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1CALVIN COLLEGE CAMPUS MASTER PLAN

Calvin CollegeCampus Master Plan

Request for Qualifications & Proposal

ayers saint gross may 30, 2014


WASHINGTON, DC1100 First Street NE

Suite 800

Washington, DC 20002

CONTACT INFORMATIONKevin Petersen, AIA, LEED AP

Project Director

[email protected]

202.628.1033

Mr. Phil Beezhold, Director, Physical Plant

Calvin College

3201 Burton Street, SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Re: Calvin College Campus Master Plan Request for Qualifications & Proposal

Dear Mr. Beezhold and Members of the Selection Committee,

Ayers Saint Gross is delighted to submit our qualifications to assist Calvin College in creating a Master Plan

for its campus. The Master Plan will shape the buildings and grounds of the campus. These components are

critical to shaping the education of students. We enjoyed visiting your campus and learning more about the

vision for the future of Calvin College.

Ayers Saint Gross is a 140-person, nationally recognized planning and design firm uniquely focused on

higher education. Founded in 1912, we have grown into an interdisciplinary practice of design professionals

organized around specialized areas of expertise, including campus master planning, building design for a

wide-range of academic and student life facilities, landscape architecture, and wayfinding and signage. Our

approach is holistic, simultaneously looking at the large issues of the campus while examining the details of

individual spaces.

To complement our planning, architecture, space analysis and landscape strengths, we are including two

consultant firms, Moore & Bruggink, Inc. and Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB), to provide civil and

transportation engineering services. Our team brings national and local expertise to advise Calvin College in

all facets of the development of the campus master plan.

Our experience working with colleges and universities has given insight into the culture, needs and trends

specific to higher education. Our work with small institutions with focused missions has given us additional

experience in an important and distinctive subset of higher education. Our firm is structured around an

interdisciplinary ethos, with experts in campus planning, academic facilities’ programming and design,

student life facilities’ programming and design, landscape architecture, sustainability, graphic design and

wayfinding. We work closely with these in-house experts to address nearly every aspect of campus planning

and development.

In all our work, we strive to combine the visionary with the practical, and we believe the success of a master

plan can only be measured by its effective implementation. We have achieved this outcome through an

approach where the process is as important as the product. We always seek due diligence when making the

case for change, garnering the support of stakeholders in implementing campus plans.

Calvin College was founded in 1876 -- 136 years ago. We believe that Calvin College will still be shaping

students for at least another 100 years. With a good campus plan in hand, short-term decisions will be

guided with long-term goals in mind. I will personally lead our team and will be supported by an outstanding

group of individuals, including Luanne Greene – Principal in Charge, Amelle Shultz – Senior Planner, Glenn

Neighbors – Lead Designer, Kristina Abrams - Project Architect, Lisa Keith – Space Programming, Jonathan

Ceci – Landscape Architect and Jamie Barnett – Signage and Wayfinding.

This master plan is an important project for our firm and you can be assured of our total commitment to its

success. We look forward to meeting with you to present our team and approach.

Sincerely,

AYERS SAINT GROSS, INC.

kevin petersen, aia, leed ap bd+cAssociate Principal

May 30, 2014


Firm Introduction 7

Relevant Project Experience 15

References 55

Team Organization 59

Process and Approach 67

Fee Proposal 79

CONTENTS


We engage people and places to

create designs that enrich the world.

FIRM INTRODUCTION

8 AYERS SAINT GROSS

Arcadia University

University of Arizona

Arizona State University

Baldwin-Wallace College

University of Baltimore

Baltimore Museum of Art

Barlow Respiratory Hospital

Beaumont Health System

California State University, Channel Islands

Catawba College

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western Reserve University

Catholic University of America

College of Charleston

University of Chicago

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

University of Delaware

DePauw University

Duke University

Eckerd College

Elmhurst College

Emory University

Franklin and Marshall College

Gateway Community College

Gettysburg College

George Mason University

George Washington University

Guangzhou University

University of Georgia

Harvard University, Allston Campus

Howard Community College

Hobart & William Smith Colleges

Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University Bayview Medical

Center

Kansas State University

University of Kentucky

Lafayette College

Lewis University

Loyola University Maryland

Maryland Institute College of Art

Maryland School for the Blind

University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

University of Maryland, College Park

Marymount University

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Medical University of South Carolina

Millsaps College

Montana State University

Moravian College

Mount St.. Mary’s University

Campus Planning Clients


Nazareth College

New Jersey Institute of Technology

University of New Hampshire

University of New Mexico, Rio Rancho

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

North Carolina School of Science & Math

University of North Florida

University of North Texas

University of Notre Dame

Northern Arizona University

Oglethorpe University

Old Dominion University

Oxford College of Emory University

Perdana University Hospital

Randolph Macon College

University of Rhode Island

University of Richmond

University of Rochester

Rutgers, State University of New Jersey

Saint Mary's Notre Dame

University of San Juan Capistrano

University of Scranton

Simpson College

Smithsonian Institution

University of Southern California

SUNY Brockport

SUNY Oneonta

Swarthmore College

University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at El Paso

Texas State University, San Marcos

Thomas Jefferson Foundation

Towson University

Tucson Medical Center

Under Armour

Vedanta University

University of Virginia

Virginia Commonwealth University

Wake Forest University

Washington College

Washington University in St.. Louis

Washington and Lee University

Wesleyan University

Westminster Thelogical Seminary

Wildlife Conservation Society

Winterthur

University of Wisconsin – Madison

Wor-Wic Community College

Ayers Saint Gross is one of the top college and university planning firms in the country. We have completed more than 200 master plans for institutions of higher education over the past 25 years.

10 AYERS SAINT GROSS

ARCHITECTURE

AYERSSAINTGROSS

PLANNING

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

GRAPHICDESIGN

INTERIORS

HISTORY

In 1912, three young architects from Baltimore won a design competition for the Federal

Reserve Bank of Richmond and used that momentum to form Sill, Buckler & Fenhagen.

Those founders were succeeded by Richard “Dick” Ayers and Kelsey Saint, and in the late

1960s, Dick’s son Richard joined the firm.

In the 1980s, Richard took over from his father and recruited Adam Gross to the firm. Ayers

Saint Gross began to focus on higher education. With the growing needs of higher education

Ayers Saint Gross expanded our office locations and services including campus planning,

graphic design, and landscape architecture. In the 2000s, the firm’s portfolio continues to

grow with cultural facilities design and international planning projects.

AYERS SAINT GROSS TODAY

Ayers Saint Gross is a 140-person, international architecture and planning firm predominantly

focused on higher education. Founded in 1912, we have an interdisciplinary staff of design

professionals organized around specialized areas of expertise, including campus master

planning, building design for a wide-range of student life and academic facilities, interior

design, landscape architecture and wayfinding/signage.

Our design is driven by a critical and analytical discourse, a respect for past wisdom, a mind

to future potential and a belief that we have an obligation to leave places better than we

found them. Our mission is to engage people and places to create designs that enrich

our world.

Our Planning Studio develops long-range strategies for the growth and transformation of

physical settings. This work includes planning for colleges, universities, K-12 preparatory

schools and towns and cities. Common to all our projects is a belief that no single issue can

be considered in isolation. We strive to inter-relate buildings, infrastructure, open spaces,

transit, site ecology and stormwater management. Our process is driven by consensus-

building, collaboration and a respect for local culture, climate, and place. Our plans act

as roadmaps for clients, allowing their physical settings to grow more useful and beautiful

over time.

PHILOSOPHY

FOUNDED

STAFF

CLIENTELE

1912

140 75%

85%of our work is for higher education

institutions

We engage people and places to create designs that enrich the world.

Professional Staff Members

of our Staff Members are LEED

Accredited

Ayers Saint GrossMaster Planning / Landscape Architecture / Signage & Wayfinding


PLANNING PHILOSOPHY

Our campus planners develop long range strategies for the growth and transformation of

physical settings. This work includes planning for colleges, universities, museums, parks,

towns and cities. Common to all our projects is a belief that no single issue can be considered

in isolation.

We strive to inter-relate buildings, infrastructure, open spaces, transit, site ecology and

stormwater management. Our process is driven by consensus-building collaboration and a

respect for local culture, climate and place. Our plans act as roadmaps for clients, allowing

their physical settings to grow more useful and beautiful over time. In addition to our internal

team, we are proposing a mix of national and local experts.

Ayers Saint Gross believes planning is both a process and a product. At the conclusion of

each project, our clients have a plan in the sense of a road map to guide future actions.

We will plan together with those who hold a stake in the future of your campus. This

experience of collective analysis and decision-making will facilitate implementation of a

shared vision in years to come.

Our firm believes that planning should:

• Reflect the mission of the institution.

• Engage people in a transparent, open process seeking ideas and collaboration.

• Be a journey of exploration that takes an organization to the next level.

• Make people excited about the possibilities of their surroundings.

• Draw people out of their everyday routines to dream about the future while

balancing the visionary with the realistic.

• Respect the heritage and larger context of place.

• Develop vibrancy and connectivity of activities.

• Affirm the responsible capacity of land for development.

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FIRM PROFILE

Moore & Bruggink Consulting Engineers, Inc. is a full service municipal civil engineering

firm with 38 employees, including 13 engineers, 6 surveyors, and 8 inspectors, plus

CAD technicians, a landscape designer, administrative and support personnel. The firm

was founded in 1956 by two former Grand Rapids City Engineers. The experience of

Moore & Bruggink for these last 58 years has been exclusively in providing complete civil

engineering and municipal consulting services to state, city, county, village, township,

educational institutions and private clients in Michigan.

Moore & Bruggink, Inc. is experienced in the entire spectrum of civil engineering works.

