The Parkersburg and Wood County Library hired Pickering Associates to perform renovations to their Emerson Branch location. The existing building is a two-story structure that was built circa 1976. Various updates and renovations where made to the facility including a new public entrance (canopy and vestibule) on the Northeast side of the building. The [...]

The design goal was to expand the use of the pool and surrounding area from a limited activities, seasonal-restricted space into a dynamic area providing a variety of activities throughout the year. The existing pool was only open for a small portion of the year. It included a significant amount of land resources that [...]

This was the first commercial development in the Harbor Point Business Park in Williamstown, W.Va. Design of the building was separated into two phases – the building shell and the interior build-out of identified tenant leased space. The new building is an approximately 16,000 SF medical office building based on the deliverables from the [...]

Pickering Associates designed a new Fire Station #4 to replace the existing Fire Station #4 located on Emerson Avenue. The new station has load bearing concrete masonry walls with metal roof trusses and a metal roof. Designed to house 2 trucks and bunk rooms for up to six firefighters. The interior also includes Day [...]

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 [...]