VINES ARCHITECTURE DURHAM MAIN LIBRARY RENOVATION COMMUNITY MEETING 1 JANUARY 29, 2015
AGENDA INTRODUCTIONS PROJECT BACKGROUND OVERVIEW OF DURHAM COUNTY LIBRARY CURRENT STATUS BOARDS AND DISCUSSION NEXT STEPS
MEETING OBJECTIVES SHARE CURRENT STATUS AND BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS TO HELP SHAPE THE PROGRAM MEETING IS FOCUSED ON VISIONING RATHER THAN DETAILS
INTRODUCTIONS
PROJECT LEADERSHIP Peri Manns Senior Project Manager Brenda Hayes-Bright Project Manager Tammy Baggett Library Director Sandra Lovely Assistant Director for Planning and Facilities Joel White Main Library Manager Victor Vines, AIA, LEED AP Principal-in-Charge Robert Thomas, AIA Design Director / Principal Jeff Schroeder, AIA, LEED AP Project Manager / Library Planning Jolie Thomas, AIA Project Designer
DESIGN TEAM ARCHITECTURAL TEAM VINES ARCHITECTURE CONSULTANT TEAM STANFORD WHITE [MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL/PLUMBING] STEWART, INC. [STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING] COULTER JEWELL THAMES [LANDSCAPE / CIVIL] Victor Vines, AIA, LEED AP Principal-in-Charge Robert Thomas, AIA Design Director / Principal Jeff Schroeder, AIA, LEED AP Project Manager / Library Planning Jolie Thomas, AIA Project Designer H. Daniel Robertson, PE Principal / Electrical Engineer Adam Spach, PE Associate / Mechanical Engineer J. Craig Fisher, PE, LEED AP Principal / Structural Engineer Sarah Musser, PE, LEED AP Senior Structural Project Engineer Daniel Jewell, RLA, ASLA Principal / Landscape Architect Craig B. Morgan, PE, BCEE Civil Engineer THE SEXTANT GROUP [IT/AV/SECURITY] LIGHT DEFINES FORM [LIGHTING] HARRISCOST [ESTIMATING] Adam Brakenbury, AIA Senior Project Architect Rebecca Necessary Project Designer / Interior Designer Ray Armstrong Construction Administrator Brian Patrick, CTS Principal Greg Coudriet, CTS, INCE, LEED AP BD+C Principal / Acoustics Lead Scott Frey, CTS-D Systems Designer / AV Technologies Lead Paul Bruckman, RCDD, CTS-D Systems Designer / IT and Security Lead B. Scott Richardson Assoc. IALD, IESNA, LC Roger M. Harris, Jr. Sr. Project Estimator
LIBRARY EXPERIENCE (10 COMPLETED/UNDER CONSTRUCTION + STUDIES) NEW STUDENT CENTER DCPL VICTOR: NORTHEAST PIC BOB: LEAD NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGNER LIBRARY AFPLS ALPHARETTA LIBRARY DURHAM SOUTH REGIONAL LIBRARY (THROUGH PREVIOUS ASSOC.) VICTOR: PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE; JEFF: LEAD DESIGNER/ARCHITECT DCPL WOODRIDGE LIBRARY STUDY DURHAM NORTH REGIONAL LIBRARY (THROUGH PREVIOUS ASSOC.) VICTOR: PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE DCPL ANACOSTIA LIBRARY (THROUGH PREVIOUS ASSOC.) JEFF: PROJECT DESIGNER/ARCHITECT PROCTOR VICTOR: PIC BOB: LEAD DESIGNER (SD) GENERAL CLASSOOM VICTOR: PIC DCPL TENLEY-FRIENDSHIP LIBRARY (THROUGH PREVIOUS ASSOC.) JEFF: PROJECT DESIGNER/ARCHITECT
PUBLIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE (1,200 182,000 SF) NEW STUDENT CENTER ACADEMIC CLASSROOM VICTOR VINES, PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE CIVIL WAR NC CIVIL WAR HISTORY CENTER NC A&T RADIO STATION HARVEY GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN- AMERICAN ARTS AND CULTURE VICTOR VINES, PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE GENERAL CLASSROOM VICTOR VINES, PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE ADAM BRAKENBURY, PROJECT ARCHITECT DURHAM TRANSPORTATION CENTER ADAM BRAKENBURY, PROJECT ARCHITECT INTERNATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS CENTER AND MUSEUM RENOVATION VICTOR VINES, PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE GEC ADDITION AND RENOVATION STUDENT CENTER SWING SPACE RENOVATION
PROJECT BACKGROUND
HISTORY 2009 2015
PROJECT ORGANIZATION DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNTY LEADERSHIP PUBLIC / LIBRARY USERS DURHAM COUNTY LIBRARY STAFF CODES / GUIDELINES PROJECT LEADERSHIP PARTNER ORGS.
