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52 |BEAarchitects <br />Homestead Community CenterHomestead, FL <br />Involving 11,500 square feet of additions and 6200 square feet of renovation, a senior <br />center is being converted into a community center. The resulting facility offers a cen- <br />tralized entrance, two assembly rooms (serving approximately 400 guests), two health <br />offices for seniors, a computer classroom, two kitchens, life trails for a 1/4-mile long <br />vita course, three recreational shuffle boards, a 2300-sq. ft. putting green, a gazebo <br />for outdoor events, studios for dance and <br />ceramics, and an arts-and-crafts room. <br />The layout and design are an invitation to <br />nature: custom trusses of heavy timber <br />held together by thin steel cords, with end <br />trusses of impact resistant glass. BEA is <br />providing architectural and engineering <br />design, permitting, construction documents, <br />and construction administration. <br />firm’s responsibilities <br />Complete A/E Services <br />key personnel <br />Bruno-Elias Ramos, AIA, GC <br />Santiago Jimenez, RA <br />completion date <br />January 2010 <br />estimated cost <br />$3.5 million <br />work for which firm was responsible <br />$3.5 million <br />owner’s name & address <br />City of Homestead <br />Park & Recreation Department <br />790 N. Homestead Road <br />Homestead, FL 33030 <br />Mr. Kirk Hearin <br />305.224.4572 <br />khearin@cityofhomestead.com