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A small college community
has decided to build a student union facility. This new building will include spaces for
community activities, recreation, food service, seminars, meetings, and other
student affairs.
The site is located at an
elevation of 1400 feet in the rolling foothills of a mountainous region.
The average daily high temperature in the summer is 87 degrees F., and the
average daily low temperature in the winter is 25 degrees F., although much more
severe extremes have been recorded. The normal snowfall is between 2 and 4
inches during one or two snowfalls each winter.
Average annual precipitation is 40 inches, and prevailing winds average 10 mph
from the southwest; however, wind speeds up to 70 mph have occurred.
The site for the new structure is a portion of
college-owned property, which is presently used for parking.
Access is from
College
Avenue to the west. To the east is a garden apartment
complex; while to the north are a number of fraternity houses. Zoning
restrictions preclude building within 10 feet of the north and east property
lines and within 20 feet of
College Avenue. Provide a
covered connecting walk from the new building to the north transept of the
existing main building.
The new building must
employ good quality, durable materials; and its character must be appropriate in
appearance to its use, as well as to adjacent structures. Handicapped design standards and energy
conservation must be incorporated in your design.
Program Requirements
1.
Entry - As required.
2.
Lobby - 400 sq. ft. with seating area.
3.
Reception - 150 sq. ft. with open information counter, desk space, and
filing cabinets.
4.
Workroom - 200 sq. ft. with space for duplicating machines, two desks, and
open shelf storage.
5.
Administration Offices - 2 @ 150 sq. ft. each for staff use, with desk,
chairs, and files.
6.
Student Activity Offices - 2 @ 150 sq. ft. each for student use, with desks,
chairs, and files.
7.
Lounge - 850 sq. ft. with wood-burning fireplace, chair storage, projection
booth, and pull-down projection screen. This will be a multi-purpose space
designed for flexible arrangement.
8.
Library - 400 sq. ft. with study tables, informal seating, small fireplace,
and book shelving.
10. Community Service
- 800 sq.
ft. for community activities. Provide stage setting, seating, and separate
outside entrance. This space will also be used as a lecture room.
11.
Kitchen/Pantry
- 250 sq. ft. with all standard residential-scaled fixtures and appliances and
service/storage area.
12.
Dining Room
- 400 sq. ft. with table seating for a minimum of 20 people.
13.
Outdoor Eating
- As required.
14.
Staff Bedrooms
- 2 @ 200 sq. ft. each for facility director and assistant director, with bed,
desk and storage.
15.
Private Bathroom
- As required for shared use of bedrooms. Provide closet area for bedrooms.
16.
Public Toilets - 2 @100 sq. ft. each for
general use of staff and students.
17.
Miscellaneous - Provide the following facilities at the appropriate sizes
required:
A. Mechanical Room/Janitor
B. Elevator/Stairways
C. Receiving/Service area near
kitchen
D. Circulation
Site Requirements
1.
Parking for 5 cars, which includes 2
staff spaces, 2 guest spaces, and 1 handicapped space.
2.
Loading space for one delivery
van at the Receiving/Service area.
3.
Remaining portion of the total site shall be appropriately
landscaped with consideration of the views from
College Avenue, the new
building, and the existing main building.
Presentation Requirements
1.
Site Plan: 1/8” = 1’–0”.
Show all roads, walks, site-access, parking, landscaping, building entrances,
and changes in topography.
2.
Floor
Plan(s): ¼” = 1’-0”. Develop a two-story scheme for the
Student
Union
Building.
Show all walls, windows, door swings, stairs, elevator, and all fixtures and
equipment specified. Indicate the
gross square foot area of each level and the building total.
3.
Elevations and Sections: ¼”
= 1’-0”. Draw minimum of two elevations which best explain your solution and two
sections (preferably at right angles to each other).
4.
Rendering(s) and/or a
Model.
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