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WCCA ISMARTT CENTERSCHEMATIC FEASIBILITY STUDY
SCHEMATIC FEASIBILITY STUDY
A. INTRODUCTION
B. THE ISMARTT CENTER; VISION & DESIGN
C. NARRATIVE PROCESSION
D. PROGRAMATIC CLASSIFICATION
E. LOGISTICS
A.2 CONTENTS
1. COVER2. CONTENTS3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. TYPOLOGY: COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTER2. VISION OF THE SITE: NEIGHBORHOOD & CITY3. DESIGN CHALLENGES AND CRITERIA4. CENTER FOR DISCOURSE, MEDIA AND EDUCATION
1. APPROCHING WCCA2. 1ST FLOOR3. CELLAR FLOOR4. 2ND FLOOR
1. ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAM I. CELLAR FLOOR II. FIRST FLOOR II. SECOND FLOOR2. TECHNICAL PROGRAM
1. EXISTING STRUCTURE2. RENOVATION OPERATIONS SCENARIO3. PROJECT COST ANALYSIS BUDGET4. COST BREAKDOWN5. THE TEAM
WCCA’S ISMARTT CENTER THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WORCESTER HAPPENS HERE.
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LEARN
MAKE
SHARE
STUDY FUNDED BY:
THE GEORGE F. AND SYBIL H. FULLER FOUNDATION
This study has been funded, in part, by the Massa-chusetts Cultural Facilities Fund, a program of the state of Massachusetts administered through a col-laborative arrangement between MassDevelopment and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
WCCA ISMARTT CENTERSCHEMATIC FEASIBILITY STUDY
A. INTRODUCTION
3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
WCCA published an RFP in 2012 looking to explore the feasibility of transforming its existing facility into the “in-Studio Media Arts Re-source and Technology Training (iSMARTT) Center. Their goal was to expand their service to the community of Worcester, by increasing opportunities for citizens of the region to interact and participate in civic affairs, the arts and a variety of workforce development oppor-tunities. They also have a mission for their Place to play a key role in revitalizing Worcester’s Main St.
This proposal is the upshot of that initiative. Our firm was retained by WCCA to undertake a visioning, planning and schematic design pro-cess aimed at providing a practical means to adapt WCCA’s current location at the heart of downtown Worcester.
We have collaborated with WCCA’s leadership and staff to under-stand their vision and business model and the services and opportu-nities WCCA’s facility needs to offer.
We have translated that vision into an Architectural Program listing the spaces and functions that vision requires. We’ve assessed the existing structure and its many systems, and explored its ability to accommodate the services WCCA aspired to offering.
We discovered that many systems in the building are beyond their useful life, and are anachronistic. In fact, in order for WCCA to accom-plish its vision, significant capital needs to be invested in 415 Main St for scope beyond what WCCA alone needs. This project will involve new investment by the condominium as a whole, WCCA, and whoev-er is in the other premises in the building.
This is a Feasibility Study. We can say that 415 Main St. can feasibly accommodate WCCA’s needs, so long as:
• 415 Main St can fund and manage the whole building upgrades needed.
• WCCA can raise the funding needed for its architectural and tech-nical upgrade, and can assemble the right team and skillsets to produce this major undertaking.
• The other owner of 415 recognizes that it will enhance their asset to have windows on Main Street on the 3rd and 4th Floors, and to have modern reliable infrastructure and life safety systems in the building.
415 MAIN STREETWORCESTER, MA 01608
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3 SECOND FLOOR TOP PERSPECTIVE415 MAIN STREETWORCESTER, MA 01608
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Cellar Floor Ground Floor
Second Floor
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WCCA ISMARTT CENTERSCHEMATIC FEASIBILITY STUDY
B. THE ISMARTT CENTER
1. TYPOLOGY: THE COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTER
Worcester Community Cable Access has created a vision for an exemplar Community Media Center serving as an essential anchor institution and engine of community, cultural and commercial de-velopment for the greater Worcester region and for the downtown Worcester Theater District it inhabits.
Cities all across the country have been creating Community Media Centers as the next generation of Public Access Centers.
COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
FOCUS SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITY TELIVISIONhttp://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/06/with_a_new_name_and_expanded_m.html
BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK CHARLES J. BEARD MEDIA CENTER https://www.bnntv.org/about/mediacenter
BRIC HOUSE IN BROOKLYN, NYhttp://bricartsmedia.org/about/bric-house
MANHATTAN NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK, MAIN FACILITY WEST 59TH STREEThttp://www.mnn.org/news/modified-hours-mnns-programming-department
MANHATTAN NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK EL BARRIO FIREHOUSE CMC http://www.mnn.org/events/orientation-5
GRCMC IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI http://www.grcmc.org/about
Boston Neighborhood Network, Main Facility West 59th Street BRIC House in Brooklyn, NY
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WCCA ISMARTT CENTERSCHEMATIC FEASIBILITY STUDY
B. THE ISMARTT CENTER
2. VISION FOR THE SITE:
• NEIGHBORHOOD: IT CHANGES THE NATURE OF A CRITICAL SEGMENT OF MAIN ST IN WORCESTER, FURTHERING THE VI-SION OF THOSE WHO LOOK TO BRING NEW LIFE TO DOWN-TOWN AND TO USE THE MEDIA ARTS AND CULTURE AS AT-TRACTORS TO BRING A NEW POPULATION TO DOWNTOWN AND HELP THAT POPULATION THRIVE.
• CITY: IT SERVES TO RENEW THE ABILITY OF WCCA TO SERVE AS A COMMUNITY MEDIA RESOURCE THAT MEETS THE CUR-RENT NEEDS OF WORCESTER.
• REGION: IT SERVES THE LARGER WORCESTER REGION AS A GATHERING PLACE FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND A HUB / DISTRIBUTION CENTER FOR THE CONVERSATIONS THAT FURTHER CIVIC AND ARTISTIC LIFE.
WCCA ISMARTT CENTER
WCCA ISMARTT CENTER
COMMERICAL
RESIDENTIAL
COMMUNITY
GROUND FLOOR RETAIL
EDUCATIONAL/INSTITUTIONS
Worcester Theatre District Map
Worcester Region Map
B.2
WCCA ISMARTT CENTERSCHEMATIC FEASIBILITY STUDY
B. THE ISMARTT CENTER
3. APPROACH & BENEFITS
This project is carefully conceived to optimize the benefit of every dol-lar of capital and operating cost invested in WCCA’s operations over the coming decades. We have looked objectively at the full scope of investment required to bring 415 Main St into the 21st century, and to serve as a new model for what can happen in downtown Worcester.
The Place we propose creating will serve as a national model for com-munities of a similar scale and circumstance.
This vision imagines the adaptive reuse of WCCA’s storefront location at the heart of downtown Worcester. In order to serve Worcester and vicinity the existing facility needs a radical re-design and a gut rehabilitation.
The design typology of the current WCCA facility is anachronistic – this typology dates to the early days of public access when it was re-markable enough to just have a TV Studio, public channel and some support operations that the public could utilize. It is an industrial ty-pology, and is about the technology, not about the people. It offers limited opportunities relative to its potential.
This redesign will change the facility from a collection of TV studios, of-fices and technical facilities into gathering places, performance spac-es and maker places where conversations that will generate the future for Worcester and its residents happen, are captured in multi-media formats, and are conveyed throughout the region, the nation and the world. Civic discourse, arts events and performances, local news, free speech, community meetings – these are just a few of the uses the spaces at WCCA’s iSMARTT Center will support.
The iSMARTT Center Will Energize Downtown Worcester
Imagine the magic and energy created by live studio performances, events, and presentations with Live Television Studio Audiences in Downtown Worcester!!! Performances that can be instantly televised and web cast simultane-ously and can be made available for on-demand future viewing.
Consider, a unique and new type of performance arts and Television maker space, a center for Creative and En-gaging Media Projects and Community Programs that reflects all ages and all backgrounds; all that is best about Worcester and the region! Contemplate, a full “S T E A M” ahead education center with a focus on Film making and Video arts and science, in a State-of-the-Art cutting edge media facility! Envision, the iSMARTT Center as an attractive and beautiful place at the hub of Worcester’s Theater and Business District shinning a light on Worcester’s fun and important activities all over the world. ALL happening in our own Downtown Worcester! Ponder, the possibility of empowering access to: a network of Communication technology; quality audio and video tools; a public venue and forum both physical and virtual; educational training; and professional guidance offered in video production and distribution for the whole community of businesses, Organizations, individuals, and students at the center of Worcester’s downtown.
Reflect upon, the strategic benefits WCCA TV’s iSMARTT brings home to Worcester: A fun and exciting place for artists and entrepreneurs to create and play; A place to talk about and celebrate all that is Worcester; a new and unique place of engaging and blending of education, arts, science, culture, and community; the possibilities of organic outgrowth and spinoffs for projects, ideas, and commerce are endless. iSMARTT is the epitome of the concept “Return On Investment.”
