Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club, Shreveport, La.
Patricia Brehm, Associate Editor,
Posted
09/07/2011
When the Irish McNeil Gym in Shreveport, La., burned to the
ground the community lost not only an athletic facility, but also
the home of the local Boys and Girls Club program. The city of
Shreveport took the first steps in creating a new facility in 2009
by granting the Salvation Army a 40-year lease and construction
began on what would become the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club
complex.
The $3.1 million ,20,000-square-foot complex features a number
of facilities that serve the Boys and Girls club, as well as the
greater Shreveport community. The facility includes a basketball
court, teen center, computer lab, staff offices, as well as craft
and music rooms. The brick and concrete facility features a
standing-seam roof comprised of Bossier City, La.-based McElroy
Metal's 24-gauge 2:14 Striated in Evergreen Kynar 500. The walls,
fascia and soffit also feature McElroy Metal's Marquee-Lok Double
Pencil Rib in Evergreen Kynar 500. The use of brick, concrete and
metal creates a facility that consists of low-maintenance, yet
durable materials.
As a community meeting place, the SABGC is warm and open thanks
to the north clerestory windows by Shreveport-based Allen Millwork
and glazing by Shreveport-based Architectural Glass Erectors. The
northern orientation of the windows floods the facility in daylight
shining on the structural features of the building and its great
contribution to the Shreveport community.
Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club, Shreveport,
La.
Architect: SGB Architects LLC, Bossier City,
La.
General contractor: Bonomo Builders Inc.,
Bossier City
Structural engineer: Smith Engineering Co.
Inc., Bossier City
Mechanical engineer: Fred Newton and Co. Inc.,
Shreveport
Installer: Oliphint Enterprises, Bossier
City
Glazing: Architectural Glass Erectors,
Shreveport, (318) 458-3833,
Windows: Allen Millwork Inc., Shreveport, (318)
868-6541,
Metal roof panels: McElroy Metal, Bossier City,
www.mcelroymetal.com