BCS was presented the top tier Medallion Award for the rehabilitation of their historical office building at the annual Kansas Preservation Alliance awards ceremony. Each year the Kansas Preservation Alliance, Inc. recognizes exemplary efforts in historic preservation across the state of Kansas. The 2013 Award for Excellence was presented on Friday, May 24th in Topeka at the Memorial Building Auditorium.
BCS has experienced significant growth and changes over the past several years. In fall 2010, Ken Stoppel, BCS President, and James Herrman, BCS Vice President of Operations purchased the old Fisher’s Transmission building in Wichita, Kansas which was in need of major remodeling. After some preliminary investigation completed by the architect, SPT Architecture, it was discovered the space had historical value. BCS decided to move forward with an historical renovation and hired Christy Davis, preservation consultant, to help with the project.
The “Luling’s City Laundry” building was originally constructed in 1924 with a west side addition completed in 1936. The building was designed for maximum fire safety, lighting and ventilation. Some exterior features are multi-pane industrial steel sash windows on the north and east elevations, historic masonry, and chimney. Interior features include an open floor plan, exposed steel trusses, monitor roof with clerestory windows, and steel fire doors. The main goal was to transform the building into an office environment while keeping the industrial style of the original building wherever possible.
The project team included Southwestern National Bank, SPT Architecture, Davis Preservation, Professional Engineering Consultants, Miller and Miller Construction, Central Air Conditioning Co., A&H Electric, Blake Clotia, Midwest Drywall, Lewis Street Glass, Dalian Decorative Designs, Martin Welding, Contract Furnishings, and many of the employees at BCS.
The Medallion Award that weighs about 8 pounds. We could work out with this award.
Here is part of the project team:
Mark Burenheide (KPA), Dusty Ewing (PEC), Brett Walbridge (PEC), Christy Davis (Davis Preservation), Luke Dolechek (SPT Architecture), and Ken Stoppel (BCS)