This project will renovate the offices in the Art & Architecture Building and includes all related work. The renovation of the Administrative Office Suite for the College of Architecture and Design provides a new space for faculty, students and visitors to work, gather, and collaborate. The scope includes several offices, formal and casual meeting/gathering spaces and visibility to two of the three main entrances to the building. The existing kitchen will be expanded and moved to a new location in the suite with appliances for internal use and enough space for outside catering services for meetings, events, and guests. Finishes will include glass fronts to offices, high acoustical dampening office ceiling tile, and open acoustical ceiling systems to hide existing HVAC units in the open space. Wood walls/panels divide the space into easily defined areas for interaction. Existing structure is precast concrete. The building will be continuously occupied during the renovation of this space. Existing loading dock and elevator will be accessible to the contractor on a scheduled basis in conjunction with existing tenants of the building. Classroom space is above and below this tenant space and will need to be considered in the type of work performed during scheduled classes and exam weeks. The following outlines the work included. Demolition and Abatement: The scope of the project is to reconfigure a second-floor 4300-square-foot office suite of the College of Architecture and Design to house an expanded administration staff, to improve meeting and collaborative space, and to provide better visibility for visitors to the school. The new suite expands its footprint to 5,192 square feet by incorporating an existing egress walkway past the current enclosed suite. The existing handrail along the atrium will be removed and replaced with a floor-to-ceiling laminated glass system that will enclose the new suite. The renovation includes a complete reconfiguration of the office space, including the permanent removal of the existing acoustic ceiling to reveal the underside of the original floor structure above and previously hidden utilities. Hazardous Material Survey and Report received and reveals nothing requiring remediation.
