| Adequate sized and zoned land
parcels for auto dealerships in Bellevue are difficult
to come by. So when 8.25 acres being used as a recycling
center became available, Barrier Motors purchased it.
Their vision was to re-develop the property to expand
their business for future growth. The project team
creatively planned and phased the project over a
three-year period. The first
phase included the remodeling of the existing building
into offices, service, and detail bays. The entire site
infrastructure was developed including surface parking
stalls. By adaptively re-using the existing building,
significant permitting time was saved and construction
costs were less than a new building.
The second phase included a
128,805 sq. ft., 417- stall, three-level parking structure.
The team's pre-construction and design efforts resulted in a very
cost-efficient 300 sq. ft. per
stall. A four-bay automated car wash that uses 100%
reclaimed water was constructed as well. 20,000
square yards of concrete from the site was recycled.
It was
used to increase soil bearing for the foundations and for backfill in utility trenches.
The third phase was a 60,800 sq.
ft., three-story Audi dealership. The design took advantage of
the existing grade elevations to provide on-grade
access to the building. The first floor has 39 state-of-the-art service bays. The second floor is a dramatic
showroom, sales offices, service drive, customer lounge,
parts department and employee locker rooms.
The third floor is corporate and executive offices. A
vehicular sky bridge connects the dealership to the
parking structure.
"Without a doubt, our new state-of-the-art Audi facility
stands alone as one of the finest dealerships in the
country thanks to the expertise of the Foushée
organization. Their team was professional through
the entire process strictly adhering to our time
schedule and budget. Weekly meetings that included
our architect and design team kept everyone in the loop
each step of the construction process, as communication
proved to be the key to delivering this first-rate
automobile dealership."
Jimmy
Barrier |