Get Excited, because, WCCA TV can make this a reality for Worcester with your help!!
The WCCA TV iSMARTT Center is a dream that CAN come true,
and We, together, can make it happen!
B.3
COMMUNITYCULTURE
COMMERCE
GATHERINGSPERFORMANCESPRODUCTIONS
PROGRAMSTRAININGACCESS
WCCA ISMARTT CENTERSCHEMATIC FEASIBILITY STUDY
B. THE ISMARTT CENTER
4. CENTER FOR DISCOURSE, EDUCATION, BUSINESS & THE ARTS
Any resident or worker from Worcester can come here and ask to be trained in the use of multi-media production technologies. They can check out video production systems for their own field production. They can use WCCA’s resources for the pre- and post-production ef-forts necessary to refine content captured elsewhere or in the various content capture spaces and studios at WCCA.
One of the major design differences between the old WCCA and the new WCCA will be that the medium will no longer be the message: While TV and audio content will be made here, the design of the fa-cility will express the needs of the people and the social and artistic settings where important and compelling conversations, productions and content can arise – the fact that they can be recorded, produced and distributed around the region and the world merely makes every-thing that happens here more significant.
The availability of such community media resources is essential to communities looking to attract creative young talent, grow local cul-ture and generate creative economy businesses and employment. The place we are making with be a resource, gathering place, show-case for folks with these skills and interests. It will also be an import-ant training facility for essential skills in the modern economy, and can be made available to educational institutions as a resource to enable them to offer classes in modern electronic media production and the media arts.
The iSMARTT Center will serve as a public access distribution and communication hub originating in a variety of venues throughout Worcester and WCCA’s service area. Feeds from events throughout the region can be collected at WCCA’s Head End and streamed live onto the channels.
There is another important new impact WCCA will have on Worces-ter: the role it will play as an engine for urban redevelopment in the downtown, it will be a vital place on Main St, and take its place as a key element of the city’s Theater District.
Proposed Ground Floor Interior Rendering
Proposed Exterior Rendering
Proposed 2nd Floor Interior Rendering
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WCCA ISMARTT CENTERSCHEMATIC FEASIBILITY STUDY
C. NARRATIVE PROCESSION:
1. APPROACHING WCCA
One key role for the facility is that it be a beacon, anchoring the north edge of the theater district. WCCA will have a major, brightly lit mar-quee at its entrance. Under that Marquee will be granite benches and plantings.
A sculptural stair will be visible through two story high street windows. A balcony used for one on one interviews will overhang the sidewalk. New façade lighting and a sculptural mast evocative of the broadcast era will be visible from blocks away.
Double doors under the Marquee will take you through as private ves-tibule and directly into the gallery area that runs along the storefront of the facility.
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WCCA ISMARTT CENTERSCHEMATIC FEASIBILITY STUDY
C. NARRATIVE PROCESSION:
2. GROUND FLOOR
Entering, you see the sculptural stair which shows you that the facility extends down into the cellar and up into the second floor.
Just to your left is the Reception / Ticket Booth / Café Food Service Area. All around you is display of multi-media art.
Just past the ticket counter is the entrance to the 120 seat Multi-Pur-pose Studio / Theater. This space will accommodate everything from Gallery Exhibits and celebrations to performances and TV produc-tions. Niches off the space accommodate TV sets & prop storage and one serves as a small studio where 2 or 3 people can sit and have a conversation captured in video.
Passing the Multi-Purpose Space Entrance, you find fully accessible bathrooms, the TV Control Room for the Studio and WCCA’s Equip-ment Loan Counter. Finally, a handicapped accessible elevator can take you up or down into WCCA’s other floors.
If you are a WCCA member arriving to work on pre or post-production tasks, or coming to work in the other content capture spaces upstairs or downstairs, you might well use the stair in the gallery to go up or down to your work area. Of course the elevator is always accessible if you prefer.
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C. NARRATIVE PROCESSION:
3. CELLAR FLOOR
At the bottom of the main stair case are overflow bathrooms for use during large events, as well as the entrance to production facilities provided on this floor. There is a radio studio, which is designed for talk show format productions which would typically be produced with both audio and video, like most radio in our time. There are six desks for pre or post production activities, or for producers support-ing activities in either the Radio Studio or in Studio B, a 700 square foot studio suitable for small productions and also being used as the Board Conference Room when large meetings occur.
The floor also accommodates the central equipment room and en-gineering facilities, a control room shared by the two studios and a green room for talent waiting to use any of the studios in the facility. There are lockers on the floor so WCCA members can leave head-phones, hard drives, scripts and other personal belongings on site or secure their bags while in the studios.
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C. NARRATIVE PROCESSION:
4. 2ND FLOOR
If you chose to go up the stairs from the Gallery, you would arrive on the second floor, looking at a cluster of 12 workstations used by community producer / members of WCCA. To the right of these are 3 edit suites of various sizes. Turning around you will see the offices of the Executive Director and Station Manager and the Media Library.
Near their offices there is a Lounge / Video Viewing Area. This loca-tion is seen as both a place to present and discuss your production efforts, and also as yet another content capture space where citizen producers might produce an interview or discussion show.
Continuing past the Lounge you’ll find a coffee bar and another small seating area and small balcony overlooking Worcester’s Main St. Both this seating area and the balcony are designed as places an intimate one on one or single person stand up production could be made. Thus the actual architecture of WCCA’s facility becomes part of the branded content WCCA creates – the interview balcony on Main St a personality in its own right.
In the back of the second floor are administrative offices and storage facilities for WCCA staff.
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Proposed Second Floor Plan
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RACK ROOMRACK ROOMRACK ROOMRACK ROOM013
61 SF
ELEV. MACHINEELEV. MACHINEELEV. MACHINEELEV. MACHINEROOMROOMROOMROOM
015
211 SF
GREEN ROOM /GREEN ROOM /GREEN ROOM /GREEN ROOM /MAKE UPMAKE UPMAKE UPMAKE UP
003
141 SF
WOMEN'SWOMEN'SWOMEN'SWOMEN'SBATHROOMBATHROOMBATHROOMBATHROOM
019140 SF
MEN'SMEN'SMEN'SMEN'SBATHROOMBATHROOMBATHROOMBATHROOM
020
98 SF
STAIR ASTAIR ASTAIR ASTAIR A016
129 SF
STAIR BSTAIR BSTAIR BSTAIR B009
855 SF
PRE / POSTPRE / POSTPRE / POSTPRE / POSTWORK STATIONSWORK STATIONSWORK STATIONSWORK STATIONS
006
34 SF
MEP SHAFTMEP SHAFTMEP SHAFTMEP SHAFT010
275 SF
CELLAR LOBBYCELLAR LOBBYCELLAR LOBBYCELLAR LOBBY014
37 SF
ELEV.ELEV.ELEV.ELEV.017
64 SF
ELEV.ELEV.ELEV.ELEV.007
89 SF
WATER METERWATER METERWATER METERWATER METERROOMROOMROOMROOM
018
11 SF
J.C.J.C.J.C.J.C.021
DEPARTMENT
CONTENT CREATION
MEP INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC
TECHNICAL / BACK OF HOUSE
1/8" = 1'-0"
SCHEMATIC DESIGN
15 0409
415 MAIN STREETWORCESTER, MA 01608
WCCA
CELLAR FLOOR PLAN
03
WCCA ISMARTT CENTERSCHEMATIC FEASIBILITY STUDY
D.1.I
D. PROGRAMMATIC CLASSIFICATION:
1. ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAM (I. CELLAR)
Based on WCCA’s vision for the iSMARTT Center, our firm devised an architectural program expressing its requirements as spaces with certain qualities. The essential criteria for the Center was that it have a powerful street front presence inviting folks to visit its Gallery & Café and providing access to a multipurpose gathering / performance / studio space designed to be a place of assembly – comfortable and safe for large crowds. The facility wanted to have other studios and places where activities can be captured on video, a radio studio, as well as a variety of pre and post production spaces where WCCA members can work on their multi-media programming.
The technical facilities will be upgraded to accommodate modern production values, and to serve as the transmission management fa-cility for WCCA’s channels. The building will also accommodate the administrative office of WCCA.
The full program is presented in the table provided here and on the following pages.
Name Functional Description Adjacency Space Type Unit Area Quantity Total Area Proposed AreaFt2 Ft2 Ft2
Cellar
ProductionGreen Room Small Waiting Area for talent Sofa and chairs, coffee table, TV
on wall, coffee makerNear stair to studio Room 200 1 200 227
Studio B Small Production Studio, teaching studio
In bank vault. Has LED lighting. Needs cooling for use. Big challenge to get air into vault. Use VRF system.
Adjacent to Control Room
Acoustically isolated room
670 1 670 701
Control Room B Control Room for Studio B, 3 working positions: Director, TD & Audio.
Best if it can be large enough to accommodate classes, but it's not as sized now.
