Southside Early Childhood Center - Construction Progress Continues

November 26, 2013
It appears that most or all of the presently cast tilt wall panels have been put into position. Workman are systematically pealing away the form liner. This is material used to efficiently place the thin bricks and stone texture onto the wall. This thin plastic allows the bricks to be placed with high precision by carpenters in a fraction of the time require to lay out true masonry walls. The work so has concentrated on the the front or two story section of the building which will house staff and Southside Administrative personnel. Only a few of the one story panels have been tilted at the North end of the building. The weather here in the Midwest has turned off much colder which may have slowed things some. Still and all progress is progressing at a modest pace compared with other forms of building construction. This will truly be a robust and long lasting form of construction for this building type.

View From Alley

 

View of Admin. Wing from Ann



View of Admin. Wing  showing stair tower.

View of partial main building entry

View of main entry and stair tower from Russel

View from Russell Showing fire separation wall between admin and classroom wing

Business is Booming at Aldi's new store in Creve Coeur Missouri

Thursday, May 2, 2013  was the Grand Opening of the new Aldi's location at 11745 Olive Blvd, Creve Coeur, Missouri. If the brisk movement of cars in the parking lot was any indication, the store opening was a success, and the new store will do a robust business. The Trader Joe's store in Creve Coeur, owned by the same company, is always busy and people appeared to be flocking to the Aldi’s grand opening. Oculus Inc. played a key role in getting this new store open for Aldi.  Oculus worked closely with the City of Creve Coeur to develop exterior renovation designs that are in compliance with their design guidelines. At the same time, Oculus was working within the constraints of the building owner to develop the White Box tenant space and exterior renovations within budget for other tenant locations in the existing structure. While the location was very desirable, the building presented some internal layout and operational challenges for Aldi’s. Oculus developed interior store plans and layout options that met Aldi’s store planning requirements in a non-prototypical way. We are confident the new location will generate solid sales for our client.



New Aldi's Location in Creve Ceour, Missouri. Very close to the City Place Development

New Aldi's Main Entry

Aldi's Creve Ceour - Grand Opening Story in the Patch