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