Adjacent to Studio Acoustically isolated room
250 1 250 159
Master Control/Rack Room 450 1 450 337Engineering Shop / Parts Storage
300 1 300 167
Radio / Audio Studio Small Video and Audio recording studio
Large desk and chairs, cameras Adjacent to Work Stations and Master Control Room
Acoustically isolated room
300 1 300 336
Work Stations Public workstations for editing conten
Desks with computers, public lockers
Connects to all major rooms
Open 200 1 200 157
Subtotal 2,370 2,084Circulation Factor 35% 830 698Department Total 3,200 2,782
MEP PlantFire Alarm Control Panel Outside Cptable 0 1 0 151Electrical Service Outside Cptable 0 1 0 153Elevator machine Room 0 1 0 61Sprinkler Service Entrance 0 1 0 89
Subtotal 0 454Circulation Factor 35% 0 0Department Total 0 454
Support / MiscellaneousFront Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 98East Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 129Front Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 37Rear Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 64Men's Room Serves Place of Assembly Above 1 toilet, 1 Handicapped toilet, 1
urinal175 1 175 140
Womens Room Serves Place of Assembly Above 2 toilets, I Handicapped Toilet 185 1 185 141
Subtotal 360 609Circulation Factor 35% 126 0Department Total 486 609
Classification Total 3,686 3,845
Ground Floor
ProductionMulti-purpose Space Standing room Occupancy at 5
sf/person is 300.1,500 1 1,500 1699
Control Room 300 1 300 250Equipment & Set Storage 200 1 200 198Equipment Lending 2'-6" by 10' closets 25 1 25 106
Subtotal 2,025 2,253Circulation Factor 35% 709 408Department Total 2,734 2,661
Public SpacesWCCA Vestibule 70 1 70 82Reception / Security 100 1 100 130WCCA Café / Lobby / Gallery 500 1 500 1290
HC Toilet 48 2 96 87415 Building Entrance 200 1 200 128Subtotal 966 1,717Circulation Factor 35% 338 0Department Total 1,304 1,717
Support / MiscellaneousFront Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 102East Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 135Front Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 41Rear Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 63
Subtotal 0 341Circulation Factor 35% 0 0Department Total 0 341
Classification Total 4,038 4,719
2nd Floor
ProductionOpen plan content creation / edit workstations
59 6 354 557
Audio Booth 100 1 100 80Video Kiosk 100 1 100 80Edit Suite Front Editor, back of room
producers400 1 400 189
1 0 0Subtotal 954 906Circulation Factor 35% 334 703Department Total 1,288 1,609
WCCA AdministrationExecutive Director's Office 200 1 200 181Station Manager's Office 100 1 100 183IT/Engineering Director 100 1 100 99Development Director's Office 100 1 100 102
Admin Assistant's Workstation 64 1 64 102
Additional Offices 75 4 300 315Meeting Space 80 1 80 80
1 0 0Subtotal 944 1,062Circulation Factor 35% 330 0Department Total 1,274 1,062
Support / MiscellaneousStorage Room 150 1 150 160Office Supply Storage 80 1 80 149Media Library 175 1 175 154HC Bathroom Single Toilet 48 2 96 93Lounge/Video Viewing Area Public gathering space to view
contentBanquet and Flat screen monitor Adjacent to work
stationsOpen 300 1 300 721
Subtotal 300 721Circulation Factor 35% 105 0Department Total 405 721
Classification Total 2,967 1,768
Total Proposed Program 13,978 10,332
Qualitative Description
Name Functional Description Adjacency Space Type Unit Area Quantity Total Area Proposed AreaFt2 Ft2 Ft2
Cellar
ProductionGreen Room Small Waiting Area for talent Sofa and chairs, coffee table, TV
on wall, coffee makerNear stair to studio Room 200 1 200 227
Studio B Small Production Studio, teaching studio
In bank vault. Has LED lighting. Needs cooling for use. Big challenge to get air into vault. Use VRF system.
Adjacent to Control Room
Acoustically isolated room
670 1 670 701
Control Room B Control Room for Studio B, 3 working positions: Director, TD & Audio.
Best if it can be large enough to accommodate classes, but it's not as sized now.
Adjacent to Studio Acoustically isolated room
250 1 250 159
Master Control/Rack Room 450 1 450 337Engineering Shop / Parts Storage
300 1 300 167
Radio / Audio Studio Small Video and Audio recording studio
Large desk and chairs, cameras Adjacent to Work Stations and Master Control Room
Acoustically isolated room
300 1 300 336
Work Stations Public workstations for editing conten
Desks with computers, public lockers
Connects to all major rooms
Open 200 1 200 157
Subtotal 2,370 2,084Circulation Factor 35% 830 698Department Total 3,200 2,782
MEP PlantFire Alarm Control Panel Outside Cptable 0 1 0 151Electrical Service Outside Cptable 0 1 0 153Elevator machine Room 0 1 0 61Sprinkler Service Entrance 0 1 0 89
Subtotal 0 454Circulation Factor 35% 0 0Department Total 0 454
Support / MiscellaneousFront Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 98East Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 129Front Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 37Rear Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 64Men's Room Serves Place of Assembly Above 1 toilet, 1 Handicapped toilet, 1
urinal175 1 175 140
Womens Room Serves Place of Assembly Above 2 toilets, I Handicapped Toilet 185 1 185 141
Subtotal 360 609Circulation Factor 35% 126 0Department Total 486 609
Classification Total 3,686 3,845
Ground Floor
ProductionMulti-purpose Space Standing room Occupancy at 5
sf/person is 300.1,500 1 1,500 1699
Control Room 300 1 300 250Equipment & Set Storage 200 1 200 198Equipment Lending 2'-6" by 10' closets 25 1 25 106
Subtotal 2,025 2,253Circulation Factor 35% 709 408Department Total 2,734 2,661
Public SpacesWCCA Vestibule 70 1 70 82Reception / Security 100 1 100 130WCCA Café / Lobby / Gallery 500 1 500 1290
HC Toilet 48 2 96 87415 Building Entrance 200 1 200 128Subtotal 966 1,717Circulation Factor 35% 338 0Department Total 1,304 1,717
Support / MiscellaneousFront Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 102East Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 135Front Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 41Rear Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 63
Subtotal 0 341Circulation Factor 35% 0 0Department Total 0 341
Classification Total 4,038 4,719
2nd Floor
ProductionOpen plan content creation / edit workstations
59 6 354 557
Audio Booth 100 1 100 80Video Kiosk 100 1 100 80Edit Suite Front Editor, back of room
producers400 1 400 189
1 0 0Subtotal 954 906Circulation Factor 35% 334 703Department Total 1,288 1,609
WCCA AdministrationExecutive Director's Office 200 1 200 181Station Manager's Office 100 1 100 183IT/Engineering Director 100 1 100 99Development Director's Office 100 1 100 102
Admin Assistant's Workstation 64 1 64 102
Additional Offices 75 4 300 315Meeting Space 80 1 80 80
1 0 0Subtotal 944 1,062Circulation Factor 35% 330 0Department Total 1,274 1,062
Support / MiscellaneousStorage Room 150 1 150 160Office Supply Storage 80 1 80 149Media Library 175 1 175 154HC Bathroom Single Toilet 48 2 96 93Lounge/Video Viewing Area Public gathering space to view
contentBanquet and Flat screen monitor Adjacent to work
stationsOpen 300 1 300 721
Subtotal 300 721Circulation Factor 35% 105 0Department Total 405 721
Classification Total 2,967 1,768
Total Proposed Program 13,978 10,332
Qualitative Description
WCCA ISMARTT CENTERSCHEMATIC FEASIBILITY STUDY
D. PROGRAMMATIC CLASSIFICATION:
1. ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAM (II. GROUND FLOOR)
Name Functional Description Adjacency Space Type Unit Area Quantity Total Area Proposed AreaFt2 Ft2 Ft2
Cellar
ProductionGreen Room Small Waiting Area for talent Sofa and chairs, coffee table, TV
on wall, coffee makerNear stair to studio Room 200 1 200 227
Studio B Small Production Studio, teaching studio
In bank vault. Has LED lighting. Needs cooling for use. Big challenge to get air into vault. Use VRF system.
Adjacent to Control Room
Acoustically isolated room
670 1 670 701
Control Room B Control Room for Studio B, 3 working positions: Director, TD & Audio.
Best if it can be large enough to accommodate classes, but it's not as sized now.
