Wood County Schools (WCS) in conjunction with West Virginia University at Parkersburg, (WVU-P) wanted to create a new Cosmetology Lab. The existing building was built in 1996 and is roughly 4,000 SF. Pickering Associates designed a lab to accommodate 20 stations and approximately 40-60 students. Hair and Nail stations were added to the front [...]

Glenville State College - Waco Center Prior to merging with Pickering Associates in 2016, Associated Architects was selected to design the new WACO Center at Glenville State College. This 115,000 square foot project is a combination of an athletic facility, classrooms, and an urgent care facility. It was designed to mesh with the [...]

WVUP Downtown Center Pickering Associates assisted West Virginia University with the phased renovations of their new Downtown Center. The building is a 1930s era utilitarian commercial property in the heart of Downtown Parkersburg. Each phase was performed as the university received the grants and funding required. The first phase of design entailed the [...]

WVUP One-Stop Enrollment Center The One-Stop Enrollment Center was designed to better serve students at WVU at Parkersburg by combining and streamlining the financial aid, registration and enrollment process. Architect Traci Stotts and Designer Sarah Arnold worked with faculty and staff to accommodate all provided student services and ensure that students were able [...]

WVUP Theatre Renovation West Virginia University at Parkersburg approached Pickering Associates to do preliminary design to renovate their theater. Conceptual design including the replacement of the interior finishes, stage floor, new acoustical studies for wall and ceiling arrays, other acoustical treatments and selective demolition of existing theater components were all part of the [...]