Obelisk Engineering excels at providing metal building engineering and consulting services to meet the client’s needs. Whether it be industrial, commercial or residential, our team has developed projects of all sizes and functions including small outdoor equipment covers, unique residences, retail centers, churches, casinos and massive industrial complexes with multiple crane systems.

Project: Tucker Nature Center, Ardmore, OK
Architect: Barrett Williamson Architects
Type: Public Visitor Center

Description: This visitor and interpretive center for the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department combines stone, steel and glulam trusses. One-third of the building slab cantilevers over Lake Murray. The building incorporates many “green” features, including solar roof panels, daylight harvesting, super insulation, energy efficient lighting and controls, lake source heat pumps, ultra low consumption restroom fixtures, and a cistern for landscape irrigation. The project is designed to meet LEED Silver certification.

Project: SkyDance Bridge-Oklahoma City, OK
Design team: SXL and MKEC
Type: Pedestrian Bridge/Public Art

Description: The SkyDance Bridge is an iconic steel structure that spans the newly relocated I-40. The design inspiration is the Scissortail Flycatcher.

Awards: AIA Central Oklahoma 2012 Urban Design Citation Award (SXL), Engineering News Record Award of Merit in the Best Transportation Project classification for Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana (SXL), Public Art Network Year in Review by Americans for the Arts Top 50 Best Public Art Projects, Journal Record 2012 Innovator of the Year Award (SXL)

Project: The Four, Oklahoma City, OK
Designer: 308 Design Collaborative
Type: Single family residential

Description: These four ultra-modern 2000 sq. ft. residences comprise a micro-community feel, with shared common courtyard and drive, yet carefully controlled views between homes as well as a private outdoor living space for each home. Structural highlights include open stairs with single tube stringer and architectural sunscreens.

Project: North Triangle Buildings and Sign, Oklahoma City, OK
Architect: Elliott + Associates
Type: Retail and Restaurant

Description: This single-story, three-building complex features 20 ft. roof overhang and a sculptural 100 ft. cantilevered roof extension supported by a reversed tripod of triangular shaped columns.

Project: Chesapeake Energy Reservoir Technology Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Architect: Elliott + Associates
Type: Large 200,000 sq. ft. office space for Chesapeake Energy
 
Description: This large-scale project is built over a full basement and features 18 ft. floor-to-floor height, composite steel and concrete floor designed to support forklift loads, and features a large, cantilevered second floor suspended from the roof structure.

Project: Waters Residence, Oklahoma City
Architect: Bill Gumerson

Description: This multi-use renovation project included the addition of an elevator, a residential penthouse and a pool and deck on the top level.

Project: Guardian, Oklahoma City, OK
Architect: Fitzsimmons Architects
Type: Urban multi story mixed-use building

Description: This 38,000 sq. ft. structure offers a unique blend of retail and office space in this traditional cityscape. The Guardian offers flexible floor plans with retail space on the first floor and residential units upstairs.  The structural challenge consisted of salvaging and repairing the steel deck, and 3-wythe brick walls.  The residential space includes a new very slick mezzanine floor.  The parking and exterior alley portals complete the award winning vision.

Awards: 2012 AIA-Central States Region Architectural Honor Award

Project: 18th Street Studios, Oklahoma City, OK
Architect: Fitzsimmons Architects
Type: Multifamily Apartment Building

Description: 18th Street Studios is a 3 story loft-style apartment concept that embraces the true nature of the open loft concept. The only built-in walls, cabinetry and fixtures are in the kitchen and bath cores, to allow tenants to configure their spaces to fit the own needs or desires using prefabricated storage and wall modules.  Another amenity of the 18th Street Studios are large outdoor patios provided for each unit creating an indoor/outdoor living opportunity.  This project called for a simple and efficient structure that combined steel post and beam and open web wood trusses.

Awards: 2012 AIA Oklahoma Architecture Citation and AIA-Central States Region Architectural Honor Award