We provide planning, surveying, design, and construction engineering services for streets,

highways, storm sewer, drainage, flood control, sanitary sewer treatment and collection,

water treatment, storage and distribution, sidewalks, bridges, land development, site

development, downtown renovation, aviation facilities, parks, recreation and landscaping.

We also have extensive experience in wastewater treatment plants and water supply and

treatment.

Moore & Bruggink, Inc. is involved with land development services including engineering,

surveying, and Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, from property selection and

project conceptualization through project completion for residential, institutional,

commercial and industrial development. This also includes pre-development strategies for

financing, land acquisition, and public and private infrastructure. We have been working for

various medical facilities for many years, including recent additions to St. Mary’s Hospital

in Grand Rapids, Mercy General Health Partners Mercy Hospital in Muskegon (including

Birthing Center, Parking Lot Additions, Emergency Department Addition, MRI Addition),

the Muskegon Cancer Center, Hope Lodge in Grand Rapids, Orthopaedic Associates of

Michigan Surgery and Rehabilitation Center, the Sherman/Roberts Medical Center in

Muskegon, the Village at Mercy Health Senior Living Center in Muskegon, Metropolitan

Hospital in Grand Rapids and Belmont, the Richard Lacks Cancer Center in Grand Rapids,

the Peter Wege Medical Facility in Grand Rapids, and multiple facilities at various locations

for MMPC/Hughes Management, one of the largest groups of medical professionals in the

area.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Calvin College Overpass

Calvin College East Campus Design

Calvin College Rain Garden

Calvin College Glen Oaks Entry Drive

Calvin College Ladies Literary Club

Calvin College Burton Street Widening

Calvin College Woodlawn Site

Calvin College Interpretive Center

Calvin College Maintenance Building/Mailroom

Bostwick Commons, Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Valley Allendale Campus - Multiple Surveys

Grand Valley Downtown Campus - Multiple Surveys

Aquinas College - Watermain and Drainage Studies, Grand Rapids

Central Michigan University East Complex Residence Housing, Mt. Pleasant

Coit / Franklin School Improvements, City of Grand Rapids

Moore & Bruggink, Inc. Civil Engineering and Utility Infrastructure


FIRM PROFILE

Since its founding in 1979, VHB has worked with more than 250 institutions, assisting

them as they address their growth and development objectives. Colleges and universities are

vibrant, growing, and essential elements of our communities. They are often critical partners

and key contributors to the social, cultural, and economic health and wealth of the region.

They are a catalyst and incubator for the new knowledge-based economy. Leaders in higher

education are faced with the challenge of sustaining both the mission of “nurturing mind,

body, and soul” and effectively integrating the institution with the surrounding community.

Besides competing for the best and the brightest students and faculty through program

and curricula offerings, institutions recognize the need to renew and transform their

physical environment. Whether addressing issues such as aging facilities, student/consumer

preferences, enrollment growth, grant obligations, or a combination of factors, VHB is at the

forefront of collaborating with their institutional clients as they build for the future.

They bring an integrated approach to each client and project with the requisite skills in

transportation, civil engineering, environmental resource planning, community planning, and

landscape architecture. By incorporating an innovative, sustainable design approach within

their practice, they create environments that endure.

VHB offers the focus and personal attention of a small consulting firm backed by the in-

house resources of an 850-person, multidisciplinary company. Their skilled professionals

provide planning, engineering, transportation, and environmental services to help their

clients fulfill their fundamental role and mission. Their portfolio includes work with both

public and private institutions, ranging from an enrollment of less than 1,000 students

to those in excess of 40,000, within physically diverse settings from rural to urban. They

recognize that each project has its own unique challenges, and that each client has their own

goals and aspirations for a particular project.

Transportation Services

A higher education setting presents a unique set of transportation and mobility issues.

Contemporary solutions within a campus setting seek to integrate all modes of transportation,

requiring a balanced program of policy, operational and capital investments. VHB’s

transportation practice serves institutions by improving the pedestrian and vehicular systems

environment, addressing access needs for a wide range of user groups, and developing

transportation growth management and strategies. They aid their institutional clients in

formulating transportation strategies that support campus sustainability initiatives through

development of transportation demand management and trip reduction strategies. VHB’s

traffic engineering and parking professionals address traffic and parking challenges through

the thoughtful design of access, parking, and circulation strategies to support existing and

proposed campus development.

RELEVANT CAMPUS PLANNING PROJECT EXPERIENCE Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA

Boston College, Boston, MA

Brown University, Providence, RI

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

College of the Holy Cross, Transportation Planning, Worcester, MA

College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

Duke University, Durham, NC

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB) Traffic and Transportation Analysis


Our planning project address

applicable federal, state and local

codes, laws and regulations as

needed.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE


Campus Master Plan Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia

DESCRIPTION

Since its founding in 1950 as a two-year college for women, Marymount has steadily

evolved to become a fully coeducational university and a regional asset. During the past

decade, the university has shifted from a commuter-based institution serving part-time

students to a vibrant residential community. Through all the changes, Marymount’s mission

– to provide education of the whole person, combining a strong liberal arts foundation with

solid career preparation – has remained firm.

In support of this mission, the Campus Master Plan for Marymount University provides a

comprehensive guide to steering the physical development of the main campus. The plan

addresses departmental adjacencies, existing and future buildings, creation of open space

and pathways, and parking and transportation requirements. It aims to support academic

excellence, a sense of community and growing enrollments at this changing institution.

The plan takes advantage of campus topography to organize buildings and open spaces;

recommends new student-life amenities and a performing arts facility to draw the

community to the campus; and suggests ways of managing the land responsibly and

embracing sustainable development practices.

PROJECT DATA

Completed: 2010Size: 18 acres

REFERENCE

Upen MalaniDirector of Campus PlanningMarymount [email protected]

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Campus Master Plan The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC

DESCRIPTION

Ayers Saint Gross developed a comprehensive master plan for The Catholic University of

America’s campus in Washington, DC, to support the institution’s strategic vision. The

planning effort meets the District of Columbia’s zoning requirement of updating master

plans for local colleges and universities every 10 years. It also responds to a new direction

at Catholic under a change in leadership. Appointed in 2010, University President John

Garvey is focusing on the theme of “Intellect and Virtue” to reinvigorate the institution’s

Catholic values in pursuit of academic achievement.

Aided by stakeholder collaboration, Ayers Saint Gross developed its plan based on the

objectives of the university’s strategic plan as follows:

• Reflect the university’s Catholic mission and values;

• Support academic excellence;

• Foster a collegiate atmosphere and a vibrant campus experience for students, faculty,

staff and visitors;

• Create a more cohesive campus.

While the university needs 700,000 square feet of new buildings to meet its future

space needs and building replacement, the master plan reveals that 1.2 million square

feet of construction can be accommodated on the campus without having to develop its

westernmost parcel.

PROJECT DATA


REFERENCE

Jerry ConradVice President, FacilitiesThe Catholic University of [email protected]

“ Ayers Saint Gross listened and responded to our needs and strategic goals."


Campus Master PlanWestminster Theological Seminary, Glenside, Pennsylvania

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Ayers Saint Gross developed a 10-year campus master plan for this Presbyterian and

Reformed Christian graduate education institution outside of Philadelphia. Founded in

1929, the Westminster Theological Seminary currently serves 600 students and 15 faculty

members. The five buildings on its 15-acre campus house more than 20 academic and

student service departments.

The goals of the master plan include updating classrooms and campus infrastructure,

creating collaborative learning spaces and improving campus circulation for pedestrians

and vehicles. The master plan engaged board members, students and faculty to assess

current facilities and future needs for the institution.

Recommended in the plan are immediate improvements that can enhance the campus

experience and address the seminary’s greatest challenges. They include upgrades to

existing campus landscapes and buildings that are underutilized or in poor condition.

The plan also addresses the seminary’s future needs in support of its continued academic

excellence. This long-term vision for new buildings and outdoor spaces supports the

seminary’s mission, while also enhancing the quality of life for students, faculty, staff and

visitors.

PROJECT DATA


REFERENCE

Andrew GoodmanChief of Staff, Office of ProvostWestminster Theological [email protected]


Campus Master Plan Nazareth College, Rochester, New York

DESCRIPTION

The Master Plan included the analysis of existing conditions, space utilization, and

development of a broad set of recommendations for growth. The plan focused on clarity

of circulation, the entry and arrival sequence, the location of a new science and math

building, and identifying current project needs and future development sites including a

new art and music building, a new field house, and a renovated student center. Order of

magnitude costs and a phasing implementation strategy were included in the study.

As a means to direct the future growth of campus, a series of guiding principles were

established to help guide the master planning process in a direction that would reinforce

the mission, vision, and strategic plan for the college. The four Guiding Principles include:

» Provide a manageable plan for growth that accommodates identified needs as well as

unanticipated future growth.

» As the campus evolves, make it more functional and more beautiful.

» Preserve and enhance the open space and pedestrian circulation.

» Provide a welcoming campus that helps foster engagement with the community.

A number of overarching concepts and ideas went into the development of the final

plan. The configuration of open space, parking, and circulation were key factors in the

development of the plan. The following recommendations informed the design and layout

of the final plan:

• Establish a central open space on campus.

• Remove existing interior parking lots and replace with an open space network and

pedestrian circulation system.

• Minimize vehicular access into the core of campus by moving the majority of parking

to the exterior edge.

• Site the new Science and Math building in a manner that provides an identity for the

College and reinforces the academic mission.

• Create a clear gateway to campus that gives Nazareth a pronounced presence and

positive first impression to the community and visitors.

• Maintain and enhance the open/recreation space adjacent to the residence halls.

