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Kenai Community Library
The Kenai Community Library Expansion project was elegant and simple. The design followed an approach which introduced a less academic yet more familiar and social space. The design consisted of a pure and rectilinear addition to the existing library with projecting nooks, fins, and canopies which resulted in a dynamic exterior design, while establishing private…
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Kenai Peninsula College
This 19,370 SF facility houses the Process Technology, Instrumentation, and Electronics Programs. Three large labs for instrumentation, electronics, and simulation and a smaller fabrication lab are the core learning spaces of the building. The building also contains three classrooms, a small conference room, eight offices for faculty offices, work area for an administrative assistant, workroom/break…
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Sterling Weigh Station
The Sterling Weigh Station Design‐Build, Civil Construction project provided a 134’ scale in addition to the adjoining 1100‐sq. ft. building. The building featured an open workroom with a three‐sided store front that allows employees to see the entire length of the scale without a break in vision. The scale presented the challenge of coordinating subcontractors…
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Marathon Oil Company Office
This was a 3,200 SF office building in Kenai, competitively bid as a design/build. This project went very smoothly and the owner was very pleased with the process and the end result. Because Marathon Oil is very proactive with safety, the important feature in this project was safety. This building was directly by the front…
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South Peninsula Hospital Addition
Blazy Construction was the prime contractor for this two-story steel structure, 16,800 square foot addition to the South Peninsula Hospital located in Homer. When this project bid it came out $250,000 over budget. The borough requested that Blazy Construction (low bidder) work with them to value engineer certain aspects of the project. With a collaborative…
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Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
This educational facility features 10,852 SF of interpretive display area, administrative offices, multi-purpose public meeting space, second story open air observation deck, public restrooms and an open lobby featuring a hanging whale skeleton. This commercial construction project allowed Blazy to highlight some our more unique capabilities. Our in house casework team actually had the architect…
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AVTEC Distance Learning Center
The Design-Build Team of Blazy Construction and WHPacific (as ASCG) provided complete A/E services and construction for the 4,787 square foot AVTEC Distance Training Center. The Center was based on program requirements for topography and video conferencing that required acoustical control of interior spaces. To provide excellent sound isolation from outside sources (STC 55+), we…
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Soldotna Equipment Warm Storage and Maintenance Administration Building
Blazy Construction and WHPacific (as ASCG) worked within a limited timeframe to provide the City of Soldotna design and construction services for this design/build project. The project required construction to commence before winter for 8,400-SF heavy equipment warm storage facility and a 1,800-SF administrative building. This was a fast-track project designed and constructed within six…
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Homer Seniors 9-Plex
This project was the final of three senior housing projects (two in Homer and one in Anchor Point) that were constructed under a Design Build contract. Blazy successfully competitively bid for the schematic design and to provide a cost estimate for construction. This project presented a challenge because of a natural creek that ran under…