Adjacent to Studio Acoustically isolated room
250 1 250 159
Master Control/Rack Room 450 1 450 337Engineering Shop / Parts Storage
300 1 300 167
Radio / Audio Studio Small Video and Audio recording studio
Large desk and chairs, cameras Adjacent to Work Stations and Master Control Room
Acoustically isolated room
300 1 300 336
Work Stations Public workstations for editing conten
Desks with computers, public lockers
Connects to all major rooms
Open 200 1 200 157
Subtotal 2,370 2,084Circulation Factor 35% 830 698Department Total 3,200 2,782
MEP PlantFire Alarm Control Panel Outside Cptable 0 1 0 151Electrical Service Outside Cptable 0 1 0 153Elevator machine Room 0 1 0 61Sprinkler Service Entrance 0 1 0 89
Subtotal 0 454Circulation Factor 35% 0 0Department Total 0 454
Support / MiscellaneousFront Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 98East Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 129Front Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 37Rear Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 64Men's Room Serves Place of Assembly Above 1 toilet, 1 Handicapped toilet, 1
urinal175 1 175 140
Womens Room Serves Place of Assembly Above 2 toilets, I Handicapped Toilet 185 1 185 141
Subtotal 360 609Circulation Factor 35% 126 0Department Total 486 609
Classification Total 3,686 3,845
Ground Floor
ProductionMulti-purpose Space Standing room Occupancy at 5
sf/person is 300.1,500 1 1,500 1699
Control Room 300 1 300 250Equipment & Set Storage 200 1 200 198Equipment Lending 2'-6" by 10' closets 25 1 25 106
Subtotal 2,025 2,253Circulation Factor 35% 709 408Department Total 2,734 2,661
Public SpacesWCCA Vestibule 70 1 70 82Reception / Security 100 1 100 130WCCA Café / Lobby / Gallery 500 1 500 1290
HC Toilet 48 2 96 87415 Building Entrance 200 1 200 128Subtotal 966 1,717Circulation Factor 35% 338 0Department Total 1,304 1,717
Support / MiscellaneousFront Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 102East Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 135Front Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 41Rear Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 63
Subtotal 0 341Circulation Factor 35% 0 0Department Total 0 341
Classification Total 4,038 4,719
2nd Floor
ProductionOpen plan content creation / edit workstations
59 6 354 557
Audio Booth 100 1 100 80Video Kiosk 100 1 100 80Edit Suite Front Editor, back of room
producers400 1 400 189
1 0 0Subtotal 954 906Circulation Factor 35% 334 703Department Total 1,288 1,609
WCCA AdministrationExecutive Director's Office 200 1 200 181Station Manager's Office 100 1 100 183IT/Engineering Director 100 1 100 99Development Director's Office 100 1 100 102
Admin Assistant's Workstation 64 1 64 102
Additional Offices 75 4 300 315Meeting Space 80 1 80 80
1 0 0Subtotal 944 1,062Circulation Factor 35% 330 0Department Total 1,274 1,062
Support / MiscellaneousStorage Room 150 1 150 160Office Supply Storage 80 1 80 149Media Library 175 1 175 154HC Bathroom Single Toilet 48 2 96 93Lounge/Video Viewing Area Public gathering space to view
contentBanquet and Flat screen monitor Adjacent to work
stationsOpen 300 1 300 721
Subtotal 300 721Circulation Factor 35% 105 0Department Total 405 721
Classification Total 2,967 1,768
Total Proposed Program 13,978 10,332
Qualitative Description
Name Functional Description Adjacency Space Type Unit Area Quantity Total Area Proposed AreaFt2 Ft2 Ft2
Cellar
ProductionGreen Room Small Waiting Area for talent Sofa and chairs, coffee table, TV
on wall, coffee makerNear stair to studio Room 200 1 200 227
Studio B Small Production Studio, teaching studio
In bank vault. Has LED lighting. Needs cooling for use. Big challenge to get air into vault. Use VRF system.
Adjacent to Control Room
Acoustically isolated room
670 1 670 701
Control Room B Control Room for Studio B, 3 working positions: Director, TD & Audio.
Best if it can be large enough to accommodate classes, but it's not as sized now.
Adjacent to Studio Acoustically isolated room
250 1 250 159
Master Control/Rack Room 450 1 450 337Engineering Shop / Parts Storage
300 1 300 167
Radio / Audio Studio Small Video and Audio recording studio
Large desk and chairs, cameras Adjacent to Work Stations and Master Control Room
Acoustically isolated room
300 1 300 336
Work Stations Public workstations for editing conten
Desks with computers, public lockers
Connects to all major rooms
Open 200 1 200 157
Subtotal 2,370 2,084Circulation Factor 35% 830 698Department Total 3,200 2,782
MEP PlantFire Alarm Control Panel Outside Cptable 0 1 0 151Electrical Service Outside Cptable 0 1 0 153Elevator machine Room 0 1 0 61Sprinkler Service Entrance 0 1 0 89
Subtotal 0 454Circulation Factor 35% 0 0Department Total 0 454
Support / MiscellaneousFront Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 98East Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 129Front Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 37Rear Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 64Men's Room Serves Place of Assembly Above 1 toilet, 1 Handicapped toilet, 1
urinal175 1 175 140
Womens Room Serves Place of Assembly Above 2 toilets, I Handicapped Toilet 185 1 185 141
Subtotal 360 609Circulation Factor 35% 126 0Department Total 486 609
Classification Total 3,686 3,845
Ground Floor
ProductionMulti-purpose Space Standing room Occupancy at 5
sf/person is 300.1,500 1 1,500 1699
Control Room 300 1 300 250Equipment & Set Storage 200 1 200 198Equipment Lending 2'-6" by 10' closets 25 1 25 106
Subtotal 2,025 2,253Circulation Factor 35% 709 408Department Total 2,734 2,661
Public SpacesWCCA Vestibule 70 1 70 82Reception / Security 100 1 100 130WCCA Café / Lobby / Gallery 500 1 500 1290
HC Toilet 48 2 96 87415 Building Entrance 200 1 200 128Subtotal 966 1,717Circulation Factor 35% 338 0Department Total 1,304 1,717
Support / MiscellaneousFront Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 102East Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 135Front Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 41Rear Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 63
Subtotal 0 341Circulation Factor 35% 0 0Department Total 0 341
Classification Total 4,038 4,719
2nd Floor
ProductionOpen plan content creation / edit workstations
59 6 354 557
Audio Booth 100 1 100 80Video Kiosk 100 1 100 80Edit Suite Front Editor, back of room
producers400 1 400 189
1 0 0Subtotal 954 906Circulation Factor 35% 334 703Department Total 1,288 1,609
WCCA AdministrationExecutive Director's Office 200 1 200 181Station Manager's Office 100 1 100 183IT/Engineering Director 100 1 100 99Development Director's Office 100 1 100 102
Admin Assistant's Workstation 64 1 64 102
Additional Offices 75 4 300 315Meeting Space 80 1 80 80
1 0 0Subtotal 944 1,062Circulation Factor 35% 330 0Department Total 1,274 1,062
Support / MiscellaneousStorage Room 150 1 150 160Office Supply Storage 80 1 80 149Media Library 175 1 175 154HC Bathroom Single Toilet 48 2 96 93Lounge/Video Viewing Area Public gathering space to view
contentBanquet and Flat screen monitor Adjacent to work
stationsOpen 300 1 300 721
Subtotal 300 721Circulation Factor 35% 105 0Department Total 405 721
Classification Total 2,967 1,768
Total Proposed Program 13,978 10,332
Qualitative Description
D.1.II
WCCA ISMARTT CENTERSCHEMATIC FEASIBILITY STUDY
D. PROGRAMMATIC CLASSIFICATION:
1. ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAM (III. 2ND FLOOR)
Name Functional Description Adjacency Space Type Unit Area Quantity Total Area Proposed AreaFt2 Ft2 Ft2
Cellar
ProductionGreen Room Small Waiting Area for talent Sofa and chairs, coffee table, TV
on wall, coffee makerNear stair to studio Room 200 1 200 227
Studio B Small Production Studio, teaching studio
In bank vault. Has LED lighting. Needs cooling for use. Big challenge to get air into vault. Use VRF system.
Adjacent to Control Room
Acoustically isolated room
670 1 670 701
Control Room B Control Room for Studio B, 3 working positions: Director, TD & Audio.
Best if it can be large enough to accommodate classes, but it's not as sized now.