PROJECT DATA


REFERENCE

Margaret Cass FerberVice President for Finance and TreasurerNazareth [email protected]

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Campus Master Plan and Space Needs AnalysisSwarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION

Swarthmore College is a private liberal arts college located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania,

a suburb of Philadelphia. Over the past decade, Ayers Saint Gross has worked with the

college in a number of capacities, most recently as master planners for a long-term,

comprehensive facilities plan. Ayers Saint Gross has dedicated a large portion of this

current planning work to the examination and analysis of non-residential campus spaces,

classroom use and programmatic drivers in order to project anticipated needs and

solutions. This effort has included a detailed classroom utilization study developed in close

coordination with the college’s Registrar Office and several campus committees.

The classroom utilization study analyzes room usage throughout the day, by room type,

size and department. The information has been documented in a visual, graphic format

to facilitate conversations on campus with users of the spaces. Because Swarthmore is a

small community with a culture of intellectual discussion, we used the numbers generated

by the analysis as a starting point to engage in deeper conversations about the quality of

teaching spaces with the college. This engagement involved interviews with department

chairs, division chairs and forums with campus committees.

The identified space needs for classrooms and other departmental spaces have fed directly

into potential migration strategies and backfilling opportunities for the entire campus, as

embodied in the master plan. This process and approach has enabled college leadership to

make holistic, well-informed decisions about future development.

PROJECT DATA


REFERENCE

Stuart HainVice President, FacilitiesSwarthmore [email protected]

“ Your team has allowed for the development of a consensus-driven plan that which we all support and will carry us forward for many years."


Campus Master Plan Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland

DESCRIPTION

Ayers Saint Gross was selected to develop a long-term planning framework that tests the

responsible capacity of the land owned by the University. Loyola had recently purchased

an off-campus site for athletic fields, which opened up opportunities to re-examine use on

campus.

The Master Plan addresses academic and support space needs, campus housing, parking

and transportation, land use and natural systems. Through a participatory process, Ayers

Saint Gross and the university community developed a plan that will carry the campus well

into the future.

The plan unifies parcels of land that have been incrementally acquired with new areas

of open space, landscaping and new buildings. In the West Village, the existing high-

rise residential apartments are linked to the existing garden-style apartments with new

buildings that vary in height to transition from large-scale to residential-scale buildings.

New plazas, walkways, steps, lighting and landscaping connect the buildings on the hilly

site. Surface parking is moved into a new garage so the lot can be converted into new

open space on campus. A neglected creek is opened up as an amenity for the village and

adjacent city park.

PROJECT DATA


REFERENCE

Helen SchneiderVice President for FacilitiesLoyola University [email protected]

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Campus Master Plan Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia

DESCRIPTION

In 2006, Washington and Lee University began a relationship with Ayers Saint Gross to

provide campus planning services to update its existing campus master plan. Working

together with a committee of faculty and staff members, the design team identified needs,

identified land use zones, and evaluated options for future development of the campus.

Washington and Lee values its historic campus; preservation was an underlying tenant of

all planning efforts. The resulting Plan contains a combination of bold ideas and pragmatic

solutions that will serve the University for the next 25 years.

The campus capacity planning is a step in an integrated long range planning process. The

planning process has tested the capacity and flexibility of the campus to create a structure

to guide individual decisions about new facility location, cost vehicle circulation and

parking, pedestrian circulation, and utility routes. The Plan outlines long-term and large-

scale patterns of land use that codify the values of the campus community and capture

a larger vision of the structure of the University. At the same time, the Plan is flexible

enough to accommodate the as yet unknown growth and direction of the University beyond

the next twenty-five years.

In keeping with Lexington’s regulatory process, the plan divides the campus into land use

zones which combine areas with similar planning characteristics and issues. Within each

zone, appropriate patterns for future development are outlined, and specific building and

preservation sites are identified.

Recent areas of focus include renewal and expansion of on-campus housing, dining

services, and the renewal of indoor athletics facilities.

PROJECT DATA


REFERENCE

Thomas ContosUniversity ArchitectWashington and Lee [email protected]


Campus Master PlanUniversity of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana

DESCRIPTION

Ayers Saint Gross is currently updating its Campus Master Plan for the University of Notre

Dame, where the firm has worked for the past 12 years. Our most recent effort focuses on

strategically locating buildings for the College of Arts and Letters and College of Science

that will be constructed over the next five years. The intent of the plan is to accommodate

enrollment growth while preserving campus open spaces and landscapes, and fostering a

sense of community among students, faculty and staff.

These recommendations build on our 2001 Concept Plan that projected the space needs

of the University over 10 years, studied specific areas of the campus and recommended

sites for new buildings. In addition, that Plan addressed building setbacks and massing,

architectural character, pedestrian and vehicular circulation and treatment of open space.

In 2008, we undertook an urban design study for the University to examine the potential

for creating a college town adjacent to the campus. This proposed development would

provide space for retail, restaurants, offices and housing to create a lively, mixed-

use and pedestrian-friendly area. In addition to buildings, street networks, residential

neighborhoods and campus connections were considered in the plan. Architectural

guidelines for development along a major avenue were part of the study to fulfill the vision

of a grand, processional approach to the University.

PROJECT DATA

Completed: Ongoing Size: 1,250 acres

REFERENCE

Douglas MarshUniversity ArchitectUniversity of Notre [email protected]


Campus Master PlanCatawba College, Salisbury, North Carolina

DESCRIPTION

Catawba College has occupied its campus in Salisbury, North Carolina, since 1925 and

now makes use of 41 buildings for nearly 1,300 students. Part of its 276-acre, wooded

campus is devoted to a 189-acre ecological preserve where building is prohibited.

Committed to preserving this natural environment and enhancing its setting through

sustainable practices, the college commissioned a master plan to guide future development

on campus. The plan advances an environmental agenda through recommendations for

managing storm water, conserving energy and encouraging walking and biking. Analysis of

existing campus buildings helped determine future renovations and new construction that

will enhance the campus experience.

The planning process engaged students, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees and community

stakeholders in open forums over several workshops. From these inclusive discussions,

clear principles emerged to guide the plan and its recommendations as follows:

Strengthen connections: Create a network of open spaces and paths to unify the campus

and link the college to the nature preserves and adjacent neighborhoods.

Sustain the environment: Cultivate a compact and walkable campus, and renew existing

buildings and landscapes through resource-efficient strategies.

Enrich campus life: Provide collaborative learning spaces, social hubs, recreational

amenities and on-campus residences to strengthen the sense of community.

Support academic excellence: Enhance learning environments with technology, encourage

collegiality and collaboration inside and outside the classroom, and foster stronger

connections among disciplines.

Strengthen campus identity: Create a physical environment that celebrates the intimate

community, spirit and mission of the college

Applying these principles to the plan resulted in a new vision of the campus as a compact,

connected and coherent setting, while serving the college’s practical need to supply new

facilities and infrastructure.

PROJECT DATA


REFERENCE

Brien LewisPresidentCatawba [email protected]


Campus Master PlanLewis University, Romeoville, Illinois

DESCRIPTION

Steadily increasing enrollment has led the Lewis University community to embark on a

process of planning for future growth on its main campus in Romeoville, Illinois. The

master plan is intended as a framework for guiding the evolution of the university’s physical

setting over the next few decades. It is meant to help current and future generations of

decision-makers understand where needed buildings, open spaces, pedestrian connections

and infrastructure should be located and how they will relate to their surroundings and the

campus at large.

The Master Plan process began with facilitating meetings with the Master Planning Task

Force to discuss how the forming Strategic Plan, academic plan, and student life plan

may impact the campus. Out of these sessions, the Task Force presented an outline of

the values the University plans should address. During the plan development process, an

acquisition opportunity led to an assessment of the existing building, its condition, and

potential to meet the needs of the University. An additional opportunity to partner with a

sports team to develop a shared athletics training facility needed to be assessed as well

examining the potential long-term land use impact on the campus.

The master plan needed to respond to the projected enrollment growth of 3.5 percent

annually, requiring the University to adopt a sound strategy for incremental expansion. By

2021, the student population on the main campus may grow up to 40 percent which may

require nearly 2.2 million square feet of space related to academic, residential, student

life, athletics and recreational uses – approximately 675,000 square feet more than

currently exists on campus.

The Master Plan realizes in physical form the Guiding Principles developed by the Master

Planning Task Force. These principles build on the University’s fourth strategic plan, Vision

2016: Student Success, Institutional Distinction, Regional Impact, and are supported in

the Master Plan through the following guiding principles:

• The University should present its mission physically as a learning community.

• The University should visibly convey its distinguished character, history and values

through its built environment.

• The University’s built environment should be welcoming and personally enriching to

all who are on campus.

• The University environment should promote sustainable, ecological and physiological

wellbeing

The master plan helps the University succeed in its mission by reflecting these values in

the physical setting of the campus. Its strategies represent a consensus of ideas generated

and tested through various meetings and workshops with the Master Planning Task Force

and the University Executive Council. The master plan suggested ways of adding new

facilities and renovating existing buildings so these space needs are met for students,

faculty and staff. By following the master plan, these changes will be undertaken so as to

respect the University’s heritage while improving the campus for the future.

PROJECT DATA

Completed: 2012 Size: 376 acres

REFERENCE

Robert C. DeRose, C.P.A., M.B.A.Senior Vice President for Finance and FacilitiesLewis [email protected]


Campus Master PlanWesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION

Wesleyan University, founded in 1831, has enjoyed a long history of liberal arts education.

Originally founded as a Methodist institution, Wesleyan today is characterized by a diverse

population of students and faculty. Throughout its growth, Wesleyan has maintained a

desire for excellence academically and physically, as represented by its beautiful buildings

and grounds. Much like the population of Wesleyan, the physical environment is richly

diverse. Characterized by such buildings and spaces as the original College Row and the

Center for Fine Arts, Wesleyan is an eclectic collection of discrete and distinctly beautiful

areas.

