Gilmer - Work Samples 2025 by Brendan GIlmer

BRENDAN GILMER

ARCHITECTURE WORK SAMPLES

GRESHAM SMITH 2021-2025

CONTINENTAL TIRE HEADQUARTERS RENOVATION

FORT MILL, SC

GRESHAM SMITH - SPRING 2025

Project Description:

Updates to recently completed 3 story office building. New rooms, reconfiguring existing equipment and new exterior doors.

Responsibilities:

• Drawing production in Revit. Was primary production architect under a project manager

• Original model was done by previous team. All new work was done by me.

• New drawings included plans, finish plans, rcps, ceiling details, door schedule/details, and updated lifesafety diagrams

• Coordination with mechanical and electrical engineers

• Some project management (responding to RFIs, Submittals, etc...)

*RENDERING BY OTHERS*

CONTINENTAL TIRE HEADQUARTERS RENOVATION

AI DATA CENTER

GRESHAM SMITH - SPRING 2025

Project Description:

AI data center. Main building was an existing move in ready shell (750,000 sqft). Also features multiple new out-buildings (Security, Pump House, C.U.P...., etc..)

. Responsibilities:

• Created all of the drawings and modeling for 3 outbuildings (Security, Pump House, CUP-2). This included plans, rcps, wall sections, section/plan details, door schedules/details, and life safety diagrams.

• Some drawing production on the main building. Mostly coordination items with mechanical and electrical engineers

• Security building is a CMU structure with IMP and metal panel cladding

• Pump House is a metal PEMB with steel structure

• C.U.P. (Central Utility Plant) is metal panel with steel structure (47,000 sqft).

*photo by others*

ELECTRIC CAR BATTERY PLANTS

GRESHAM SMITH - 2023-2025

Project Description:

• These are 2 electric car battery plants I worked on between 2023 and 2025.

• Both buildings are steel frame with IMP exterior and interior

• Responsibilities:

• For both projects i worked on teams 0f 3-5 architects working primarily on Revit modeling and drawing production

• Mostly brought in during the CD phase of both projects

• Changes in technology required constant updates and changes to building layout and modeling.

• Coordination with mechanical, electrical, structural and equipment engineers was primary challenge.

• Both buildings were design-build

Drawings I worked on are not included because I do not have access to them.

ENVISION-AESC

BOWLING GREEN, KY

• 1.5 MILLION SQ FT

• 15 GIGAWATT HOURS PRODUCTION

*RENDERING BY OTHERS*

HYUNDAI

/ LG SAVANNAH, GA

• 3 MILLION SQ FT

• 30 GIGAWATT HOURS PRODUCTION

*RENDERING BY OTHERS*

FLINT MCLAREN HOSPITAL CANOPY AND PROTON CENTER RENOVATIONS

GRESHAM

SMITH - 2021-2023

Project Description:

• New Canopy/Entrance for main hospital building.

• New canopy and ,major reconstruction of entrance to proton research center

• Proton center also included a new floor on top of the existing and an updated .layout on interior.

Responsibilities:

• DD through CD drawing production and modeling for both projects. Drawings included plans, rcps, wall sections, plan/section details, door schedules/details, finish plans, and updated lifesafety diagrams.

• Initially on a team with 1-2 other architects but ended as primary production architect.

• Coordination with structural, mechanical and electrical engineers.

Drawings I worked on are not included because I do not have access to them.