Duquesne University Rockwell Hall & Skywalk

  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • 11,500 sf

Project Scope

Renovation
This project involved interior demo with several weeks of night-shift hazmat abatement, followed by reconstruction of the 6th floor classrooms, labs, and conference areas. Part of the 7th floor structure was removed to create a new two-story atrium.
Pedestrian Bridge
Major scope included demolishing an existing pedestrian bridge down to its structural elements and rebuilding the envelope with curtainwalls, glass, insulated metal panels, and metal roofing. This work required closing a heavily traveled street and implementing strict safety and security measures.
Delivered Solutions
Challenges included completing work during summer recess, coordinating equipment deliveries and trades in a tight urban campus, and managing overlap with an exterior window replacement project by another contractor.

Project Gallery

Modern office interior featuring a central glass-enclosed meeting room, two lounge chairs, and geometric carpet flooring.
Modern cafe interior with a service counter, a patron seated at a window bar, and a set of double glass doors leading outside.
A modern glass-walled conference room with a table and chairs, featuring a digital stock ticker running along the top of the walls.
A computer lab with rows of desks, each equipped with a monitor, keyboard, and rolling chair, facing two projection screens at the front of the room.
A conference room with a U-shaped arrangement of desks and chairs facing three wall-mounted television screens.
A long, empty indoor corridor with large windows looking out onto a city street and trees.
A glass-walled skywalk connects two tall buildings over a street in a city.

Project Details

Owner Duquesne University
Architect LGA Partners
Size 11,500 SF
Location Pittsburgh, PA

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