CLIENT
Houston Airport System

BUILDING AREA
Terminal A/B Parking Garage:
2,000,000 SF, 5,000-car

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

RDLR Architects provided assessment and design services for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of deteriorated areas in Terminal B Parking Garage. Upon inspection, the main architectural issue noted included the failure of the traffic parking coating at both levels of the garage. Water infiltration was a leading cause of damage throughout the garage. Previously patched repairs required total replacement. All traffic coatings and expansion joints had to be replaced, and new striping and traffic markings needed to be applied on traffic coatings. All the doors in the stairways needed replacement due to failed hardware and rust damage. A new enclosure had to be built over the stairs at level 4 to protect the stairs. The existing stairs and stairways needed to be cleaned, resurfaced, and repainted. Railings and stair nosings required replacement. All paint throughout the garage had failed due to moisture. In addition, the cementitious coating on the stair enclosure walls was cracking and failing. Walls required resurfacing and repainting throughout the garage.