Roanoke County General Services Planning Study

The existing Roanoke County Public Service Center is located at Kessler Mill Road, and provides space for multiple Departments including General Services, Parks/Recreation, Community Development, Stormwater Operations, Communications, and Procurement. Additionally, a fueling center and large vehicle wash bay serving all County Departments is located on the site. The 1950’s vintage buildings, which have been used by the County since the 1980’s, have become inadequate due to the combined impacts of age and growth within the County. This has created hindrances in the daily operations, logistics, functionality and tasks performed by the various County Departments. 

T&L was selected by Roanoke County to assist the County with the development of a short-term and long-term Needs Assessment of the offices and other spaces within the Service Center.

Highlights of T&L’s services included:

• Performed a short-term and long-term needs assessment for office and other spaces within the Service Center;
• Documented (field verify and update) existing floor plans;
• Confirmed flood plain information for the existing property and structure;
• Developed Preliminary stormwater calculations for the Service Center property and documentation of existing site utilities (water, sewer, stormwater);
• Developed conceptual design alternatives;
• Developed an opinion of probable construction cost for each option; and
• Presented the results of the study in a bound report.

Five (5) options were developed for the County’s considerations, involving multiple relocation scenarios across various sites.

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NRRA Administration Building Expansion

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Montgomery County Animal Shelter

T&L, in conjunction with Shelter Planners of America (SPOA), was chosen by the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors to provide architectural and engineering services for the design of the Montgomery County Animal Care & Adoption Center project.

The center is located on 4 acres adjacent to the previous existing animal shelter and county garage on 4 acres of property in Christiansburg, Virginia;

Project components include programmed space for:

• Animal control officers and animal receiving
• Stray isolation/quarantine areas
• Dog and cat runs/kennels (56 dogs/64 cats)
• Administration
• Surgical and exam suite
• Viewing and adoption
• Public meeting, volunteer, and exterior community interaction areas
• Pet supply and sales area
• Exterior community interaction areas
• Vehicle sallyport for transfer of animals

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Four County Transit Center

Thompson & Litton was chosen by Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens (AASC) to design a facility that will accommodate Four County Transit administration and operations and the needs of the general public. The facility is located on a three (3) acre site in the Wardell Industrial Park, adjacent to the current AASC office site.

The facility provides the following services:

• Hub for regional transit services including public transit;
• Satellite state Division of Motor Vehicles office;and
• Conference center and training facility.

 The Transit Center site and facility includes:

• Administrative and operation offices which offer conference and training rooms;
• Maintenance area with multi-bays;
• Ample parking for employees and visitors;
• Secured parking lot for the vehicles of the agency; and
• Rainwater collection system for bus washing, an oil recycling station, and used motor oil space heater(s)

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City of Radford Public Works Master Plan

In January 2015, T&L completed a Master Plan and Preliminary Architectural Report (PAR) for the City of Radford which included the following:

• Documentation of the existing conditions;
• A programming exercise;
• Conceptual design alternatives;and
• Costs estimates and a summary report.

A phased construction approach was recommended in the PAR to accomplish a long-term restructuring of the site, ultimately resulting in an entirely new facility.

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