Owner - Ryan Whelan

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The Cloister at Sea Island has been repeatedly rated as one of the most luxurious hotels in the country. Located along the sands of the Atlantic Ocean, the hotel sits on the beautiful Sea Island of Georgia.

The expansion provided a three-story addition to the existing hotel, comprising of 63 new guest rooms, two elevators, and two interior courtyard areas. The project also included a 6,191-square-foot ballroom addition.

The building exterior includes old world stucco, exposed heavy timber beams, old world Spanish clay tiles, cast stone accents, mahogany wood doors and windows and aluminum railing with teakwood top caps. The interior is composed of Italian marble floors and ceilings in restrooms, marble tub decks, stained in place oak floors, exposed wood box beams in ceilings, three-piece wood crown molding throughout, two-piece base, solid wood doors and Rocky Mountain hardware. All finishes are five-star level.

Live Oak Public Libraries (the Garden City Branch and the Islands Branch) for the Live Oak Public Libraries. Each library has the same, one-story, 16,000-square-foot footprint. Both are built to LEED Silver certification.

The libraries both feature welcoming and inviting open and airy space. Each can accommodate a variety of activities at the same time such as quiet reading, group study, community research, and programs. While the majority of the facilities are open to the public, there are staff administration spaces including a shipping/receiving area.

The materials and finishes used throughout the buildings are durable, low-maintenance and able to withstand public use without looking institutional. Each facility is sensitive to, and reflective of its unique site and neighborhood.

The projects included 94 percent local participation and MWBE participation of 42 percent (Garden City) and 47 percent (Islands).

St Josephs 88,000-square-foot, seven-story hospital facade replacement and patient room renovation project for St. Joseph’s Candler Hospital. The project consisted of an exterior facade replacement of the patient tower to remedy failure of the existing masonry wall structural ties. Additionally, the new exterior skin enhances the overall aesthetic image, improves thermal performance, and mitigates moisture penetration.

The design team selected a metal panel system with an integrated window system to replace the current brick/precast skin. The concrete building was constructed in 1968 and the exterior walls consist of brick veneer over concrete block with hollow clay tile. There are cast stone panels at the floor levels and at the parapet.

The renovation included 146 patient rooms and took place in eight, six-week phases, renovating 18 rooms at a time. The project included demolition of existing finishes and installation of new flooring, headwalls, footwalls, solid surface restroom surrounds, plumbing fixtures, vanity sinks, millwork, doors, hardware, light fixtures, paint, accessories and wall protection. The hospital remained open for the duration of the work.

 Earthquake damage to the 100+ year old building included extensive cracking of brick, terra cotta and stucco. Many pieces of exterior stucco were dislodged. Damage was particularly acute on the two large spires. Forensic investigations found extensive damage to the underlying brick columns and many additional areas where stucco and terra cotta were loose and posed a risk to the public.

The restoration included removal of exterior layers of stucco and terra cotta, placement of structural steel reinforcement and wrapping arches and columns with carbon fiber mesh. Where possible, sections of terra cotta were reused but many areas had to be replaced. All glass was removed around the Rose Window. All windows in front and on the north and south sides were repaired, waterproofed, and painted.

In 2000, the firm completed a $7.2 million renovation to the cathedral that included a new slate roof, 1,100 new pieces of exterior terra cotta, new marble work, refinishing of the wood pews, releading stain glass windows, and tuning of the pipe organ. Interior systems also were replaced, including heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, and sound.

The renovation and expansion of the Memorial Health emergency department, the region’s only Level 1 trauma center. The project doubled the capacity of the emergency department, adding approximately 16,000 square feet while keeping the existing facility fully operational for the duration of the project.

The firm has begun the next phase of this project: renovating the old portion of the emergency department, which is over 27,000 square feet. We are working closely with hospital staff to maintain existing capacity and treatment space availability through a closely coordinated, multi-phased construction plan spanning 23 months.

The emergency department expansion is one of three concurrent JE Dunn projects on the Memorial Health campus.

 22 stories of steeple repairs for Independent Presbyterian Church. The project began in March 2014 and included scaffolding around the entire steeple, prevention of water intrusion, restoration of the four clocks on the steeple, complete repair and restoration of the cast iron steel, removal of existing paint to the bare metal, applying a rust prohibiter, and new epoxy coatings. In addition, partial replacement of mortar, re-grouting of the stone, and priming, caulking, and re-painting of the entire steeple. Constructing the right team of partners who had extensive experience in scaffolding and restoration work for this project was critical for the project to be completed on time in August 2015.

This landmark structure was seen in the opening of the movie "Forest Gump." The white feather falling from the sky passes by the tall steeple of the Independent Presbyterian Church.

The church remains a source of community pride and invokes a sense of shared responsibility to preserve it. Independent Presbyterian Church has a history of building in a way that affirms continuity, tradition and harmony within its four-building campus, as well as within the historic district of Savannah.