In 2002, Ayers Saint Gross worked with Wesleyan University in the development of a

master plan. The initial phase consisted of campus tours and group interviews with the

faculty, students, staff and members of the community. In response to these discussions,

three principles were established to help guide the development of the University.

1. A Firmly-Rooted Sense of Place

Establish a collective commitment to the quality of the collegial environment

2. A Well-Connected Community

Create and improve visual and physical connections to the campus core

Establish appropriate relationships with the city of Middletown

3. Reaffirm the Wesleyan Identity

Project the image of a uniquely great university

During the subsequent planning phases, the design team explored the core academic area

and the surrounding residential life area in greater detail, and solutions were proposed

and tested. The primary goals of consolidating more students on campus and developing

connections across the distinct areas of campus drove the design ideas.

PROJECT DATA


REFERENCE

Joyce TopsheAssistant Vice President for FacilitiesWesleyan [email protected]


Campus Master PlanDePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana

DESCRIPTION

DePauw University is ranked in the top 50 Liberal Arts Colleges in the United States and

aspires to advance its on-campus intellectual life through improvements to the social,

residential, and academic facilities and programs. The master plan began with this

guiding principle.

While the Campus Master Plan addresses long term issues, the University had a set of

immediate opportunities to transform the social fabric of the campus. In early focus group

discussions, the lack of informal social spaces, alternative learning environments, on

campus recreation and the ability to eat meals together were common concerns. This led

to a series of no or low capital summer improvement projects which expanded the dining

capacity of the Union, provided outdoor flexible classrooms and social spaces, as well as

a unique outdoor blackboard. One side of the board is reserved for instructional use while

the other is dedicated to daily announcements. Each of these projects has created new

opportunities for spontaneous interactions between faculty, staff and students that build

connections across campus and disciplines.

One of DePauw’s physical strengths is the beauty of the campus buildings and grounds.

Architecture across campus is fairly consistent and united by a mature landscape. Another

summer project was a targeted refreshing of the landscape to improve tree health, remove

unsafe limbs and plant new trees which replenishes the tree canopy as mature trees

approach the end of a natural life cycle. The result is a landscape master plan and policy

which provides for the continuity of the campus character for future generations.

The campus master plan addresses student life, residence life, recreation, athletics, the

campus visitor experience, and connections to the Nature Park. The master plan also

includes implementation recommendations which allow the plan to be realized in a logical

fashion.

PROJECT DATA


REFERENCE

Brian CaseyPresidentDePauw [email protected]


Campus Master PlanUniversity of Richmond, Richmond, VA

DESCRIPTION

Founded in 1830, the University of Richmond moved to its present location west of

downtown Richmond in 1914. The campus is distinguished by Westhampton Lake at

its center and the consistency of collegiate gothic architecture throughout. The historic

men’s college, Richmond College, is located north of the lake while the historic women’s

college, Westhampton College, is located south of the lake; today, the two colleges are

united as one university. Each college has iconic, memorable views that are closely tied

with the University’s image. Less distinguished is the south campus. Facilities in this area

include recreation fields, student housing, the University Facilities Office, and the Special

Programs Building. The 2011 Campus Master Plan created a vision for the south campus

that accommodates current uses while efficiently using the land to support high quality

new development.

The master plan for the south campus centered on a new pedestrian spine linking the

Forum and River Road, as well as expansion of the existing Little Westham Creek ecological

corridor through the south campus. A series of new residence halls will frame a pair of

three-sided quadrangles that open on the east side to the expanded ecological corridor. A

new building on River Road will accommodate the School of Continuing Studies and other

public-facing University programs to complete a gateway to the University from the south.

PROJECT DATA


REFERENCE

Andrew McBrideVice President for FacilitiesUniversity of [email protected]


Homewood Campus Plan and UpdateJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

DESCRIPTION

In order to guide the evolution of its Homewood campus, Johns Hopkins University

selected Ayers Saint Gross to create a new campus plan in 2001. The planning process

began with an understanding that change and growth are inevitable, and, if handled well,

can result in a campus that is not only larger but more attractive and more humane. The

process began with an observations phase, including campus tours and interviews and

meetings with faculty members, students and staff. In response to these observations,

three corresponding Planning Principles were prepared to guide campus development.

In 2008, the university recognized the need to update the 2001 Homewood Campus

Plan. These revisions incorporate the principles of the previous plan as well as today’s

existing conditions and current knowledge about the development of the campus. The

plan considers the potential addition of approximately two million gross square feet of new

space in a manner that is consistent with the scale and quality of the existing campus

environment. In following its recommendations, the university is well-positioned to

accommodate program needs during its next phase of development.

PROJECT DATA

Completed: 2001 and 2008Size: 140 acres

REFERENCE

Alan FishVice President for FacilitiesJohns Hopkins [email protected]


Signage and Wayfinding Master Plan and ImplementationUniversity of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION

The combined signage planning and implementation projects for the University of Scranton

deliver a guideline and strategy for future wayfinding and immediate implementation of

signage in the campus core.

The University of Scranton’s Signage and Wayfinding Master Plan was developed in tandem

with the Campus Building and Land Use Plan and a landscape architectural master plan

also designed by Ayers Saint Gross. The collaborative design approach allowed all aspects

of the program to develop in tandem and inform one another.

The Signage & Wayfinding Master Plan supports the University of Scranton through

planned expansions. The Plan gives guidance on wayfinding methodology, hierarchies,

and nomenclature, and provides design guidelines for freestanding signs, gateways and

lettering. The goals of the Plan are to strengthen identity; clarify wayfinding; enhance

college-community gateways; reinforce a strong campus center that is still visually

connected to the city; and match the aesthetic experience to the University’s mission and

academic quality.

Signage types were divided into several categories: Gateways and Threshold Markers,

Building Identification Signs, Pedestrian Directional Signs, and Vehicular Directional

Signs. Detailed design options were developed for each signage type.

The design incorporates an “infinity” motif echoing an historical architectural detail

and subtly reinforcing the Jesuit ethos of reflection and lifelong learning, while the sign

structures are detailed to facilitate replacement and maintenance of the message panels.

PROJECT DATA

Completed: 2010

REFERENCE

James DeversDirector of Physical PlantUniversity of [email protected]

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Gateway Signage Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION

In order to increase its visibility and clarify arrival for first-time visitors, Lafayette College

engaged Ayers Saint Gross to study and develop Gateway Signage for five locations

surrounding the campus core.

Striving for timelessness, the design solutions directly reference and extend the

architectural heritage of the campus. As the campus is bordered by a residential

neighborhood, the scale and orientation of each location was carefully studied in order to

create a campus edge that is open and inviting, yet well defined.

The Gateway Signage project was structured for design-build delivery, with Ayers Saint

Gross developing schematic design drawings for the College’s use in executing the project

with a general contractor partner.

Ayers Saint Gross also developed design concepts for a campus-wide pedestrian wayfinding

program, again for design-build delivery. The program was developed in collaboration

with the College’s Office of Communications in order to dovetail the design of new sign

program with the rollout of the College’s new identity, developed concurrently by a branding

consultant.

The program was closely coordinated with the design teams developing the Campus Master

Plan and Quad Expansion projects, also by Ayers Saint Gross.

PROJECT DATA

Completed: 2010 Size: 110 Acres

REFERENCE

George XiquesAsst. Director, Facilities PlanningLafayette College610.330.5607

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Campus Directory

1. Markle Hall2. Markle Parking Deck3. Acopian Engineering Center4. Plant Operations5. Watson Hall6. Hugel Science Center7. Kunkel Hall8. Farber Hall9. Ramer Hall10. Phi Kappa Psi fraternity11. Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity12. Lerch House (Kappa Kappa Gammasorority)13. P T Farinon House14. Conway House15. Sullivan Parking Deck16. Kamine Hall17. Fisher Hall West18. Fisher Hall East19. Rubin Hall20. Alpha Phi sorority21. Pi Beta Phi sorority22. Two West (Delta Delta Delta sorority)23. Four West (Delta Upsilon fraternity)24. Easton Hall25. Marquis Hall26. Ramer History House27. Kirby Hall of Civil Rights

28. 714 Sullivan Road29. Skillman Library30. Van Wickle Hall31. South College31a. Jesser Hall32. Ruef Hall33. Keefe Hall34. Simon Center for Economics and BusinessAdministration35. Société d’Honneur Plaza36. Colton Chapel37. Pardee Hall38. Zeta Psi fraternity39. Watson Courts40. President’s House41. 511 College Avenue (AlphaGamma Delta sorority)42. Fretz House43. McKelvy House44. Reeder House45. Hillel House46. Portlock Black Cultural Center47. Newman House48. Military Science49. McKeen Hall50. Farinon College Center51. Gates Hall

52. Bailey Health Center53. Soles Hall54. Hogg Hall55. Phi Gamma Delta fraternity56. Kappa Delta Rho fraternity57. Kirby House58. Williams Center for the Arts59. Lehigh Valley Child Care Center60. Arts Houses61. Alumni Memorial Plaza62. Oechsle Hall63. Pfenning Alumni Center64. Printmaking Studios65. Hamilton House (Delta Gamma sorority)66. Kirby Sports Center67. Maroon Club Strength Center68. Bourger Varsity Football House69. Metzgar Fields Athletic Complex69a. McCracken Field House69b. Softball Field69c. Hilton Rahn ’51 Field at Class of 1978 Stadium69d. Mike Bourger ’44 Field at Oaks Stadium69e. Rappolt Field70. Sullivan Tennis Courts71. Williams Visual Arts Building

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Signage and Wayfinding Master Plan and Implementation Howard Community College, Columbia, Maryland

DESCRIPTION

The Signage & Wayfinding Master Plan for Howard Community College builds on the

architectural vocabulary of the Columbia, Maryland campus.

