Architectural Projects
Industrial Buildings
Aisin Automotive
London, Kentucky
MSE provided all architectural and engineering services for the development of this 146,000-sq. ft. Facility (Phase 1). The facility is pre-cast construction with a high-bay area for aluminum casting equipped with a holding furnace. The plant is unusual in that machining and assembly of aluminum components is provided at the same facility. This plant was designed to incorporate state of the art technology in the aluminum casting industry as well as provide 20,700-sq. ft. of impressive headquarters corporate office space for the company’s sales, business and administrative offices. MSE also designed access roads, loading facilities, drainage control facilities and platform scales for the facility. AAC is a subsidiary of the second largest auto parts supplier in Japan, the Aisin-Seiki Company.
MSE also provided all architecture and engineering services including process design for the industrial waste treatment which is housed in a separate facility and required 8,000-sq. ft. of space. The facility provides treatment for acid, alkali, cleaner and oily waste streams.
Finally, MSE designed a 12-bedroom guesthouse on a site adjacent to the manufacturing facility for the use of the company’s visitors.
Flex Films USA
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
MSE provided all architectural design and engineering for a 180,000-sq. ft. manufacturing building for the first Indian owned manufacturer in Kentucky. The facility is the Company’s first USA plant and is equipped with a state-of-the-art 8.7 meter wide, 500 meters/minute BOPET Film line (36,000 MT/year) and a plasma enhanced high-barrier metalliser (6,000 MT/year). This is larger than any other film line presently operating in the USA. Included as part of this project was a large, regional detention basin for the T.J. Patterson Industrial Park in Elizabethtown, KY and MSE also designed a 4000’ rail spur from the P&L Railroad to serve the facility.
Independent Stave
Morehead, Kentucky
MSE was responsible for the design of a manufacturing building, boiler building, kiln buildings, log storage area, product storage area and water supply for spray irrigation. Independent Stave is currently the largest oak barrel maker in the world. The company is expanding by additional kilns and a third shift to its operation.
Pepsi Distributor
Corbin, Kentucky
MSE provided civil engineering and architecture for a 64,500-sq. ft. building that is now occupied by the regional Pepsi Distributor. The building is located in the Southeast Regional Business Park.
Senture
London, Kentucky
London-Laurel County Industrial Development Authority, London, Kentucky – The planning and design of a 105,000-sq. ft. Manufacturing building with a 6000-sq. ft. exterior office located on Highway 80 in the London-Laurel County Industrial Park. This building frequently is complemented by potential locating companies as the most impressive speculative building that they have seen in the State. This Manufacturing building was finished for Senture.
Commercial Buildings
Corbin Child Care Center
Corbin, Kentucky
MSE provided the plans and design for the renovation of an existing 10,886-sq. ft. office building to provide classrooms for several Pre-school and Headstart programs within the community. The facility includes seven individual learning areas with adjoining storage and restrooms for each. Also included are a common playroom and enclosed outdoor playground. The Corbin Child Care Center was designed for the Corbin independent school system.
Enterprise Center at Valley Oak
Somerset, Kentucky
The planning and design of a 20,000-sq. ft. multi-tenant office building located in the Valley Oak Business & Technology Park, Somerset, Kentucky. The building is designed to meet the needs of today’s emerging technology businesses.
High Growth
Somerset, Kentucky
Kentucky Regional High Growth Training Center, Somerset, Kentucky – The planning and design of a technical training center. The center will feature a 38,000-sq. ft. training area and a 10,000-sq. ft. office addition. The facility, once constructed, will provide vocational and technical training for professionals such as linemen and electrical co-opsas well as offer training for private enterprises.
Martin County Office Building
Inez, Kentucky
Martin County Office Building, Inez, Kentucky – The architectural and civil engineering planning and design of a 30,000-sq. ft. office building to be located in downtown Inez. When complete, the building will house offices for various State Government Agencies.
MCTC – Rowan Campus Laboratory/Classroom Building
Morehead, Kentucky
MSE designed a 36,160-s.f. build-to-suit classroom facility that contains laboratory space for five of the college’s programs (auto mechanics, diesel mechanics, HVAC, welding and construction). The building is leased by the MMRC Regional Industrial Authority to KCTCS-Maysville.
PIC Corporate Headquarters
Franklin, Kentucky
PIC CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, Franklin, Kentucky – MSE provided architectural design, site planning and contract administration for a 24,000-sq. ft. office building. The facility features private and open office areas for 125 employees, luxury conference rooms, a state-of-the art multi-media auditorium, and a fitness center with locker/shower rooms.
