USACE DesignAwards2000 - The Whole Building Design Guide

Design Awards Merit Award:BRAC III KC-10 MaintenanceHangar ComplexMcGuire Air Force Base,New JerseyDesign Firm:Frankfurt-Short-Bruza Associates, P.C.,Oklahoma City, OklahomaDesign Agent:U.S. Army Engineer District, New YorkThe 153,131-square-foot hangar complex isa state-of-the-art military aircraftmaintenance facility supporting the localKC-10 fleet. The design consists of three102-foot-high aircraft servicing bays, eachdedicated to a distinct aircraft operation,which wrap around a central shop andsupport core. The exterior is composed ofdifferent bands of color and texture whichadd interest and visually shorten thisfacility. The curved profiled metal panelsacross the hangar nose bay and warehouseand the sloped deep rib metal panel canopyabove the entry doors clearly define themain points of access and let the building beperceived in a more human scale.The design of the hangar complex effectively reduced theapparent height of a ten-story structure.The long interior corridor was delineated with tastefulpilasters and patterned flooring to visually shorten thelength of the corridor.The interior design created anupscale office appearance withinan industrial project.The design team took what could have been a generic maintenance facilityand created a building meeting the highest professional standards.Outstanding for this project was thedevelopment of new fire protectioncriteria for maintenance hangars.10