The signage plan addresses an array of pedestrian and vehicular wayfinding challenges,

including widely dispersed parking and facilities, and the communication of complex

regulatory and accessibility messages. Outlining a strategy to consolidate information onto

a uniform system of directional and identification signs, the plan remains flexible enough

to accommodate short- and long-term campus expansion and frequent special events.

Design guidelines specify a material palette that complements the campus architectural

character, with brand color used selectively as an orientation device; all aspects of signage

on campus are addressed, from map kiosks to street signs. The first phase implementation

of this program was completed in 2010 and reinforces the emerging pedestrian core of the

campus.

PROJECT DATA

Completed: 2010

REFERENCE

Randall R. BengfortHoward Community CollegeDirector of Marketing & [email protected]

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Aluminum sign cabinet with material M4 applied to sign face, mounted to precast base (material M2). Applied vinyl graphics.

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Sign - Secondary

Aluminum sign panel painted P2, mounted to existing pole with band hardware. Applied vinyl graphics.

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Graphics are applied vinyl fi lm or mask and spray painted, as

noted for each sign type. All sign text and symbols are color P4

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white to match M3). All HCC shield graphics are color P1 (except

when reversed out of a color fi eld, when they shall be white to

match M3). Select vehicular sign faces are refl ective vinyl, M4.

All signs are non-illuminated except for Sign Type E, which has

an internally illuminated lightbox with changeable graphic and

internally illuminated header symbol.

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Street sign

Aluminum sign panel painted P1. Band at top painted P2. Sign mounted to HCC standard pole or existing pole with band hardware. Applied vinyl graphics, with refl ective vinyl lettering.

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Aluminum sign cabinet painted P2, mounted to precast base (material M2). Mask and spray painted graphics.

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Wall Mounted

Aluminum sign cabinet painted P2 (header detail painted P1), mounted to wall. Mask and spray painted graphics.

SIGN TYPE E

Map Kiosk

Aluminum sign cabinet painted P2, (header detail painted P1) mounted to precast base (material M2). Internally illuminated push-thru symbol (material M3) on header. Mask and spray painted text. Internally illuminated lightbox and changeable map graphic. Literature compartment with hinged covers.

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Aluminum sign cabinet painted P2, mounted to HCC standard pole. Mask and spray painted graphics.

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SIGN TYPE E

Map Kiosk

Aluminum sign cabinet painted P2, (header detail painted P1) mounted to precast base (material M2). Internally illuminated push-thru symbol (material M3) on header. Mask and spray painted text. Internally illuminated lightbox and changeable map graphic. Literature compartment with hinged covers.

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Environmental Interpreteive and Wayfinding SignageCollege of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina

DESCRIPTION

The Environmental Campus is an 800 acre historic site located on the banks of the Stono

River just outside Charleston, South Carolina. Characterized by grassy marshes, wooded

wetlands, and upland meadow, this unique place offers a wide range of diverse landscapes

along with an abundance of history and ecology.

Developed concurrently with the nature trail system that travels from archeological sites to

the river banks and through an allee of mystical 200-year-old live oaks, the interpretive and

wayfinding signage offer educational and informational guidance in this parklike setting.

The wayfinding plan is zoned ecologically and uses related symbols to organize the site into

Meadow, Wetland, River, Woodland and Allee of Oaks. Trailblazer signs bear a cut-through

shape of the symbol, an East or West Loop designation, and a mileage indicator to help

guests navigate the looping trails.

Interpretive sign panels communicate the history, culture and ecology of the place at select

waysides along the trail. Working with the College, Ayers Saint Gross designed and drafted

the panels which illustrate much of the story with the drawings of John Henry Dick, the

naturalist, artist and former owner of the property. With lightness and simplicity, the signs

balance information needs with a quiet, site-appropriate design. Thin and arcing supports

are inspired by the grassy natural setting and the birds and wildlife it attracts.

PROJECT DATA

Completed: 2011

REFERENCE

George XiquesAsst. Director, Facilities PlanningLafayette College610.330.5607


Experience providing campus master

planning for insitutions similar to

Calvin College.

REFERENCES


MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY

CAMPUS MASTER PLAN

Mr. Upen Malani

Director of Campus Planning and Management

703.284.1491

[email protected]

References

WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

CAMPUS MASTER PLAN

Mr. Andrew Goodman

Chief of Staff, Office of the Provost

215.572.3829

[email protected]

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

CAMPUS MASTER PLAN

Ms. Cathy Wood

VP for Finance, Treasurer

202.319.5606

[email protected]


A tailored team of advisors to guide

your institution into the future.

TEAM PROPOSAL


Team Structure and Staffing Strategy

We have selected our team members based upon their experience completing similar assignments, their demonstrated design creativity and excellence in creating high quality master plans, and their ability to serve Calvin College.

Ayers Saint Gross Core Planning Team

Kevin Petersen, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Project Director

Luanne Greene, AIA, LEED AP BD+CPrincipal-in-Charge

Amelle M. Schultz, PLA, LEED AP Senior Planner

Jonathan Ceci, PLA, LEED APLandscape Architect

Service Partners

Lisa M. KeithSpace Needs Assessment

Moore & Bruggink, Inc.

Civil Engineering & Utility Infrastructure

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB)Traffic/Transportation Engineering

Glenn Neighbors, AIA, LEED APLead Designer

Jamie M. BarnettSignage and Wayfinding

Kristina Abrams, AIA, LEED APProject Architect

CALVIN COLLEGEor


PROFILE

Luanne will serve Calvin College by providing team guidance and participate in stakeholder

meetings. Luanne, the Director of the Campus Planning practice at Ayers Saint Gross,

brings more than 20 years of experience in planning, design, group facilitation and project

management.

PROFILE

Kevin will be responsible for day-to-day coordination with entire planning consultant team.

He will also serve as contact to Calvin College staff to move the project forward on time

and on budget. Kevin brings broad experience in the design and coordination of planning,

architecture and landscape projects with an emphasis on collegiate projects. He has led

planning efforts on several campuses ranging from focused studies to comprehensive

master plans.

EDUCATION

Master of Architecture, University of Virginia, 1988 B.S. Architecture University of Virginia, 1984

REGISTRATIONS

Registered Architect: Virginia LEED Accredited Professional

EDUCATION

Master of Architecture, Graduate School of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Bachelor of Science, School of Architecture, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

REGISTRATIONS

Registered Architect: Washington, DC LEED Accredited Professional

RECENT PROJECTS

Campus Master PlanWestminster Theological Seminary, Glenside, PA Campus Master PlanSaint Mary's College of Maryland, Saint Mary's, MD Campus Master Plan

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Facilities Framework Planning Studies

Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA

RECENT PROJECTS

Campus Master PlanWestminster Theological Seminary, Glenside, PA Campus Master PlanSaint Mary's Notre Dame College, Notre Dame, IN Campus Master PlanUniversity of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Campus Master PlanThe Catholic University of America Washington, DC

Luanne Greene, AIA, LEED APPrincipal-in-Charge, Ayers Saint Gross

Kevin Petersen, AIA, LEED APProject Director, Ayers Saint Gross

Campus Master PlanLoyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD

Homewood Campus Master Plan & Update

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Campus Master PlanMount Saint Mary's University, MD

Campus Master Plan/Facilities AssessmentMarymount University, Arlington, VA

Planning StudiesWashington University in St. Louis, MO

Facilities Framework Planning StudiesSwarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA

Campus Master Plan Catawba College, Salisbury, NC

Planning StudiesWashington University in St. Louis, MO




PROFILE

Amelle will serve Calvin College by providing a detailed analysis of the campus, resulting in

a detailed master plan. She will also participate in all stakeholder meetings and aspects of

the campus design vision. Amelle has worked on campus master plans and detailed design

work for both public and private clients.

PROFILE

Glenn will serve Calvin College by participating in design charettes and bring design

guidance to the master plan process. He has more than 20 years of experience in all

phases of architecture, from programming and master planning through construction

administration, with particular emphasis on design.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of LandscapeArchitecture, Pennsylvania State University, 1998

REGISTRATIONS

Professional Landscape Architect: MarylandLEED Accredited Professional

EDUCATION

University of Maryland, School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, 1982

REGISTRATIONS

Registered Architect: MarylandLEED Accredited Professional

RECENT PROJECTS

Campus Development FrameworkRingling College of Art+Design, Sarasota, FL

Campus Master PlanLoyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD


Campus Master PlanNazareth College, Rochester, NY

Campus Master PlanNotre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore

Homewood Campus Master PlanJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

RECENT PROJECTS

Campus Master PlanWestminster Theological Seminary, Glenside, PA Campus Master Plan

Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN

Campus Master PlanUniversity of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IL

Campus Master PlanThe Catholic University of America Washington, DC

Homewood Campus Master Plan & UpdateJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Amelle Schultz, PLA, LEED APLead Campus Planner, Ayers Saint Gross

Glenn Neighbors, AIA, LEED APDesigner, Ayers Saint Gross

Campus Master PlanWashington & Lee University, Lexington, VA

Campus Master PlanFranklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA

Campus Master PlanUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Campus Master PlanKansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Campus Master PlanRutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Campus Master Plan and UpdateUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


Campus Master PlanFranklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA


Campus Master PlanCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA



PROFILE

Lisa will serve Calvin College by providing a space needs assessment of campus buildings

to gain a better understanding of utilization that will guide the master plan process. She

brings more than 23 years of experience assisting colleges and universities to maximize

their potential by improving and allocating their spatial resources.