Salt River Electric Operations Facility
Bardstown, Kentucky
MSE completed design of a new operations center for Salt River Electric (RECC) in Bardstown, Kentucky. Salt River Electric serves over 10,000 consumers in 10 counties in central Kentucky. The facility will be 36,600 SF in size and is designed to resist storm events that are 20 percent more severe than the requirements of the Kentucky Building Code. The facility houses the operations and dispatch center for the electric utility’s emergency response and outage teams for the entire service network. A computer based operations center allows display of the utility network in real-time on wall size projections. Outages and damage locations are immediately identified for dispatch of repair teams. Adjacent to the facility, a 300 foot communications tower was constructed to allow co-location of all Bardstown-Nelson County 911, police and fire dispatch communications.
Security Bank & Trust
Maysville, Kentucky
Architectural design and construction of a new branch office. The office is 1-story, metal stud, brick veneer, wood trusses with a drive-thru. The building is approximately 2,700-sq. ft. and located on a .68 acre site.
Public Use Projects
Corbin Government Center
Corbin, Kentucky
MSE completed the architectural designs for a new 2 story, 17,000-sq. ft. City Hall. The new facility includes the Mayor’s Office, City Administrative offices, 2nd floor courtroom and addition office space for leasing. Also included are fire department living quarters, with kitchen.
Laurel County Learning Center
Laurel County, Kentucky
MSE provided complete architectural and engineering design of a 5,000 sq. ft. Learning Center located in the Vaughn Ridge Industrial Park. MSE was responsible for obtaining a $250,000 Community Development Block Grant for this project.
Magoffin County Health Department
Salyersville, Kentucky
MSE is responsible for the design of a new 14,500-sq. ft. health department. This project has been sent to the State for review and should be out for bid in approximately 3 weeks.
Mason County Library
Maysville, Kentucky
This library is approximately 9,000-sq. ft. located in the heart of Maysville. It is the focal point of the historical downtown Maysville. It includes a large stack area, work area for the staff, and a meeting room to be used by the community or the staff. In 2002, MSE designed a 2,000-sq. ft. addition to the Mason County Library.
Menifee County Library
Menifee County, Kentucky
This library is approximately 10,000-sq. ft. It includes a large stack area, work area for the staff, children’s reading area, state of the art equipment, and a meeting room to be used by the community or the staff. This new library features a 7-foot wide, glass mosaic wall mural, constructed using 90,000 handmade Mexican tiles, in the main lobby.
Oldham County Senior Citizens Center
Oldham County, Kentucky
MSE completed architectural and civil engineering site design for a 5,000-sq. ft. Senior Citizens Center. MSE was responsible for obtaining a $456,500 Community Development Block Grant.
Pulaski County Health Department
Pulaski County, Kentucky
This 22,000-sq. ft. (1st floor – 16,450 sq. ft.; basement – 5,500 sq. ft.) healthcare facility is designed with a central core which is the main architectural focus of the center. A covered front entrance leads to a spacious waiting area with large windows, high ceilings and a children’s activity area. A curved reception desk is flanked by 8 computer-ready check-in stations at the business area with work space including built-in-storage and work counters, mobile filing-systems and 2 check-out areas to serve exiting patients. Beyond the business area is a staff support area that provides a full kitchen/break area, flexible office space, an exercise area with lockers, restrooms and shower facilities, and space for staff research or meeting centers. The classic red brick and limestone accent the exterior facade and has low-profile roof lines which eases the building into the surrounding neighborhood. MSE was responsible for architectural and civil engineering design for this project.
Slade Welcome Center
Slade, Kentucky
MSE of Kentucky, Inc. is the architects/engineers of the design of a new 2,374 sq. ft. Welcome Center. The new Welcome Center is located at the Slade/Nada Interchange of the Mountain Parkway in Powell County near the entrance to Natural Bridge State Park in the heart of the Red River Gorge Area of the Daniel Boone National Forest.
Somerset Recreation Center
Somerset, Kentucky
The architectural design, specifications and contract administration 30,000-sq. ft., two-story recreation center with hardwood gymnasium and a synthetic running track. The construction is of structural steel frame with pre-cast concrete skin.
Stanton City Hall and Police Station
Stanton, Kentucky
MSE of Kentucky, Inc. was responsible for the design of a new 3,700 SF city hall/police department to replace their existing facilities which were no longer adequate. The new building contains the Mayor’s office, Police Chief’s office, and support personnel offices. The new building also contains a records room, conference room, interview room, viewing room and evidence storage.
Tom Browning Boys & Girls Club
Maysville, Kentucky
MSE designed a total sports facility, which includes baseball fields and a concession/scoring building. This 19,000-sq. ft. multi-purpose facility provides game rooms, a computer lab and an arts and craft center, as well as a gymnasium with regulation basketball and volleyball courts.