Turner Construction Company has completed work on Torch Technologies’ Technology Integration and Prototyping Center, located at 4050 Chris Drive in Huntsville.
The $10 million facility is part of Torch Technologies’ growing campus in South Huntsville and consists of a 35,000-square-foot, two-story office space with an attached 10,000-square-foot high-bay facility. It incorporates offices, labs and open vertical spaces where large pieces of equipment can be installed and tested.
Torch Technologies continues to invest in its South Huntsville campus, supporting the City of Huntsville’s efforts to redevelop South Huntsville, a once vibrant area of town that is seeing an increase in development with the completion of the South Memorial Parkway construction. The new Technology Integration and Prototyping Center is located across the street from the Freedom Center, a project Turner completed in 2017 that included the renovation of a 40,000-square-foot, four-story building at 4090 South Memorial Parkway to create Torch Technologies’ current headquarters.
“Our previous experience building defense and aerospace facilities in Huntsville and elsewhere made us ideally suited for this project,” said project executive Lee Holland of Turner’s Huntsville office. “We’re very pleased to continue our partnership with Freedom Real Estate & Capital and Torch Technologies and to help in the continued revival of South Huntsville.”
Collaborating with Turner on the project were Matheny Goldmon Architects AIA, LLC, 4Site (civil engineering and landscape architecture), SSOE (mechanical and electrical engineers) and PEC Structural Engineering.
“Having worked with Turner in the past on the construction of the Freedom Center, we knew the outstanding quality of work that the company is capable of delivering,” said Bill Roark of Torch Technologies and Freedom Real Estate. “Our Technology Integration and Prototyping Center will enable Torch to take on more complex projects than before, including developing instruments to advance warhead testing.”
About Turner Construction/Huntsville
Turner is a North America-based, international construction services company. Since opening its office in the city in 1955, Turner Construction/Huntsville has played a significant role in the North Alabama community. Turner’s resume includes such iconic buildings as the Davidson Center for Space Exploration and its freestanding Saturn V rocket, the Huntsville Botanical Garden Welcome Center, the Von Braun Center, ADTRAN, Torch Technologies, Davidson Technologies, Alabama A & M University, the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce and the Huntsville Public Library. Its clients include City of Madison, City of Huntsville and USACOE – Redstone. Learn more at www.turnerconstruction.com or follow Turner on Twitter at @TurnerMidSouth.