AFFILIATIONS

Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) – Regular Workshop Presenter

Council of Educational Facilities Planners International (CEFPI)

National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)

RECENT PROJECTS

Classroom Master PlanUniversity of Richmond, Richmond, VA

Space Needs AssessmentKansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Space Needs AssessmentUniversity of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI

Master Plan Space Needs AnalysisUniversity of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Arts & Sciences Classroom Needs StudyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Master Plan Space NeedsUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Lisa M. KeithSpace Needs Assessment, Ayers Saint Gross

Space Needs AssessmentNorthern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

Master Plan Space Needs AnalysisUniversity of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ

Academic Space Needs AnalysisTexas A&M University, College Station, TX

Master Plan Space Needs AnalysisUniversity of Connecticut, Stons, CT

Academic and Event Space StudyLewis and Clark College, Portland, OR

Master Plan Space Needs AssessmentUniversity of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC

PROFILE

Kristina will serve Calvin College by conducting existing building condition surveys to

inform the space needs assessment and create linkages for future facility development.

She will also have a large role in developing the architectural Design Guidelines to create a

baseline for future campus development.

EDUCATION

Master of Architecture, Lawrence Technological University, 2007

Bachelor of Science in Architecture, University of Michigan, 2004

REGISTRATIONS

Registered Architect: ArizonaLEED Accredited Professional

RECENT PROJECTS

Master Plan UpdateNorthern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

Master Plan and Master DevelopmentGateway Community College, Phoenix, AZ

Comprehensive Development PlanBarlow Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

Recreation Field Pavilion and ExpansionNorthern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

Health Sciences Education BuildingUniversity of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ

Music / Theater Building RenovationGeorge Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Kristina Abrams, AIA, LEED APProject Architect, Ayers Saint Gross

New Graduate Student Housing ComplexPrivate Developer, Doha, Qatar

National Library at Mount VernonMount Vernon Estate, Mount Vernon, VA

Academic CommonsSalisbury University, Salisbury, MD

Square 77 Residence ComplexThe George Washington University, Washington, DC 1010 Lemon Student HousingUniversity of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ


PROFILE

Jonathan will serve Calvin College by providing a detailed analysis of the existing campus

landscapes, pathways and entrances, and provide design guidance. His work demonstrates

an appreciation of regional distinctions through native materials, site-specific plant

palettes and local landscape typologies.

PROFILE

Jamie will serve Calvin College by providing graphic design direction for the master plan

and investigate signage and wayfinding on the campus. She specializes in the integration

of graphic design within environments and her project types include signage, print, web,

identity and integrated brand strategies.

EDUCATION

Master of Landscape Architecture, Harvard University, 2001

Bachelor of Arts (English literature) summa cum laude, Temple University, 1998 REGISTRATIONSProfessional Landscape Architect: AZ, MD, IN, MD, NY, NC, PA, VA LEED Accredited Professional

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts, Visual Communication Virginia Commonwealth University, 2005

Bachelor of Science, Architecture, University of Virginia, 1993

RECENT PROJECTS

Campus LandscapesLafayette College, Easton, PA

Landscape Master PlanDepauw University, Greencastle, IN

Landscape Master Plan/Design GuidelinesHoward Community College, Baltimore, MD

North Quadrangle RenovationNorthern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

Science and Engineering CourtyardUniversity of Delaware, Newark, DE

Urban Design GuidelinesUniversity of Maryland Baltimore, MD

RECENT PROJECTS

Signage and Wayfinding Master PlanUniversity of Scranton, Scranton, PA

Signage and Wayfinding Master PlanUniversity of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

Graphics Master PlanUniversity of Depauw, Greencastle, IN

Signage and Wayfinding Master PlanFrederick Community College, Frederick, MD

Jonathan Ceci, PLA, LEED APLandscape Architect, Ayers Saint Gross

Jamie M. BarnettSignage and Wayfinding, Ayers Saint Gross

Landscape Master PlanUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Campus Open Space PlanJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

West Village Pedestrian ExpansionTowson University, Towson, MD

Freshman Housing Village Landscape PlanEmory University, Atlanta, GA

Sciences Quad Landscape PlanHoward Community College, Baltimore, MD

Observatory Hill Residential LandscapesUniversity of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Gateway PlanTowson University, Towson, MD

Signage and Wayfinding Master PlanMonticello Visitor Center and Smith Education Center, Charlottesville, VA

Signage and Wayfinding Master PlanHoward Community College Baltimore, MD


PROFILE

Brian will provide civil engineering and utility infrastructur services for the Calvin College

Master Plan campus master plan. He brings more than 18 years of experience including

roadway, storm sewer, signing, lighting and site design and has served as project manager

for many complex multi-discipline projects.

EDUCATION

MS, Civil Engineering, University of Michigan BS, Civil Engineering, University of Michigan BSE, Liberal Arts, Calvin College

REGISTRATIONS

Professional Engineer: MI

RECENT PROJECTS

Calvin College OverpassCalvin College, Grand Rapids, MI

Calvin College East Campus DesignCalvin College, Grand Rapids, MI

Calvin College Rain GardenCalvin College, Grand Rapids, MI

Calvin College Glen Oaks Entry DriveCalvin College, Grand Rapids, MI

Robert E. Bruggink, PECivil Engineer, Moore & Bruggink, Inc.

Calvin College Burton Street Widening Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI

Calvin College Woodlawn Site

Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI Bostwick

CommonsGrand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, MI

East Complex Residence HousingCentral Michigan University East Complex, Mt. Pleasant, MI

PROFILE

Chris will serve Calvin College by providing transportation planning. His work has

encompassed mixed-use developments in urban settings, and a variety of institutions and

their campuses. He has provided transportation planning for notable institutions such at

the Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, MIT and Northeastern.

EDUCATION

MS, Technology and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999MS, Transportation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999BS, Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997 REGISTRATIONSProfessional Engineer MA 2004

RECENT PROJECTS

Master PlanThe Catholic University of America, Washington, DC

Parking and Transportation Master PlanGeorge Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Campus Transportation PlanUniversity of Richmond, Richmond, VA

Parking and Transportation Master PlanGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Comprehensive Transportation PlanWashington University, St. Louis, MO

Infrastructure Master Planning ServicesUniversity of Delaware, Newark, DE

Chris Conklin, PETransportation Planner, VHB

2010 Master Plan UpdateUniversity of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Transportation StudyJames Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Arts & Transit Neighborhood Enabling ProjectPrinceton University, Princeton, NJ

North Quad and Forbes-Craig DistrictsCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Traffic and Transportation EngineeringOld Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

Campus Master PlanUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI


Creating a plan for Calvin College to align

with your institution's mission.

PROCESS AND APPROACH


UNDERSTAND THE UNIVERSITY’S NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS

Calvin has a unique mission and location which need to be reflected in its physical plan.

Thomas Jefferson said while designing the University of Virginia “There should be reciprocity

between the mission of the university and the place.”

The plan should address the College’s aspirations. The master plan is an opportunity for the

College to step back and ask “what should we be like in the future?” How will the campus

draw the best and brightest students, faculty and staff to its doorstep?

DEVELOPING THE SPACE NEEDS ANALYSIS

A successful master plan includes the identification of an institution’s unique space needs. A

thorough assessment of the College’s existing space needs is important because it identifies

the parameters for the analysis of future space needs. During the analysis, the anticipated

growth of specific programs, the impact of anticipated programs, space deficiencies and

changing paradigms of instructional delivery will be considered. We also benchmark Calvin’s

space usage with like institutions. In the process we will explore the underlying values that

define Calvin College and its uniqueness, so we can create space solutions that reflect those

values in the physical environment.

An important component of the space needs analysis is a utilization study to reveal hours per

week usage, percentage of student occupancy, and average room utilization. These factors

are used to determine classroom and laboratory space requirements. Sophisticated software

tools allow us to compare base and target year space to guideline calculations, outlining

the types of spaces for which the University can expect to have a surplus or deficit in future

years. Included in our model is analysis of major types of space across campus: Classrooms,

Laboratories, Library, Academic and Administrative Offices, Assembly/Exhibit Space, Support

Space, Student Union, Recreation & Physical Education, Athletics, and Residence Life.

We do not believe in a one-size-fits-all methodology for the determination of institutional space

needs. We will consider Calvin College’s unique characteristics and program mix, as well as its

size and mission to determine which space planning factors should be applied.

STUDENT LIVING AND COMMUNITY BUILDING

Every institution of higher education is unique. Residence life programs are structured to

provide a student experience that benefits the particular culture of that institution and

contributes to preparing each student for the rest of their life. Ayers Saint Gross believes that

every student life building and residence hall should be measured against a set of values that

serve as guiding principles in their design and encourage:

• The making of lifelong relationships

• Informal intellectual discourse

• Reinforcement and enhancement of the mission of the institution

• Personal, civic and intellectual growth and development through individual and group

experiences

• The opportunity for solitude when desired

• Respect for its surroundings

• Creativity

• A shared sense of community

Elements of a Successful Campus Plan


Gone are the days of “dormitories” and “dining halls.” Today’s colleges and universities know

that innovative housing is the most effective means of building a sense of community among

its students. The most successful student housing projects use valuable land and resources to

support the mission and culture of the school, contribute to the vibrancy of campus life, and

provide quality accommodations for an increased number of students.

