1 gates center faculty meeting: nov. 3, 2004. 2 outline preliminary designs process/timeline other...
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Gates CenterFaculty Meeting: Nov. 3, 2004
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OutlinePreliminary designsProcess/TimelineOther buildingsWhat we need to think about
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Preliminary DesignsAlmost nothing set in stone
Just to give you a sense of the range of possibilities
Bowlin Cywinsky and Jackson (BCJ) were the architects.
BCJ did Bill Gate’s house, UCSD CS building, UIUC CS building, Pixar HeadquartersNot necessarily final architect
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Design I
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Design II
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Design III
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Proposed Costs ($50M total)$33M building construction
$220/sqft * 150,000sqft$3M underground parking (150 cars @20K)$3M architect$2M landscaping development$2M Project management$2M Furnishing$5M Other (demolition, …)
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Proposed Sources$20M Gates Foundation$8M Other gifts (fundaraising)Remaining : Financing (Public Bonds)
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ProcessWarner Hall picks construction management company (DONE, Oxford)University committee selects architect (representatives from SCS, FMS, (DRC) Design Review Committee., Warner Hall, trustees)Architects works with us on design (especially the interior). Also can bring in consultants on particular aspects (e.g. lighting, wireless).Many levels of design.
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Process IIDifferent parts are put out for bid (concrete, electricity, heating, Construction starts…we have to be diligent about quality…many decisions have to made on the fly.
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Timeline
Jan 05 Jan 06 Jan 07 Jan 08 Jan 09
architectselected
schematicdesign
constructiondocs
groundbreaking
completion
our input into the designfundraising
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Process within SCSSmall committee
Guy BlellochSharon BurksPeter LeeManuela Veloso???
Randy Bryant + Jim Skees (Ex.officio)Everyone is encouraged to give input.
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Other recent CS buildingsStata Center, MIT (2004)Allen Center, UW (2003)Seibel Center, UIUC (2004)EBU3B, UCSD (2004-2005)ACES building, UT Austin (2001)Klaus building, Georgia Tech (2006)Maxwell-Dworkin, Harvard (1999)
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Space: 420K sqft (+ 280K garage)Cost: $350 Million (approximately)Architect: Frank GehryMajor Donors: $25M Ray Stata, $15M
Alexander Dreyfoos, $20M William Gates
MITRay and Maria Stata Center
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The Paul G. Allen Center forComputer Science & Engineering Space: 168K + 22K sqftCost: $72MArchitect: LMN Architects (local)Major donations: $7.2M Microsoft, $14M
Paul Allen, $6.5M Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 7 other $1M+ gifts
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A great opportunity to rethink how we organize
ourselves
Need to open our mindsWhat would improve your quality of lifeWhat is most important to us
The devil is in the details
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IssuesHow to organize research groups
students mixed with faculty or separatestudents with their facultygroups are localized
How to organize labsindividual or group labspeople in labs, or just equipmentlabs next to faculty
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Issues IITypes of common spaces
informal sitting areasreading roomfood services/caféatrium
Connectivity and traffic flowbridge to NSH?bridge to cut?
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Issues IIIPrivacy vs. Openness
glass windows on labsglass windows on officesopen space desks (students, staff?)
Boldness of architecturevanilla functional buildingmake a statement about SCS
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Issues IVWhat space gets windows
offices, conference rooms, common spaces
Number and sizes of conference rooms7220 (500sqft)4623 (900sqft)
Classroom spaceAny special teaching labs?Any special classrooms?
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Issues VOffice space for undergraduatesOffice sizes for graduate students
3 students, 4, 5, ?NoiseIndividual heat/air controlOpening windows