Renovation of Pacific Air Forces HQ Phases 2, 4 & 5
Caddell served as lead partner performing the total design/build fit-out/upgrade/restoration of an historic former barracks building originally built in 1940. Nicknamed the “Hickam Hotel”, it housed 3200 men in 14 wings and was filled to capacity when it took twenty-seven direct hits.in the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Historic authenticity was restored by returning the building to more open, less divided spaces; cleaning, uncovering, and repairing historic glazed tile throughout corridors and stairwells; removing the non-historic dropped ceiling to expose the concrete structure and make the full height of the windows visible; restoring exposed mechanical air ducts and conduits and painting them to match the concrete structure; and restoring the stair railing to match the historic railing.