The following three principles encourage the creation of outstanding student housing:

• Translating the mission of residence life into built form

• Building a sense of community through design

• Recognizing that living on campus fosters better education and maturation

Student housing has a variety of unit typologies from which to choose. Often times, the

unit type selected are related to the student’s development. However, trends and student

expectations are constantly challenging these traditional models. Once units have been

selected, they can be tailored to best suit the residence life mission.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

A successful campus plan recognizes the social and natural processes that shape the spirit of

a place. Interaction at the pedestrian level provides a strong foundation for civic, cultural and

economic engagement. The buildings, signage, and landscapes along the campus comprise

the framework for interaction and engagement.

The Ayers Saint Gross Landscape Architecture Studio works in a broad range of contexts to

create environments that succeed as both social spaces and functional systems. Whether

designing streetscapes, plazas or parks, we work within each community to understand the

local culture and to balance the built environment with natural systems. We value urbanism

and strive to connect individuals and communities with the environments in which they live.

Some common challenges that we face in our projects are contaminated soils, harsh

growing conditions for plants, special security concerns, aging infrastructure and community

engagement. We address the needs of each project in a manner suited to its individual

situation, often working in close collaboration with architects and engineers.

CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY

Ayers Saint Gross is committed to sustainability in our work, our office practices, our

research, and through our people. On the campus planning scale, sustainable practices

require considering the responsible capacity of the land and testing how and where new

development can be accommodated appropriately.

Using forward-thinking strategies, the College can maximize the efficiency, effectiveness,

and beauty in its future development strategies. We approach sustainability from its

core principles of compact, pedestrian friendly, transit-oriented development (TOD)

with increased pervious surfaces and reduced automobile dependence as the basis of

sustainable master planning. We believe in long-term planning which sets the stage

for immediate needs as part of a larger framework. This minimizes opportunistic,

uncoordinated planning which can waste precious land and resources. We analyze each

component of the campus in a systematic manner, looking at both natural systems and

built systems.


Over the past 30 years, Ayers Saint Gross has continuously refined and recalibrated our

planning methodology, and the result has been a number of new, implementable and

sustainable campus master plans for colleges, universities and institutions across the

country and internationally.

We have learned from past experience that for physical planning to be truly successful, it

must grow from sound principles that balance the visionary with the realistic. To achieve

this equilibrium, we take collaborative and iterative approach that focuses on designed-

based exploration and planning.

SUPPORTING THE ACADEMIC MISSION

Our master plans for colleges and universities grow from the belief that the physical

campus should support the institution’s academic mission. Achieving this integration

requires a collaborative and iterative planning approach that actively involves all interested

stakeholders.

This process begins with development of institutional goals to direct the physical plan.

These guiding principles reflect the philosophy, culture and setting of the college or

university, and serve to shape the big picture of how the campus should be developed over

time.

SUSTAINABLE CONSIDERATIONS

Sustainability is an issue that has grown in prominence in recent years. We incorporate

sustainable considerations into the life of the planning process, rather than treating

eco-friendliness as a discrete issue. From our past experience working with many other

colleges and universities, we know that issues related to water, energy and transportation

are key to ensuring that the Campus Master Plan advances an institutions sustainability

goals as follows:

Water – Managing and controlling stormwater quantity and quality; limiting use of potable

water; strategic use of non-potable water for appropriate uses.

Energy – Efficiency to ensure that the College uses no more than what’s needed; deriving

energy from responsible sources.

Transportation – Cultivating alternatives such as walking, biking, rideshare opportunities

and other means of transportation to reduce the campus community’s dependence on

driving and parking.

Our practice cultivates a culture where individuals consider the environment in their

work and in their daily lives. When applied to campus operations, our sustainablity

best practices address almost every area of activity (buildings and grounds; student life

activities such as dining, purchasing, management of materials usage in classrooms,

studios and laboratories, etc.).

On the campus planning scale, sustainable practices require considering the responsible

capacity of the land and testing how and where new development can be accommodated

appropriately.

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Approach and Process


As we develop a master plan, we take into consideration the following goals:

• Creating an efficient and beautiful campus plan that is compact, connected and coherent

to its users while also serving the practical needs of service and infrastructure.

• Developing a plan that respects and, where necessary, repairs native land forms,

hydrology and sensitive plant and animal communities.

• Attention to water quality, including managing stormwater runoff; increasing

opportunities for onsite infiltration into groundwater systems; and creating strategies to

eliminate post-development net gain in runoff volume (green roofs, bio-retention swales,

increased plantings to maximize the benefits of evapo-transpiration, pervious pavement,

etc.).

• A variety of attractive outdoor rooms for contemplation, social interaction and pedagogic

purposes with attention to microclimate characteristics (patterns of sun, shade, wind,

humidity, views, etc.) and framed by appropriately-scaled buildings.

• Well-connected pedestrian circulation systems joining the outdoor rooms to encourage

walking and promote healthy social interaction.

• Harmonious architectural character using sustainable materials and construction

practices.

• Building up, not out, to maximize the efficiency of the land (where appropriate and not in

conflict with social, ecological and economic needs).

• Providing energy systems and facilities that use renewable, clean energy sources and

reduce usage of non-renewable, high-pollution, greenhouse gas-emitting energy sources;

such as geothermal.

Through forward-thinking strategies, Calvin College can maximize the efficiency,

effectiveness and beauty of its campus in its future development. We approach

sustainability from its core principles of compact, pedestrian-friendly, transit-oriented

development (TOD) with increased pervious surfaces, strategically located parking facilities

and enhanced pedestrian and wayfinding network design as the basis of sustainable master

planning. We believe in long-term planning which sets the stage for immediate needs as

part of a larger framework. This minimizes opportunistic, uncoordinated planning, which

can waste precious land and resources. We analyze each component of the campus in a

systematic manner, looking at both natural systems and built systems.

CAMPUS PLANNING PROCESS

Our approach to developing the plan for Calvin College is outlined below. We would

anticipate working with the Seminary to fine-tune these steps to match expectations of

project scope, schedule and budget.

Typically, we generate the campus plan according to five phases of work undertaken

in collaboration with the institution. This process is not linear but involves overlapping

activities to gather and analyze the quantitative and qualitative data necessary to make

recommendations for campus improvements.

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c h a r g e, l u a n n e g r e e n e w o r k s c l o s e ly

w i t h p r o j e c t t e a m m e m b e r s, p r o v i d i n g

o v e r a l l l e a d e r s h i p i n t h e p l a n n i n g a n d

d e l i v e ry o f t h e p r o j e c t.


1. OBSERVATIONS AND ANALYSIS

This phase focuses on the accumulation and analysis of data necessary to generate

a realistic portrait of Calvin College. Through walking tours, interviews with campus

stakeholders, on-line tools and analysis of current conditions on campus, a realistic portrait

of the institution emerges to create a foundation on which the plan can be built.

Natural and built system information gathered during this phase includes:

• Analysis of existing campus development, campus context, topography and vegetation,

drainage and peer institutions.

• Evaluations of existing conditions of structures, utilities, transportation network and

parking, as well as evaluation of sustainability initiatives.

• Current condition and use of space, building upon findings from the recent campus

utilization, provide projected space needs based on planned growth of programs, industry/

institutional space standards and strategic initiatives planned for the future.

Important to the development of the Campus Master Plan is a Space Inventory and

Analysis of Need. Calvin College recently completed an in-depth space utilization for

classroom and laboratory spaces. Our assessment will build upon the existing study where

possible. Where additional information is required, Ayers Saint Gross will use building/

facility information, course data, and population date to conduct a physical assessment

of spaces on campus and analyze their utilization for classes and other activities. The

assessment will create the foundation for space reconciliation.

Ayers Saint Gross will present an overview of the space reconciliation. This survey

will provide an initial summary of the existing spaces on campus and identify gaps or

discrepancies in the data.

Ayers Saint Gross expects to work with the Seminary to determine the appropriate number

and make up of focus groups. Once they are established, Ayers Saint Gross will meet

with the chosen groups and interviewees. The first part of the interviews will confirm the

existing conditions data and discuss how the current space is used. The second part will

determine future needs. Some of these interviews may be conducted while walking through

the spaces. At the conclusion of the focus group interviews, Ayers Saint Gross will prepare

a draft summary of the Campus Space Analysis to be reviewed by the Seminary.

We propose to begin this phase with on-campus data gathering effort to generate the base

information and drawings for the master plan. We will collect data regarding space use

and condition, student population growth and academic programs by walking through each

building and interacting with key faculty and administrators. Once the data is collected

and verified, we will analyze the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the campus to

generate a set of guiding principles that reflect the philosophies, culture, traditions and

setting of Calvin College.

Workshop 1: Kick off and On Site Data Collection (4-5 days)Kick off meeting with working group (Day 1)

Initial Data gathering and verification (3-4 days)

Detailed building tours and space inventory

• Focus group meetings with key stakeholders such as Provost/Deans/Registrar, Student

Life, Students, Faculty, Facilities Management, etc. on an as needed basis

• Meeting with the surrounding community associations to introduce the project

• Office hours: Open door for the university community to voice individual thoughts

and ideas

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Workshop 2: Analysis Summary (1 day)Meet with Working Group for a full day review of the Observations and Space Analysis;

develop the Guiding Principles and establish the direction for the Concept Plan.

Deliverables• Summary of analysis: data, diagrams, narrative summary

• Review and comment on campus space inventory and needs assessment

• Draft Student Housing Assessment

• Campus Development Program and Objectives

2, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK PLAN AND SPACE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Conceptual Framework Plan Phase establishes a common vision for the development

of the campus. The guiding principles and information accumulated through Observations

and Analysis inform the content and composition of the Conceptual Framework Plan. The

plan shows the relationships among existing and proposed buildings, open spaces and

circulation systems, and how these arrangements can realize the guiding principles in

physical form.

