University of Notre Dame Projects

Projects: 

Baumer Hall
Shiel Sexton was construction manager as agent on the construction of University of Notre Dame’s new men’s residence hall. The $23.9 million, 80,000 SF facility consists of residential space and amenities for the University’s increasing amount of admissions. The design of this project that followed the collegiate Gothic architecture prominent on the prestigious campus. Shiel Sexton partnered with Indiana Dept. of Labor (IDOL) and Notre Dame with a strategic safety partnership, a first for Notre Dame. The partnership elevated the overall safety and health performance of all contractors and subcontractors on the job site and opened lines of communication between the subcontractors and IDOL. The residence hall includes housing for approximately 250 students, a chapel, community spaces, lounges, study areas, a community kitchen and a workout facility. This project is pursuing LEED® Silver.

McCourtney Research Complex II
Shiel Sexton was selected as the construction manager at risk for the new McCourtney Research Complex Research II, which is a driving force in supporting Notre Dame’s initiative of innovating molecular research. This new 200,000 SF building will connect to McCourtney Hall and facilitate research growth at the University.  The building will consist of 110,000 SF of office and laboratory space. Approximately 30 percent of the building will be available to attract future hires or expand shared research core facilities. The University will be able to assemble research space based on emerging opportunities quickly. Special considerations of this construction project include the incorporation of 210 fume hoods and heavy MEP systems in the labs for new graduate and post graduate students.

Shields Family Hall
Constructed to serve a nationally ranked team, the facility offers best-in-class sports amenities. Spacious offices line the southeast corner of the building along with the sports medicine facilities, complete with hydrotherapy, taping treatment, hyperbaric chambers, saunas, DEXA Scans, Float rooms, and physical therapy areas. A strength and conditioning area dripping in school spirit can accommodate up to 100 players. Player and staff locker rooms provide space to change and store personal items. The team auditorium allows for 200 occupants to gather to study film. The building also contains an expansive kitchen and dining area for the student-athletes.  Notre Dame royalty is memorialized in the Hall of Fame. The building is adjacent to the Gugliemino Building, the former home of the football team, which houses the equipment storage and repair, laundry, and the varsity football locker rooms.

Geddes Hall
Shiel Sexton worked in partnership with the University of Notre Dame to construct Geddes Hall. The $12.1 million, 64,000 SF facility houses the University’s prestigious Center for Social Concern and Institute for Church Life which outgrew its prior facility. Building plans for the design-build project included multiple staff offices, student lounges, a large classroom, study rooms, along with a chapel and a coffee house. The hall also has a fourth floor of approximately 10,000 square feet shelled in and ready for future tenants, as well as future classroom space in the basement. One of the most difficult challenges the team faced was the location of the project in the center of campus. Pedestrian traffic and deliveries required coordination in the tight site. The project started in the middle of the winter, which created additional scheduling challenges for the team.