Adjacent to Studio Acoustically isolated room
250 1 250 159
Master Control/Rack Room 450 1 450 337Engineering Shop / Parts Storage
300 1 300 167
Radio / Audio Studio Small Video and Audio recording studio
Large desk and chairs, cameras Adjacent to Work Stations and Master Control Room
Acoustically isolated room
300 1 300 336
Work Stations Public workstations for editing conten
Desks with computers, public lockers
Connects to all major rooms
Open 200 1 200 157
Subtotal 2,370 2,084Circulation Factor 35% 830 698Department Total 3,200 2,782
MEP PlantFire Alarm Control Panel Outside Cptable 0 1 0 151Electrical Service Outside Cptable 0 1 0 153Elevator machine Room 0 1 0 61Sprinkler Service Entrance 0 1 0 89
Subtotal 0 454Circulation Factor 35% 0 0Department Total 0 454
Support / MiscellaneousFront Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 98East Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 129Front Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 37Rear Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 64Men's Room Serves Place of Assembly Above 1 toilet, 1 Handicapped toilet, 1
urinal175 1 175 140
Womens Room Serves Place of Assembly Above 2 toilets, I Handicapped Toilet 185 1 185 141
Subtotal 360 609Circulation Factor 35% 126 0Department Total 486 609
Classification Total 3,686 3,845
Ground Floor
ProductionMulti-purpose Space Standing room Occupancy at 5
sf/person is 300.1,500 1 1,500 1699
Control Room 300 1 300 250Equipment & Set Storage 200 1 200 198Equipment Lending 2'-6" by 10' closets 25 1 25 106
Subtotal 2,025 2,253Circulation Factor 35% 709 408Department Total 2,734 2,661
Public SpacesWCCA Vestibule 70 1 70 82Reception / Security 100 1 100 130WCCA Café / Lobby / Gallery 500 1 500 1290
HC Toilet 48 2 96 87415 Building Entrance 200 1 200 128Subtotal 966 1,717Circulation Factor 35% 338 0Department Total 1,304 1,717
Support / MiscellaneousFront Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 102East Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 135Front Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 41Rear Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 63
Subtotal 0 341Circulation Factor 35% 0 0Department Total 0 341
Classification Total 4,038 4,719
2nd Floor
ProductionOpen plan content creation / edit workstations
59 6 354 557
Audio Booth 100 1 100 80Video Kiosk 100 1 100 80Edit Suite Front Editor, back of room
producers400 1 400 189
1 0 0Subtotal 954 906Circulation Factor 35% 334 703Department Total 1,288 1,609
WCCA AdministrationExecutive Director's Office 200 1 200 181Station Manager's Office 100 1 100 183IT/Engineering Director 100 1 100 99Development Director's Office 100 1 100 102
Admin Assistant's Workstation 64 1 64 102
Additional Offices 75 4 300 315Meeting Space 80 1 80 80
1 0 0Subtotal 944 1,062Circulation Factor 35% 330 0Department Total 1,274 1,062
Support / MiscellaneousStorage Room 150 1 150 160Office Supply Storage 80 1 80 149Media Library 175 1 175 154HC Bathroom Single Toilet 48 2 96 93Lounge/Video Viewing Area Public gathering space to view
contentBanquet and Flat screen monitor Adjacent to work
stationsOpen 300 1 300 721
Subtotal 300 721Circulation Factor 35% 105 0Department Total 405 721
Classification Total 2,967 1,768
Total Proposed Program 13,978 10,332
Qualitative Description
Name Functional Description Adjacency Space Type Unit Area Quantity Total Area Proposed AreaFt2 Ft2 Ft2
Cellar
ProductionGreen Room Small Waiting Area for talent Sofa and chairs, coffee table, TV
on wall, coffee makerNear stair to studio Room 200 1 200 227
Studio B Small Production Studio, teaching studio
In bank vault. Has LED lighting. Needs cooling for use. Big challenge to get air into vault. Use VRF system.
Adjacent to Control Room
Acoustically isolated room
670 1 670 701
Control Room B Control Room for Studio B, 3 working positions: Director, TD & Audio.
Best if it can be large enough to accommodate classes, but it's not as sized now.
Adjacent to Studio Acoustically isolated room
250 1 250 159
Master Control/Rack Room 450 1 450 337Engineering Shop / Parts Storage
300 1 300 167
Radio / Audio Studio Small Video and Audio recording studio
Large desk and chairs, cameras Adjacent to Work Stations and Master Control Room
Acoustically isolated room
300 1 300 336
Work Stations Public workstations for editing conten
Desks with computers, public lockers
Connects to all major rooms
Open 200 1 200 157
Subtotal 2,370 2,084Circulation Factor 35% 830 698Department Total 3,200 2,782
MEP PlantFire Alarm Control Panel Outside Cptable 0 1 0 151Electrical Service Outside Cptable 0 1 0 153Elevator machine Room 0 1 0 61Sprinkler Service Entrance 0 1 0 89
Subtotal 0 454Circulation Factor 35% 0 0Department Total 0 454
Support / MiscellaneousFront Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 98East Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 129Front Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 37Rear Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 64Men's Room Serves Place of Assembly Above 1 toilet, 1 Handicapped toilet, 1
urinal175 1 175 140
Womens Room Serves Place of Assembly Above 2 toilets, I Handicapped Toilet 185 1 185 141
Subtotal 360 609Circulation Factor 35% 126 0Department Total 486 609
Classification Total 3,686 3,845
Ground Floor
ProductionMulti-purpose Space Standing room Occupancy at 5
sf/person is 300.1,500 1 1,500 1699
Control Room 300 1 300 250Equipment & Set Storage 200 1 200 198Equipment Lending 2'-6" by 10' closets 25 1 25 106
Subtotal 2,025 2,253Circulation Factor 35% 709 408Department Total 2,734 2,661
Public SpacesWCCA Vestibule 70 1 70 82Reception / Security 100 1 100 130WCCA Café / Lobby / Gallery 500 1 500 1290
HC Toilet 48 2 96 87415 Building Entrance 200 1 200 128Subtotal 966 1,717Circulation Factor 35% 338 0Department Total 1,304 1,717
Support / MiscellaneousFront Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 102East Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 135Front Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 41Rear Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 63
Subtotal 0 341Circulation Factor 35% 0 0Department Total 0 341
Classification Total 4,038 4,719
2nd Floor
ProductionOpen plan content creation / edit workstations
59 6 354 557
Audio Booth 100 1 100 80Video Kiosk 100 1 100 80Edit Suite Front Editor, back of room
producers400 1 400 189
1 0 0Subtotal 954 906Circulation Factor 35% 334 703Department Total 1,288 1,609
WCCA AdministrationExecutive Director's Office 200 1 200 181Station Manager's Office 100 1 100 183IT/Engineering Director 100 1 100 99Development Director's Office 100 1 100 102
Admin Assistant's Workstation 64 1 64 102
Additional Offices 75 4 300 315Meeting Space 80 1 80 80
1 0 0Subtotal 944 1,062Circulation Factor 35% 330 0Department Total 1,274 1,062
Support / MiscellaneousStorage Room 150 1 150 160Office Supply Storage 80 1 80 149Media Library 175 1 175 154HC Bathroom Single Toilet 48 2 96 93Lounge/Video Viewing Area Public gathering space to view
contentBanquet and Flat screen monitor Adjacent to work
stationsOpen 300 1 300 721
Subtotal 300 721Circulation Factor 35% 105 0Department Total 405 721
Classification Total 2,967 1,768
Total Proposed Program 13,978 10,332
Qualitative Description
Name Functional Description Adjacency Space Type Unit Area Quantity Total Area Proposed AreaFt2 Ft2 Ft2
Cellar
ProductionGreen Room Small Waiting Area for talent Sofa and chairs, coffee table, TV
on wall, coffee makerNear stair to studio Room 200 1 200 227
Studio B Small Production Studio, teaching studio
In bank vault. Has LED lighting. Needs cooling for use. Big challenge to get air into vault. Use VRF system.
Adjacent to Control Room
Acoustically isolated room
670 1 670 701
Control Room B Control Room for Studio B, 3 working positions: Director, TD & Audio.
Best if it can be large enough to accommodate classes, but it's not as sized now.