This plan will then be used to describe development ideas, obtain input and build

consensus from stakeholders. It will also provide the basis on which to examine immediate

needs and long-term aspirations, while making sure that strategies to address each are

compatible. This approach reconciles actions to address immediate needs with those that

support the future vision of the campus.

Space recommendations will also be made during this phase of work. These

recommendations will build on the College’s developing Strategic Plan and be derived from

the space analysis, which will identify programmatic opportunities and deficiencies.

We believe in communicating our findings and ideas to campus on a regular basis. Usually,

at end of this phase, we take the time to summarize what we’ve heard from many voices

and verify those ideas with the campus community through town hall meetings, web site

and social media.

Workshop 3: Concept Development and Space Recommendations (1 day)Meet with Working Group for a full day review of the proposed Concept Plan and Space

Recommendations. Develop and refine an initial list of immediate and long-term projects.

Potentially meet with the Board of Trustees to update them on the direction of the Master

Plan.}

Deliverables• Draft Space Recommendations

• Vision Statement, including goals

• Concept Plan

3. NEAR-TERM IMPROVEMENTS

In this phase of work, we will examine immediate campus improvements that can enhance

the campus experience and address Calvin College’s greatest challenges. Improvements

may include redesign of campus vehicular entrances, upgrades to existing facilities,

revisioning of pedestrian open space network, and parking facilities locations and

capacities.

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Building Condition AnalysisPriority Ratings

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Class Lab9% Open Lab

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Research1%

Office26%

Library / Study10%

Athletics and Rec13%

Assembly & Exhibit3%

Student Center Space15%

Support8%

Health Care Facilities1%

Residential 32%

Total68%

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This phase will also address the redefinition and renovation of existing campus spaces that

are underutilized or in poor condition.

We will address these issues at a detailed scale to test technical feasibility. The Conceptual

Framework Plan and Space Recommendations will provide the basis for these decisions.

Workshop 4: Immediate Projects Definition (1 day)Meet with Working Group to review potential projects and decide which to pursue for near

term implementation. Propose reuse of space made available by the 26th street project.

Meet with key stakeholders to review details of proposed improvements.

Deliverables: • Concept drawings illustrating the projects

• Conceptual Cost Estimates

4. LONG-TERM VISION

The fourth phase of our approach, guided and grounded by previous phases, allows for the

development of the Long-Term Vision. This phase of work will comprehensively address

Calvin College’s growing long-term needs in support of continued academic excellence. The

Long-Term Vision will support the Seminary’s mission, while also enhancing the quality of

life for students, faculty, staff and visitors.

Within this context, long-term improvements will be addressed as follows:

• Recommend buildings to be renovated and/or replaced.

• Propose future building additions and sites.

• Explore utilization of existing off-campus land/facilities owned by Calvin College, and

explore locations and vision for future acquisition.

• Recommend enhancements to existing pedestrian circulation.

• Identify landscape improvements.

• Support the residential student experience.

• Reivew of student commons proposed addition

• Review of athletic fields design

Closely tied to the development of the Long-Term Vision is the campus open space network.

Ayers Saint Gross will prepare a Landscape Plan for the campus open space network that

indicates approved landscape improvements and future development of planted spaces.

The Landscape Plan will identify primary types of landscapes within Calvin College’s

campus open space network. It will articulate recommendations for the care and

enhancement of existing open space, as well as suggest sites for new elements of the

campus open space network.

Workshop 5: Long term Improvements (1 day)Meet with Working Group and key stakeholders to review the long term vision and the

proposed campus improvements.

Deliverables: • Plan showing buildings to be razed, renovated and constructed

• Landscape, parking and circulation improvements

• Concept Plans describing the proposed projects

• Draft Housing Plan Strategy



final master plan executive summaries and reports are custom designed by our in-house graphic design staff to reflect the character of the college or university.

5. FINAL CAMPUS MASTER PLAN The Near-Term Improvement and Long-Term Vision phases lead to the development

of the Final Campus Master Plan. In addition to a rendered master plan drawing that

shows existing and proposed buildings, open space and other physical features, all the

information and comments from the previous phases are combined into a set of detailed

recommendations for the campus that make up a Final Master Plan report.

The new buildings, proposed additions and improvements to circulation and landscape

illustrated in this report represent the future of the campus as it changes over the

following decades. Often included is an implementation plan, showing how the final

recommendations can be realized in steps over time.

For the campus community and stakeholders, the report articulates the plan’s goals

and methods used to achieve the plan. It also illustrates the long-term vision supported

with phasing and implementation scenarios as a reference for those that will guide the

realization of the plan.

Workshop 6: Draft Plan (1 day)The Draft Plan Workshop will involve the Working Group to review and refine the immediate

and long-term plans into a cohesive whole, discuss priorities and phasing, and review how

the plan will be shared with the community.

Final Plan Deliverables:• Rendered Plan

• Conceptual three dimensional views which may include aerial and ground level

views (if needed for marketing purposes professional photorealistic rendering are an

optional service)

• JPEGs of diagrams and sketches for University use

• Executive Summary Booklet

• Final Document including the space utilization report, utility infrastructure, and

design proposals


Interaction with the Calvin College Community

The Ayers Saint Gross team takes a collaborative approach to a master plan by engaging the campus community in a variety of ways, such as touring the campus, holding workshop meetings, and gauging student’s opinions by having them mark their favorite places on a campus map.

We believe in the reciprocity between an institution’s academic mission, financial model,

and the physical plan; this is the foundation of our design philosophy. Supporting this is our

belief that for physical planning to be truly successful, it must grow from sound principles

that balance the visionary with the realistic. Without vision, a plan will not inspire; without

realism, it will not be practical - and therefore not implemented. To achieve this balance,

there must be a collaborative and iterative approach that actively involves interested

stakeholders from the College. We anticipate a high level of engagement with the campus

community. Engagement occurs throughout the process at many levels. The following is

how we anticipate working with Calvin College.

Core TeamWe often engage with a small working group of key campus representatives during the

process to supplement the capacity of the campus Project Manager. This group is made

up of individuals who are familiar with the daily operations of the campus. The Core

Team typically provides guidance in preparing for workshops by previewing presentations,

providing advice, and planning workshop activities.

College Planning Committee and SubcommitteeThe College Planning Committee and its subcommittee will make recommendations to

senior College leadership regarding the Facilities Master Plan. The existing committee

represents a broad cross section of Calvin College campus community. We suggest this

committee act as a sounding board throughout the process and are engaged at least once

during most on-campus workshops.

Stakeholder GroupsStakeholder groups represent the varied facets of the Calvin College community such as

students, deans, faculty, administrators, facilities management, public safety, and campus

circulation. These groups are convened early in the planning process to provide information,

illuminate key issues and concerns, and offer their viewpoints about existing conditions and

future potential of the campus.

Open Forums/Town HallsAs the plan develops, we will engage with the campus community at-large with several

open forums or town hall meetings. At the end of the information gathering phase, we

propose to present the initial findings and guiding principles through presentations

open to the campus community. As scenarios are developed, we will again engage the

campus community to examine the ideas and identify a preferred direction. Once the plan

reaches a draft stage, we propose a series of open forums to solicit feedback on final plan

refinements.

Senior LeadershipAt key points in the planning process, presentations will be made to Calvin College senior

leadership and Board of Trustees to establish institutional consensus and engagement

in the Facilities Master Plan which is essential to the sustenance and implementation of

the plan over the long term. We anticipate engaging strategically with key college leaders

early in the process to gather their initial thoughts about the future of the campus. As

development of the plan progresses, we anticipate that these leaders will continue to be

informed about the plan’s development and direct the plan’s course and project priorities.


Calvin College Involvement

ENGAGEMENT

We generally find that it is most effective to work with a single project manager

representing the institution. This role provides continuity to the project and simplifies the

day-to-day tasks of the process.

We also expect to work closely with a committee convened by Calvin College to support the

development of the master plan. Often, an institution establishes a Campus Master Plan

Committee that meets regularly and is made up of campus leaders who represent a broad

spectrum of college life. Interaction with institution leadership and key decision-makers at

project milestones during the planning process is also advisable.

The forum in which we work is based on a series of workshops that are conducted on-site.

During each workshop, the design team engages members of the campus community in

dialogue, fact-finding, discussion and decision-making.

The workshops will be anchored by the Campus Master Plan Committee and on-campus

community, but the format accommodates community review and information sharing, as

well as any on- or off-campus groups that may already be engaged in a planning effort.

Each workshop typically lasts from two to three days, and includes interview sessions,

walking tours, concept development of plans and studies, and presentations.

BASE DATA

In an effort to maximize the scope of services that Ayers Saint Gross can deliver close

coordination with Calvin College’s in-house team will be necessary. The following

information will need to be provided if available:

1. A base sheet survey from available records on the entire site. This base sheet will consist

of a digital file (AutoCad) of record information. We anticipate the base sheet will be of

sufficient detail for Master Plan services.

2. Electronic building Plan, blueprints, or building sketches showing dimensions and room

layouts

3. Class Schedule, personnel, credit hours of instruction, CIP codes by course and student

enrollment.

4. Existing facilities conditions summary

5. Current campus standards for signage, landscape, site furnishings, buildings, lighting,

walkways, sustainability policy, etc.

6. Campus history, previous master plan studies, access to photo archives

7. Any recent pertinent studies related to parking, transportation /traffic, utilities,

alternative energy infrastructure, campus loop infrastructure, and drainage / storm water

management.

8. Any recent pertinent on-campus housing feasibility studies identifying future demand,

unit types, amenities, etc.

9. Student bed count by hall (designed and actually in use), RA ratios (existing and

desired), breakdown of on-campus residents by class

10. Previous land acquisition studies

11. Current campus development plan indication project priorities, size, budget, and

schedule

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