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Architectural System Design Team
Architectural System Design Team
This team will design a new two-story classroom building from the interior out to be built on a medium size college campus. The purpose of the building is to provide adequate learning spaces for the students and office spaces for the faculty.
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THE DESCRIPTION
The client is an educational institution. There are five main components to the building program, which are as follows:
- Classrooms - There are a total of four classrooms, of varying sizes and capacities. Each is to be configured in a way that allows teachers to use computer-based multi-media teaching tools (both projection and TV monitor presentations) to supplement their lessons, and also provides students with power and network/internet connections at their desks for their laptop computers.
- Reading/Study Room - A room is required to accommodate 56 study carrels, each equipped with power and network/internet connections for students' laptop computers. Also, space needs to be provided for a total of 24 lineal feet of floor to ceiling bookcases. In addition to the 56 regular study carrels there needs to be (5) individual work areas provided for doctoral students who are conducting prolonged research. These 5 areas require semi-privacy and individual lockable storage, with a large work surface to accommodate a lot of research. Like the regular study carrels these should also be wired for power and network/internet access.
- Faculty Offices - Office spaces are required for a total of 6 faculty members, one of those six being the Chair of the department and requiring slightly larger accommodations. These offices will be arranged in a suite setting, which will also afford space for administrative assistants, a work area, general storage and a faculty toilet.
- Assembly Room - A multi-purpose space is required which will accommodate 150 people in fixed, theater-style seating with individual fold-down desk surfaces. Each seat shall have access to power and network/internet connections. There will be a raised stage at the front of the room with a speaker's podium that will contain controls for lighting and for conducting multi-media presentations as well as satellite-based video broadcasts. Adjacent to this room will be a lighting/video/audio control booth with visual access to the stage.
- Gallery/Memorial Hall - A portion of the building will be open to the public at hours other than normal classroom hours for the purpose of housing displays and presentations of significant alumni, including the person for whom the building is named. These displays and presentations will be in the form of physical memorabilia (photos, letters, mementos, etc.) as well as kiosk-type multimedia presentations (total of 5 individual kiosks). Special attention must be paid in this area to the control of lighting and acoustics. This area must be very securable, yet also very public.
In addition to these main spaces, there are miscellaneous other spaces as outlined in the Program listing that follows.
THE CONCEPT
The site for this building is a moderately sloping lawn adjacent to and between the two-story University library and a three-story classroom building. The front of the site would probably be considered to be in the direction of the library entrance, but there is also a strong orientation in the opposite direction which fronts on one of the major public green spaces on the campus and the men's dorms across the green. The exterior material on nearly all the buildings on the campus is a yellowish-tan brick, and so the predominant material used on the classroom building should be at least similar.
Design the facility to any applicable building code but clearly state the code being used.
SPACE SUMMARY
| FIRST FLOOR |
| Entry Air Lock |
120 s.f |
| Lobby/Gallery/Memorial Hall |
1200 s.f |
Assembly Room
Seating
Stage
Storage Room
Audio Control Room |
1500 s.f.
264 s.f.
70 s.f.
80 s.f. |
Reading Room
Doctoral Cubes
Study Carrels |
5 @ 48 s.f. each
2000 s.f. 56 carrels @ 24" x 48" each
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| Rest Rooms |
as required per occupancy loads |
| Vending |
85 s.f |
| Mechanical Room |
150 s.f |
| Electrical Room |
100 s.f |
| Elevator Equipment Room |
65 s.f |
| Elevator, Exit Stairs, General Circulation |
as required |
| SECOND FLOOR |
| Classrooms |
| Classroom 1 |
928 s.f |
Seating for 48 |
| Classroom 2 |
560 s.f |
Seating for 21 |
| Classroom 3 |
540 s.f |
Seating for 20 |
| Classroom 4 |
450 s.f |
Seating for 18 |
Faculty Office Space |
| Office 1 |
168 s.f |
| Office 2 |
108 s.f |
| Office 3 |
108 s.f |
| Office 4 |
108 s.f |
| Office 5 |
108 s.f |
| Office 6 |
108 s.f |
| Clerical Open Area |
425 s.f |
| Storage Closet |
20 s.f |
| Faculty Toilet |
50 s.f |
| Work Area |
80 s.f |
Other Areas |
| Conference Room |
255 s.f |
| Lounge |
400 s.f |
| Video Viewing Room |
180 s.f |
| Coffee Station |
36 s.f |
| Storage Room |
70 s.f |
| Electrical Closet |
80 s.f |
| Rest Rooms |
as required per occupancy loads |
| Elevator, Exit Stairs, General Circulation |
as required |
The total gross areas shall not exceed 15,000 square feet.
Mechanical Areas
- All utilities available on site. Assume required flows & pressures necessary for your design are available to include a low pressure steam loop on campus if you choose to utilize steam.
- Electric utility will provide a 15KV system to include a padmount transformer at 120/208 volt 3 phase 4 wire of whatever size necessary for your design.
- Rate structure (in U.S. dollars):
Electric:
Natural Gas:
Water:
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$0.084/kWh
Not available
$1.00/m3
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- Conversion factors - refer to ASHRAE Fundamentals Handbook for any necessary conversion factors.
- Window Data: Double glazed, 12 MM air space, low emissivity coating on third surface, bronze tint. Visible light transmittance 45%, 15% reflected indoors and 8% reflected outdoors. U-Value 0.53 Btu/hr-ft2-ºF, Shading coefficient - 0.52.
- Refer to Architectural category project description to obtain occupant densities, facility schedule and room functions.
A Lighting Fixture Schedule is also available from ASHRAE and can be faxed or mailed to you. Should you require this additional information, please contact the
ASHRAE Education Coordinator to request a copy.
How are Architectural Design Entries Judged?
The evaluation of projects in this category will be based on the following criteria:
- Creativity (35%)
How creatively and successfully the design meets the project objectives
- Environmental Impact (10%)
The impact of the architectural design on the environment through the potential use of natural resources (land, energy, water, building materials, etc.) and pollution control (indoor air quality, global warming, etc.)
- Practicality (25%)
How well the design can be constructed, estimated cost of construction, ease of maintenance, compliance with codes, and recommended mechanical systems.
- Communication of Results (30%)
How well the team communicates its results.
All students regardless of their geographic location are encouraged to enter the competition. The judges recognize that some students may not have the experience necessary to accurately design a complete heating and cooling system. To ensure that students are not penalized for this inexperience, the scoring focuses more on the student’s approach and methodology then on actual results.
Revision Date: May 29, 2002
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