Adjacent to Studio Acoustically isolated room
250 1 250 159
Master Control/Rack Room 450 1 450 337Engineering Shop / Parts Storage
300 1 300 167
Radio / Audio Studio Small Video and Audio recording studio
Large desk and chairs, cameras Adjacent to Work Stations and Master Control Room
Acoustically isolated room
300 1 300 336
Work Stations Public workstations for editing conten
Desks with computers, public lockers
Connects to all major rooms
Open 200 1 200 157
Subtotal 2,370 2,084Circulation Factor 35% 830 698Department Total 3,200 2,782
MEP PlantFire Alarm Control Panel Outside Cptable 0 1 0 151Electrical Service Outside Cptable 0 1 0 153Elevator machine Room 0 1 0 61Sprinkler Service Entrance 0 1 0 89
Subtotal 0 454Circulation Factor 35% 0 0Department Total 0 454
Support / MiscellaneousFront Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 98East Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 129Front Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 37Rear Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 64Men's Room Serves Place of Assembly Above 1 toilet, 1 Handicapped toilet, 1
urinal175 1 175 140
Womens Room Serves Place of Assembly Above 2 toilets, I Handicapped Toilet 185 1 185 141
Subtotal 360 609Circulation Factor 35% 126 0Department Total 486 609
Classification Total 3,686 3,845
Ground Floor
ProductionMulti-purpose Space Standing room Occupancy at 5
sf/person is 300.1,500 1 1,500 1699
Control Room 300 1 300 250Equipment & Set Storage 200 1 200 198Equipment Lending 2'-6" by 10' closets 25 1 25 106
Subtotal 2,025 2,253Circulation Factor 35% 709 408Department Total 2,734 2,661
Public SpacesWCCA Vestibule 70 1 70 82Reception / Security 100 1 100 130WCCA Café / Lobby / Gallery 500 1 500 1290
HC Toilet 48 2 96 87415 Building Entrance 200 1 200 128Subtotal 966 1,717Circulation Factor 35% 338 0Department Total 1,304 1,717
Support / MiscellaneousFront Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 102East Stair Outside Cptable 0 1 0 135Front Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 41Rear Elevator Outside Cptable 0 1 0 63
Subtotal 0 341Circulation Factor 35% 0 0Department Total 0 341
Classification Total 4,038 4,719
2nd Floor
ProductionOpen plan content creation / edit workstations
59 6 354 557
Audio Booth 100 1 100 80Video Kiosk 100 1 100 80Edit Suite Front Editor, back of room
producers400 1 400 189
1 0 0Subtotal 954 906Circulation Factor 35% 334 703Department Total 1,288 1,609
WCCA AdministrationExecutive Director's Office 200 1 200 181Station Manager's Office 100 1 100 183IT/Engineering Director 100 1 100 99Development Director's Office 100 1 100 102
Admin Assistant's Workstation 64 1 64 102
Additional Offices 75 4 300 315Meeting Space 80 1 80 80
1 0 0Subtotal 944 1,062Circulation Factor 35% 330 0Department Total 1,274 1,062
Support / MiscellaneousStorage Room 150 1 150 160Office Supply Storage 80 1 80 149Media Library 175 1 175 154HC Bathroom Single Toilet 48 2 96 93Lounge/Video Viewing Area Public gathering space to view
contentBanquet and Flat screen monitor Adjacent to work
stationsOpen 300 1 300 721
Subtotal 300 721Circulation Factor 35% 105 0Department Total 405 721
Classification Total 2,967 1,768
Total Proposed Program 13,978 10,332
Qualitative Description
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D.2
D. PROGRAMMATIC CLASSIFICATION:
2. THE TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Working with WCCA’s leadership and technical staff our team has put together a program for the technical fitout once the renovation of the space is complete. Knowing that the completion of that renovation is anticipated to occur in 3 to 5 years, we can only generally specify equipment types based on current technologies, assuming that the actual specifications will occur when architectural construction is un-derway. Our general goals for the technical fitout and infrastructure includes:
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D. PROGRAMMATIC CLASSIFICATION:
2. THE TECHNICAL PROGRAM (I.OBJECTIVE)
Our technical objective has been to provide a schematic design con-cept for the study and fund raising efforts for the Worcester Commu-nity Cable Access facility to evolve into a Multimedia iSmartt Center. The concepts for the iSmartt Center include being capable of pro-viding full-motion video, high-resolution still images, animations and graphics, audio-program material and text in an environment where all exist in today’s digital forms and need to coexist with the core an-alog services WCCA has been known for since 1986.
The technical operations of WCCA and its staff are focused on the ever growing and varying requests to support the community, its ac-tivities and performances. The Greater Worcester Area residents look to utilize the resources and technologies offered and are faced with the fact that the WCCA technical infrastructure is well past its life cy-cle. Wi-Fi, smartphones, personal tablets and Web Streaming where not in existence when it was originally conceived and put into service.
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D. PROGRAMMATIC CLASSIFICATION:
2. THE TECHNICAL PROGRAM (II.PLANNING)
As a design team, our first considerations have been to plan a flex-ible design for technology installation and its ongoing development. Allowing growth and change to happen easily and efficiently. This is accomplished by working with the architectural design team to plan a technical cabling management and infrastructure plan. The basis of this effort has been completed under the schematic design complied by Syndicate Architecture, PLLC (Syndicate).
Our planning also takes into consideration the fact that this project may well not go on line for 3 to 5 years, during which time technolo-gies and systems will continue to change.
The convergence of Internet Protocol (IP) and computer based tech-nology continues to bring more powerful tools and abilities to many, and allows us to consider new approaches to WCCA’s technical op-erations. A multimedia center as being proposed requires core levels of traditional connectivity integrated with robust IP & Network Topolo-gy in order to support the demands of a public access center, and the multi-faceted requirements of the creative media industry.
We have defined three tiers of technology for the iSmartt Center,1. Traditional Broadband & Voice Infrastructure – Cable & Tele- phone Company 2. Traditional Audio/Video infrastructure – Broadcast & Record- ing3. IP computer network and security – IT and Data
Broadband and voice infrastructure provides the key connectivity for telephone, internet and cable TV services. How services are brought to the facility should be included in the overall technology planning and design. Once the services have been planned and established, their use and distribution costs may fall outside of the technical pro-duction design and management.
Audio/Video infrastructure is the core for how WCCA will produce and deliver content from within the Center.
IP computer network and security is the area of greatest technologi-cal growth. Increasingly Audio/Video signals are being conveyed over IP networks, and the design of the iSmartt Center will utilize IP tech-nologies for these purposes in many locations.
We can forecast potential use, growth and technologies but will need to keep in mind that flexibility and adaptability will be the key in plan-ning. The open architectural technology design has the most impact when we consider planning the future.
CAPABILITIES
We have designed for the following capabilities at the WCCA iSmartt Center:
• Internet Café - Public Wi-Fi Access Point • Public Gallery - Open space for varied exhibits. Cabling infra-
structure will be in place to allow artistic media installations and content capture via cameras or microphones.
• Public Assembly/Performance Space/Multimedia Broadcast Pro-duction Studio - Flexible space designed to support (5) five HD television cameras with interconnected audio, video and broad-band connectivity back to a central equipment room and operat-ed by one of the Production Control rooms.
• Content capture studios - rooms of varying sizes, designed to support up (3) three HD television cameras with interconnected audio, video and broadband connectivity back to a central equip-ment room and operated by one of the Production Control rooms.
• Production Control Rooms - (2) two control rooms of varying sizes from a one person operated room “Studio in a Box”, to a multi-per-son control room that operates similar to a “Network Studio”.
• Over 20 Multimedia Computer Stations - Dedicated computer stations open for public use once they have meet the WCCA Op-erational Policies. Including, systems for Video Editing, Text & Graphics Creation, Animation, Audio Recording, Editing and Web Content Creation.
• Collaborative meeting spaces outfitted with interactive multimedia interfaces and display devices, that can receive and display con-tent and/or to teleconference and collaborate.
• Portable Multi-purpose classroom equipment, interfaces and dis-plays
• Portable Production Systems, packaged systems that can be quickly and easily be transported to locations throughout their service area, allowing civic and cultural events to be captured.
• Media Conversation and Transfers Tools – offering to the Greater Worcester Area residents the ability to transfer old format media and pictures to current formats and current uses. This would be offered as self-service and may be considered part of the Internet Café.
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D. PROGRAMMATIC CLASSIFICATION:
2. THE TECHNICAL PROGRAM (III.BUDGET PREPARA-TION METHODOLOGY)
• Review of mission statements and goals as outlined by WCCA management
• Interviews with the WCCA team, management and technical• Review of existing inventory list and projected near term capital
purchases• Review of similar projects conducted in the region:
1. Lin Broadcasting, WTNH, WWLP2. Genesis HD Mobile Production Trailer3. WCAC Worcester, MA4. University of Rhode Island, Inner Space Center5. Springfield, MA Focus PATV6. Rye, NY PATV7. PhilaCam PATV8. Essex County Community College PATV, Newark, NJ9. Marble Collegiate Church, NYC10. Catholic TV, Boston11. WGBH TV
• Consulting team with over 60 years of combined experience in Broadcast and Entertainment industries.
• In-depth review and collaboration with Syndicate Principal Design and Architectural Team.
• Transitional Operations Planning
Please note: With a completion date in three to five years, we have considered technology avail-able today for budgetary purposes and have provided a contingency for inflation.
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D. PROGRAMMATIC CLASSIFICATION:
2. THE TECHNICAL PROGRAM (IV.TRANSITIONAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS PLANNING)
How will WCCA stay on-air during construction and how could WCCA keep producing shows and events?
We have put together budgetary figures for technical transition oper-ations based on WCCA finding a small space in the existing building, out of the way of construction, where an environmentally controlled equipment rack could be placed. This rack would house the playout servers and equipment. The advantages of using an environmental controlled rack is that it can be placed anywhere. It contains air con-ditioning, air filtration and uninterruptable power supply. It just needs a closest or similar space with ability for air exchange.
The transmission circuit would be temporarily relocated to this loca-tion. A connection to the internal office network would provide the connectivity for remote management and when a large quantity of data needs to be transferred, it could be done with USB drives.
For traditional production we have estimated a series of wheeled road cases that would allow WCCA to be portable and flexible. We are counting on the fact that the Studio B equipment will be purchased near term and in advance of the build out. But we also have added a few key items to help build a simple system than once construction is complete may allow WCCA to keep the portable filed production system in use.
A key note to providing a portable system…. It needs to be easily transported and simple to set up. WCCA, its staff and volunteers are not touring road professionals. Cases need to be sized so a small team of two could pack up and move it. We have also added a used minivan into the budget.
