Government

Wright-Patterson Exchange Remodel

The Jenkins Group designed the Shopping Center Image Upgrade at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, a phased renovation of the base exchange shopping center for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES). The project covers about 75,000 square feet and reworks the building inside and out. Inside, it includes a complete remodel of the administration area, new polished concrete floors on the sales floor, an upgraded mall with polished floors and custom portals, a food court upgrade, and new finishes in mall tenant spaces and restrooms. Outside, the entire building was painted and the entrances of both the exchange and the commissary were given renovated façades in composite panels. Several reinforced concrete wall panels were replaced as part of the exterior work.

The Jenkins Group served as architect and design team manager on a design-build team, with McCoy & Howard Engineers designing the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, Martin White + Griffis designing the structure, and SSC Engineering designing fire protection. The concrete panel replacements were structurally designed, so the exterior work was engineered as well as drawn. The renovation required hazardous material abatement in multiple spaces, including asbestos removal, and the exchange had to keep operating, so the work was sequenced in phases across the interior, the food court and the exterior. AAFES managed the project from design through close-out. The contract was awarded in December 2016 and construction finished in June 2019.