PROJECT SCHEDULE PUBLIC MEETINGS INITIAL PROGRAMMING STUDY PROGRAM VERIFICATION / DESIGN AND DOCUMENTATION FINANCING CLOSING AND CONSTRUCTION LIBRARY OPENING 2009 DESIGN APPROVALS SUMMER 2017 FALL 2018 2015
LIBRARY OVERVIEW
DURHAM COUNTY LIBRARY VISION: Creating a Community of Lifelong Learners
DURHAM COUNTY LIBRARY MISSION: Encourage Discovery Connect the Community Lead in Literacy
CURRENT STATUS
DESIGN PROCESS PROGRAM VERIFICATION SCHEMATIC DESIGN DESIGN DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS CONSTRUCTION
2009 2015 NEW LIBRARY LEADERSHIP! NEW LIBRARY TRENDS! CHANGES AND GROWTH IN DURHAM!
CURRENT STATUS CURRENTLY IN PROGRAM VERIFICATION 4 MEETINGS WITH LIBRARY LEADERSHIP TEAM FOCUSED ON REVIEWING THE 2009 DOCUMENT AND DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO OVERALL GOALS
DESIGN PROCESS PROGRAM AND BUILDING CONTEXT AND SITE
MAJOR THEMES FOR THE NEW MAIN LIBRARY SAFE, SECURE, AND WELCOMING ENCOURAGE DISCOVERY AND LEARNING ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY
MAJOR THEMES FOR THE NEW MAIN LIBRARY USEABLE OUTDOOR AREAS TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED SUSTAINABLE
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY. IT IS A LIBRARY FOR DURHAM!
UNDERSTANDING THE USERS DOWNTOWN / BUSINESS RESIDENTIAL / FAMILIES SOCIAL SERVICES (URBAN MINISTRIES) COUNTY-WIDE FLAGSHIP LIBRARY (SIZE, PROMINENCE, AND LOCATION) + A LOCAL LIBRARY
LOCAL CONTEXT AND CONNECTION
CONNECTIVITY AND VISIBILITY CONNECTIVITY IMAGE/VISIBILITY
ENTRY..WHERE IS THE FRONT DOOR? FRONT? FRONT?
LOCAL CONTEXT AND CONNECTION CONNECTIVITY IMAGE / VISIBILITY PARKING ENTRY SECURITY ENTRY CLARITY INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT
HOW ARE TODAY S LIBRARIES CHANGING?
COLLECTIONS AND SERVICES.... CONTINUE TO CHANGE
VIBRANT AND SPATIALLY EXCITING
TRANSPARENCY / LIGHT
VISIBILITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL CLARITY
TECHNOLOGICALLY DIVERSE
CONNECTED: INSIDE AND OUT
DIVERSE PROGRAMS
NEW PROGRAM SPACES
FLEXIBLE / MULTI-FUNCTION INDOOR / OUTDOOR
LIBRARIES MUST SERVE ALL!!! MULTIPLE USERS, USES, STYLES, AND SETTINGS
HOW DOES THIS INFORM THE NEW MAIN LIBRARY?
PROPOSED DESIGN OBJECTIVES ADULT COLLECTION ON ONE FLOOR CONSOLIDATE ENTRY MAXIMIZE VISIBILITY
PROGRAMMATIC INCREASES COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY MEETING ROOM (+/- 300 PEOPLE) STUDY / CONFERENCE (MULTIPLE SIZES)
NEW PROGRAM SPACES LITERACY CENTER MULTIMEDIA LIBRARY CAFE MAKER SPACES BUSINESS INCUBATOR VIDEO / PRODUCTION
EXISTING MAIN LIBRARY (65,000 SF) ADULT CHILDREN TEEN NC ROOM PUBLIC AREAS MEETING AND PROGRAM SPACES CORE STAFF AND FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
REVISED PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTION ADULT CHILDREN TEEN NC ROOM PUBLIC AREAS MEETING AND PROGRAM SPACES CORE STAFF AND FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
BUILDING SIZE EXISTING BUILDING (65,000 SF) +? SF ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS
YOUR TURN!
YOUR THOUGHTS..
YOUR THOUGHTS.. HIGHEST PRIORITY SECOND PRIORITY THIRD PRIORITY NOT AN ISSUE / NOT DESIRED
QUESTIONS?
NEXT STEPS COMPILE INFORMATION AND DISCUSS WITH LIBRARY LEADERSHIP CONTINUE THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT FUTURE COMMUNITY SESSIONS AND UPDATES
STAY INFORMED!!! Visit: durhamcountylibrary.org/mainrenovation for updates as they happen, or Email: mainrenovation@durhamcountylibrary.org with questions.
VINES ARCHITECTURE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!