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E. LOGISTICS
1. THE EXISTING STRUCTURE
415 Main Street is a poured in place concrete structure originally built in 1890 as a bank. It had its last major systems upgrade in 1974. In 1998 it became a condominium and WCCA purchased the Cellar, First and Second Floors. In 1998 WCCA’s space went through a renovation to adapt them to serve its purposes. This renovation did not alter major building systems such as HVAC systems, plumbing or life safety systems.
WCCA’s current facility and the larger building its floors are a part of are well beyond their practical useful life and do not conform to many modern criteria for life safety and accessibility. A few examples of these conditions include:
• It’s heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems do not func-tion as required and are at risk of catastrophic failure at any mo-ment. It’s duct risers move through the floors in unrated shaft-ways which are a significant fire hazard.
• The building lacks modern fire command and control systems suitable for its uses. It needs a sprinkler system, as well as mod-ern alarm and detection systems.
• While it has two demised premises, the electrical infrastructure is an adaptation of an outmoded single tenant system using a single meter.
• The existing elevators, circulation and bathrooms are not ADA Ac-cessible. This lack of accessibility is a hindrance to access by all members of WCCA’s community to its resources. This lack also affects WCCA’s ability to pursue certain funding streams whose funding criteria demands full accessibility.
• The façade is in need of constant maintenance and monitoring. The stone panels are held in place by retrofit exposed bolts and metal plates that keep them from falling onto the sidewalk. In 2014 a sidewalk scaffold was required for safety purposes, and the repairs done then will only last a few years before more will be needed. And then there is the design of the current façade. While the “Bathtubs” are a landmark in Worcester, many consider them unsightly, and they are in need a major repair if they were to stay in place.
Photograph of Existing Elevation
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E. LOGISTICS
2. RENOVATION OPERATIONS SCENARIO
We have considered two different scenarios for the operations of WCCA during the renovation process. One option imagines that WCCA operations relocate outside the building altogether. The other imagines that WCCA operates out of the building throughout the ren-ovation process. The renovate in place option will add approximately $600,000 to the overall project cost and add about 5 to 8 months onto the construction time. The relocation option has obvious costs for moving and temporary space. Of particular concern is the relo-cation of the transmission operations function which actually feeds content onto the channels.
Our budget in this analysis assumes renovation while operating in place.
Proposed Preliminary Scheduie
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E. LOGISTICS
3. PROPOSED PRELIMINARY BUDGET
Our design study indicates that the work necessary to create the iSMARTT Center at 415 Main St. will require capital projects in the demised premises of both condo units as well as a building-wide capital project and overall upgrade of many systems. Our Capital Budget divides the overall scope into several columns, as indicated in schedule below: Scope Strictly Related to WCCA’s Renovation, Work Necessary in the Secon Floors, Capital Upgrades to the entire Con-dominium. The schedules are color coded to illustrate an important concept re-garding differentiating the financing of WCCA’s capital requirements, as opposed to the needs of the 415 Main St condo as a whole: There appears to be the need to finance a major capital program in 415 Main St. independent of WCCA’s need to reconfigure its operations. This may suggest that the condo seek separate mortgage based fi-nancing for the overall capital upgrade while WCCA seeks grants and similar financing for its facility. In addition, the owner of the 3rd and 4th floors will need to finance and help manage various scope in its premises as part of this project.
Based on the allocations above, the projected total costs, inclusive of hard and soft costs for the scope described are provided in the schedule to the right.
A detailed budget breakdown can be found on the following page.
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SCOPE BREAKDOWNSCOPE BREAKDOWNSCOPE BREAKDOWNSCOPE BREAKDOWN
SCOPE STRICTLY RELATED TO WCCA RENOVATION
WORK NECESSARY IN THE SECON FLOORS
CAPITAL UPGRADES TO THE ENTIRE CONDOMINIUM
WCCA RENOVATION IN CELLAR, 1ST FLOOR, AND 2ND FLOOR
FAÇADE REPLACEMENT
SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT AND BOLLARDS
REMOVAL OF CODE VIOLATIONS IN STAIRS
STAIR, LIGHTING AND HANDRAIL UPGRADES
PROVIDING FIRE RATED SHAFTS FOR HVAC AND OTHER RISERS
ROOF REPLACEMENT
SPRINKLER SYSTEM ON 1 & 2 SPRINKLER SYSTEM ON 3 & 4 NEW SPRINKLER SERVICE AND DIST.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN 1 & 2 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN 4 & 5 FIRE ALARM INFRASTRUCTURENEW HVAC SYSTEMS NEW HVAC SYSTEMS
MODERNIZATION AND DIVISION OF ELECTRICAL SERVICES
ELEVATOR REPLACEMENT WITH ADA ACCESS
ESTIMATED HARD COSTESTIMATED HARD COSTESTIMATED HARD COSTESTIMATED HARD COSTSCOPE STRICTLY RELATED TO
WCCA RENOVATIONWORK NECESSARY IN THE
SECON FLOORSCAPITAL UPGRADES TO THE
ENTIRE CONDOMINIUM $ 5,825,224.00 $ 394,987.00 $ 2,345,255.00
ESTIMATED SOFT COSTESTIMATED SOFT COSTESTIMATED SOFT COSTESTIMATED SOFT COST
SCOPE STRICTLY RELATED TO WCCA RENOVATION
WORK NECESSARY IN THE SECON FLOORS
CAPITAL UPGRADES TO THE ENTIRE CONDOMINIUM
$ 967,166.00 $ 55,693.00 $ 342,231.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED COSTTOTAL ESTIMATED COSTTOTAL ESTIMATED COSTTOTAL ESTIMATED COST
SCOPE STRICTLY RELATED TO WCCA RENOVATION
WORK NECESSARY IN THE SECON FLOORS
CAPITAL UPGRADES TO THE ENTIRE CONDOMINIUM
$6,792,390 $450,680 $2,687,486
SCOPE BREAKDOWNSCOPE BREAKDOWNSCOPE BREAKDOWNSCOPE BREAKDOWN
SCOPE STRICTLY RELATED TO WCCA RENOVATION
WORK NECESSARY IN THE SECON FLOORS
CAPITAL UPGRADES TO THE ENTIRE CONDOMINIUM
WCCA RENOVATION IN CELLAR, 1ST FLOOR, AND 2ND FLOOR
FAÇADE REPLACEMENT
SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT AND BOLLARDS
REMOVAL OF CODE VIOLATIONS IN STAIRS
STAIR, LIGHTING AND HANDRAIL UPGRADES
PROVIDING FIRE RATED SHAFTS FOR HVAC AND OTHER RISERS
ROOF REPLACEMENT
SPRINKLER SYSTEM ON 1 & 2 SPRINKLER SYSTEM ON 3 & 4 NEW SPRINKLER SERVICE AND DIST.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN 1 & 2 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN 4 & 5 FIRE ALARM INFRASTRUCTURENEW HVAC SYSTEMS NEW HVAC SYSTEMS
MODERNIZATION AND DIVISION OF ELECTRICAL SERVICES
ELEVATOR REPLACEMENT WITH ADA ACCESS
ESTIMATED HARD COSTESTIMATED HARD COSTESTIMATED HARD COSTESTIMATED HARD COSTSCOPE STRICTLY RELATED TO
WCCA RENOVATIONWORK NECESSARY IN THE
SECON FLOORSCAPITAL UPGRADES TO THE
ENTIRE CONDOMINIUM $ 5,825,224.00 $ 394,987.00 $ 2,345,255.00
ESTIMATED SOFT COSTESTIMATED SOFT COSTESTIMATED SOFT COSTESTIMATED SOFT COST
SCOPE STRICTLY RELATED TO WCCA RENOVATION
WORK NECESSARY IN THE SECON FLOORS
CAPITAL UPGRADES TO THE ENTIRE CONDOMINIUM
$ 967,166.00 $ 55,693.00 $ 342,231.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED COSTTOTAL ESTIMATED COSTTOTAL ESTIMATED COSTTOTAL ESTIMATED COST
SCOPE STRICTLY RELATED TO WCCA RENOVATION
WORK NECESSARY IN THE SECON FLOORS
CAPITAL UPGRADES TO THE ENTIRE CONDOMINIUM
$6,792,390 $450,680 $2,687,486
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4. COST BREAKDOWN
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Project NameProject Address
PROJECT BUDGET Issued xx/xx/xxPrinted 10/26/2015
Notes / Description WCCA COST SECON COST CONDO COST TOTAL COST Source
HARD COSTSCONSTRUCTION
WCCA Renovations $3,625,103 $3,625,103Façade Replacement $968,180 $968,180Replace Sidewalk, Add Bollards $50,328 $50,328Egress Stair Rails & Lighting $181,090 $181,090Fire Rated Shafts $96,999 $96,999Rear Elevator ADA Upgrade $443,018 $443,018Roof Replacement $180,604 $180,604Fire Protection Service & Risers $68,054 $68,054Fire Proitection Work in Secon Space
$128,658 $128,658
