYC subway system, which posed specific design considerations for vibration and low frequency noise control. The performance area slab was remediated to receive a [more...]

Luckett & Farley provided services for this project located in a historic building that was formerly an AT&T headquarters. It is now the new home of Clear Channel’s New York FM operations, a complex consisting of 29 studios. Five stations occupy 120,000 square feet of the second, third and fourth floors. Three of the stations [more...]

Luckett & Farley provided site, structural, architectural, mechanical, plumbing and electrical design services for Aspen Creek Restaurant in Fayetteville, North Carolina, This restaurant was modeled conceptually in 3D and developed for construction documents utilizing Revit building information modeling software. The facility supports approximately 100 diners and a full service kitchen with multiple hoods, cooking, food [more...]

  The computer center serves multiple users throughout the Commonwealth, including the police and the lottery. Recent computer purchases have nearly exhausted the UPS and HVAC infrastructures. Luckett & Farley was commissioned to assess the existing equipment and make recommendations for upgrades to provide redundancy and accommodate future computer purchases. Initial recommendations were: Remove office [more...]

Luckett and Farley provided architectural and engineering services for  the renovation of and addition to the Shawnee Branch of the Louisviile Free Public Library.  The project calls for the creation of “an inspiring Community Gathering Place, a building welcoming to all age groups, a flexible and sustainable building,” and “a building that fosters creativity.” The [more...]

The training facility, designed and constructed at the same time as the new football stadium, includes the following features: A 9,600sf Strength Training A 5,500sf Rehab Area 120 Team Lockers 3 Practice Fields Academic Hall for Student Athletes UofL Football Hall of Fame Head Coach’s Office, Recruiting Lounge & Players’ Lounge

A new baseball stadium was designed for the University of Louisville. Sited near the football stadium, also designed by Luckett & Farley, it is a popular facility for the team and fans. Areas of the stadium include: 1,500 seat capacity, expandable to 2,500 seats Artificial turf playing surface including base paths Chair-back seating Concessions areas [more...]

Luckett & Farley provided design services for a new 70,000sf training center that includes classrooms and lab space for instruction programs in industrial systems technology, Programming Logic Computer systems technology (PLC), robotics technology, and machine tool technology. Also included in the facility is a multi-purpose conference center to accommodate 500 persons, and a media/resource center.  [more...]

Luckett & Farley provided master planning and space planning studies for the relocation of Ticona’s headquarters and R&D facilities from New Jersey to Kentucky. Following the master planning, costing and approval phase, Luckett & Farley provided A/E design and construction administration services for the 125,000sf building that was added to an existing manufacturing site. The [more...]

Luckett & Farley provided design services for Louisville Metro’s first green vegetative roof. On the Metro Development 444 South Fifth Street building, this project replaces the existing built up roof on an early 20th century building with an extensive low maintenance green roof utilizing 160 tons of gravel, planting medium, trees and over 10,000 indigenous [more...]

Luckett and Farley Structural has been working tirelessly with one of our clients to address certain corrosion issues they’ve been having at their facility.  We all know that concrete cracks; well, carbon steel rusts. But the processes within their 2002 industrial building exposes the structure to the double whammy of extreme heat and steam, occurring in hot-cold cycles throughout [more...]

I am very excited to be part of a project sponsored by the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana and Habitat for Humanity called “The House That Girls Built.”  To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Girl Scouts, the Girls Scouts of Kentuckiana and Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville have partnered to build a house, anticipating [more...]

A strange consequence of this disappointing economy we’re experiencing has been the immense activity seen in the Commercial and Industrial markets. The advent of competitive lease rates has forged increased movement from companies finding it wise to either relocate or purchase a building. Like the housing market, the cost of purchasing (even with the improvement [more...]

My wife and I have been bit with the “home buying” bug. Hard. One home in particular that has caught our eye is a “fixer upper” built in 1905 in the Tyler Park area of Louisville–every engineer’s dream, right? We even went so far as to bring in a home renovation contractor to help us put [more...]

Structural engineering may not be top of mind when it comes to “Green Building Design.” However, at a recent SEOC speaking engagement in Louisville, I had the opportunity to bring structural engineering to the forefront. Here are a few highlights specifying how we contribute to earning several of the Materials and Resources Credits (MR Credits) [more...]

Luckett and Farley Structural is proud to offer two free ARE Structural Systems Workshops this summer for those A.R.E. candidates and AIA-KY Associate Members seeking help on the subject. Bring any questions you may have and come prepared to learn! Brought to you by AIA-KY. The workshop is free for AIA Associate Members and $10 [more...]