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Choctaw Casino and Resort Parking Garage Description
The Choctaw Casino and Resort Parking Garage project was led by the Design-Build Team of Tutor Perini and JCJ Architecture. Since it originally opened in 2006 in Durant, Oklahoma, The Choctaw Casino and Resort has had 4 major expansions. The latest expansion features the addition of a luxury 21-story Sky Tower Hotel, expanded gaming, restaurants, entertainment options, and a 3,300 Car Parking Garage. The entire structure covers approximately 1 million square feet featuring precast concrete with the cast in place, post-tensioned concrete floor slabs.
Schedule information (project timeline)
Construction of the Choctaw Casino and Resort Parking Garage started in early 2020 and the Choctaw Nation celebrated the opening of this expansion in August of 2021.
Summary of key design features
The façade of this garage showcases the architectural capabilities of precast, utilizing a combination of column covers, form liners, differing mix designs, and textures to provide a distinct and varying aesthetic fitting of this resort itself.
Summary of innovations or accomplishments using precast concrete
The exterior of this massive garage features the use of load-bearing, architectural precast. The speed ramp is reflected on the primary elevation.
Type, number, and dimensions of precast concrete components
The precast for this Choctaw Casino and Resort Parking Garage project was provided by two different entities of Enterprise Properties. American Concrete Products produced 760 columns, beams, and girders, and Enterprise Precast Concrete of Texas manufactured 490 architectural façade-elements.
- Precast Manufacturer: Enterprise Precast Concrete of Texas – Corsicana, Texas
- Precast Manufacturer: American Concrete Products – Dallas, Texas
- Architect: JCJ Architecture – Tulsa, OK
- Subcontractor: American Structural Concrete – Atlanta, Georgia
- General Contractor: Tutor Perini – Las Vegas, Nevada