Fire Alarm Upgrades $75,199 $75,199Electrical Service - Separate Meters $68,578 $68,578Front Elevator ADA Compliance $0 $0HVAC Upgrades to Secon Space $230,421 $230,421
$3,625,103 $359,079 $2,132,050 $6,116,232 Associated Construction Company
OFFICE FURNITURE & FURNISHINGSOffice Furniture per Plan, Technion $108,360 $108,360
$108,360 $0 $0 $108,360 Furniture Consultants Incorporated
BROADCAST SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONBroadcast Systems, Furniture per attached MLA Budget
$1,141,558 $1,141,558
Allowance for Construction Phase Temporary Systems
$142,600 $142,600
$1,284,158 $0 $0 $1,284,158 Martin Ludwin Associates
TELEVISION LIGHTING AND RIGGINGLighting, Controls, Rigging, Scrims per ISG Budget
$198,037 $198,037
$198,037 $0 $0 $198,037 Integrated Solutions Group
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Project NameProject Address
PROJECT BUDGET Issued xx/xx/xxPrinted 10/29/2015
Notes / Description WCCA COST SECON COST CONDO COST TOTAL COST Source
TEL/DATA SYSTEM & SECURITYTel/Data Allowance per MLA $15,000 $15,000Security Allowance per MLA $40,000 $40,000
$55,000 $0 $0 $55,000 Martin Ludwin Associates
SIGNAGE AND ARTWORKAllowance $25,000 $25,000
$25,000 $0 $0 $25,000 Syndicate Architects
MOVING AND RESTORATIONCost per Square Foot:Percentage of Overall Project Cost:
$0 $0 $0 $0 [Source Name]
Total Hard Costs: $5,295,658 $359,079 $2,132,050 $7,786,787Design Contingency (10%) $529,566 $35,908 $213,205 $778,679Total Project Hard Costs: $5,825,224 $394,987 $2,345,255 $8,565,466
SOFT COSTSPROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Architecture $295,169 $17,774 $105,536 $418,480Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection
$90,628 $8,977 $53,301 $152,906
Structural $45,314 $4,488 $26,651 $76,453Architectural Lighting $25,000 $10,000 $35,000Project Management & Expediting $174,757 $11,850 $70,358 $256,964Broadcast Systems Consultant $147,307 $147,307Studio Lighting Design assume design build $0
Total Professional Fees $778,175 $43,089 $265,846 $1,087,110 Miscellaneous
MISCELANEOUS FEES AND COSTSMunicipal Filing Fees $54,377 $5,386 $31,981 $91,743Reimbursable Expenses $46,690 $2,154 $13,292 $62,136
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Project NameProject Address
PROJECT BUDGET Issued xx/xx/xxPrinted 10/29/2015
Notes / Description WCCA COST SECON COST CONDO COST TOTAL COST Source
TEL/DATA SYSTEM & SECURITYTel/Data Allowance per MLA $15,000 $15,000Security Allowance per MLA $40,000 $40,000
$55,000 $0 $0 $55,000 Martin Ludwin Associates
SIGNAGE AND ARTWORKAllowance $25,000 $25,000
$25,000 $0 $0 $25,000 Syndicate Architects
MOVING AND RESTORATIONCost per Square Foot:Percentage of Overall Project Cost:
$0 $0 $0 $0 [Source Name]
Total Hard Costs: $5,295,658 $359,079 $2,132,050 $7,786,787Design Contingency (10%) $529,566 $35,908 $213,205 $778,679Total Project Hard Costs: $5,825,224 $394,987 $2,345,255 $8,565,466
SOFT COSTSPROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Architecture $295,169 $17,774 $105,536 $418,480Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection
$90,628 $8,977 $53,301 $152,906
Structural $45,314 $4,488 $26,651 $76,453Architectural Lighting $25,000 $10,000 $35,000Project Management & Expediting $174,757 $11,850 $70,358 $256,964Broadcast Systems Consultant $147,307 $147,307Studio Lighting Design assume design build $0
Total Professional Fees $778,175 $43,089 $265,846 $1,087,110 Miscellaneous
MISCELANEOUS FEES AND COSTSMunicipal Filing Fees $54,377 $5,386 $31,981 $91,743Reimbursable Expenses $46,690 $2,154 $13,292 $62,136
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Project NameProject Address
PROJECT BUDGET Issued xx/xx/xxPrinted 10/29/2015
Notes / Description WCCA COST SECON COST CONDO COST TOTAL COST Source
TEL/DATA SYSTEM & SECURITYTel/Data Allowance per MLA $15,000 $15,000Security Allowance per MLA $40,000 $40,000
$55,000 $0 $0 $55,000 Martin Ludwin Associates
SIGNAGE AND ARTWORKAllowance $25,000 $25,000
$25,000 $0 $0 $25,000 Syndicate Architects
MOVING AND RESTORATIONCost per Square Foot:Percentage of Overall Project Cost:
$0 $0 $0 $0 [Source Name]
Total Hard Costs: $5,295,658 $359,079 $2,132,050 $7,786,787Design Contingency (10%) $529,566 $35,908 $213,205 $778,679Total Project Hard Costs: $5,825,224 $394,987 $2,345,255 $8,565,466
SOFT COSTSPROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Architecture $295,169 $17,774 $105,536 $418,480Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection
$90,628 $8,977 $53,301 $152,906
Structural $45,314 $4,488 $26,651 $76,453Architectural Lighting $25,000 $10,000 $35,000Project Management & Expediting $174,757 $11,850 $70,358 $256,964Broadcast Systems Consultant $147,307 $147,307Studio Lighting Design assume design build $0
Total Professional Fees $778,175 $43,089 $265,846 $1,087,110 Miscellaneous
MISCELANEOUS FEES AND COSTSMunicipal Filing Fees $54,377 $5,386 $31,981 $91,743Reimbursable Expenses $46,690 $2,154 $13,292 $62,136
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Project NameProject Address
PROJECT BUDGET Issued xx/xx/xxPrinted 10/29/2015
Notes / Description WCCA COST SECON COST CONDO COST TOTAL COST Source
$101,067 $7,541 $45,273 $153,879 Syndicate Architecture
Total Soft Costs $879,242 $50,630 $311,119 $1,240,990Soft Cost Contingency (10%) $87,924 $5,063 $31,112 $124,099PROJECT COST SUBTOTAL $967,166 $55,693 $342,231 $1,365,089
PROJECT COST TOTAL $6,792,390 $450,680 $2,687,486 $9,930,554
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WCCA COST WCCA COSTSECON COST SECON COSTCONDO COST CONDO COST
*DETAILED CONSTRUCTION AND TECHNICAL BUDGETS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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E. LOGISTICS
5. THE TEAM
We have assembled a project team with considerable experience in projects of this type.
Bice C. Wilson, AIA, the Syndicate Principal-in-charge of the project has over 35 years of experience with Community Media and the de-sign of the Community Media Workplace. He was part of the team that started one of the nation’s first governmental public access chan-nels, Channel L in Manhattan in 1976. He went on to be a founding principal of Meridian Design Associates, Architects PC, a firm interna-tionally known for its design of the media workplace. A year ago he became a principal at Syndicate Architecture, bringing that practice to the firm.
He has worked with Chuck Sherwood of Community Media Visioning on many projects since they first met while working on Channel L in 1976. He has worked with Marty Ludwin on a variety of projects in-cluding major facilities for World Wrestling Entertainment and others for BronxNet – the public access channels of the Bronx.
Associated Construction has worked with Meridian Design on several projects, including some broadcast projects such as the Golf Chan-nel.
WCCA introduced several team members to Syndicate Architecture. Meacham Mechanical has serviced the HVAC systems in the building for years, doing a remarkable job jerry-rigging ways to keep them going when they should have failed years ago. MacKoul Electric also has serviced the building for many years and knows its quirks. Mea-cham introduced Air Water Systems Design Engineering, who assist-ed with the HVAC system design and assessed the existing electrical, plumbing and fire protection systems, providing scopes for the new project.
TASC Architects has operated in Worcester for many years and played a role in code consulting, liaison with local agencies, and brought P&G Engineering to the table to assess the existing structure. TASC also introduced the team to Mirick & Daniels who consulted on build-ability, local regulations and provided a cost estimate.
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PROFESSIONPROFESSIONPROFESSIONPROFESSION FIRMFIRMFIRMFIRM
ARCHITECTURE, PROJECT MANAGER SYNDICATE ARCHITECTURE PLLC
PUBLIC ACCESS & COMMUNITY MEDIA CONSULTANT COMMUNITY MEDIA VISIONING
BROADCAST SYSTEMS ENGINEER MARTIN LUDWIN ASSOCIATES
MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING AIR WATER SYSTEMS DESIGN ENGINEERING, MACKOUL ELECTRICAL, MEACHAM MECHANICAL
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING P&G ENGINEERING CO INC.
CODE CONSULTING AND AGENCY LIASON TASC ARCHITECTS
COST ESTIMATING / CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATED CONSTRUCTION; MIRICK & DANIELS