YWCA Project Overview

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YWCA Project Overview

• EPICS
• Fall 2008
• Chad Grabinski

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Original Architecture Company

• Walter Scholer and Associates, Inc.
• 1976 original building
• 1989 aquatic center add-on

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Project Origins History

• Project start date September 2007
• How did the team get started?
• The YWCA contacted the EPICS program for help.
• Soon after the project started, the director of
  the YWCA left her position (quit her job)
• The new director was unsure of what was happening
  last semester. She is now very focused and has a
  much better idea of what goals this project
  should fulfill.
• The new director Shannon White
• (our current Project Partner)

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Starting Requirements

• The original plan for this project was to put a
  second floor in the current gymnasium.
• The first floor was to remain open for
  fundraising events with as little interruptions
  as possible (i.e. columns)
• The second floor was to contain offices and
  supporting infrastructure (i.e. bathrooms,etc.)

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Design Needs

• Consolidate the Domestic Violence Program and
  Womens Cancer Center into the gymnasium of the
  YWCA main building
• See the Final Presentation on the SharePoint
  Server for a system overview (great illustration)

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Spring Semesters Team

• Last semester, this project was changed a little
  bit.
• We trashed the second floor offices idea and
  replaced it with the exact opposite approach.
• First floor offices
• Second floor open space
• We chose this arrangement because of a variety of
  reasons such as
• Cost savings
• Higher versatility
• Less heavy structure needed
• Non-interrupted open space (no need for columns
  because the roof is already expansive)
• The current/existing ceiling does not need to be
  modified (for wall connection to ceiling)
• And other reasons
• We used a tool called a PUGH analysis to justify
  this concept over the other concepts we dreamt
  up.
• The PUGH analysis basically compared three new
  concepts against the 2nd floor offices (Fall
  2007) concept.

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Concepts Compared
Office Space
2nd floor office space (Datum)
Multipurpose Space
Multipurpose Space
1st floor office space
Office Space
Office Space
Office Space
Multipurpose Space
Office Space
Multipurpose Space
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Gym Measurements - Plan
GYM

• 100ft x 62ft inside to inside of wall

100 ft
62 ft
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Gym Measurements - Elevation
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Main Issues

• Resilient floor (gym floor next slide)
• Sound control
• Second floor noise being transferred to the first
  floor
• Occupancy
• Code issues
• Fundraiser attendance on second floor (open
  space)
• Equal access
• Handicap access
• Emergency exits
• Codes and occupancy
• Elevator
• Placement in floor plan
• Should be sized to fit a stretcher in at least
  one dimension
• Mezzanine curb

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Resilient Floor
Problem If the gym floor is ripped out, the
new floor (concrete slab) will not be flush
with the tile in the adjacent hallways.
Gym Floor
Tile in hallway is flush with gym floor
2x4
4 Thick Concrete Slab
Soil
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Spaghetti/Clay Bowl Fundraiser

• 5 rows of 5 rectangular tables
• (dimensions unknown)
• One row for food
• Roughly 1200 people expected
• Very sure that this is a net quantity and this
  many people do not occupy this space at the same
  instant

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Office Layout Comments
Concepts for office layouts with a shared office
area that Shannon White brought up last (Spring)
semester.
Office
Office
Office
Office
Office
Office
Office
Shared Office Area
Office
Office
Shared Office Area
Office
Office
Office
Office
Office
Office
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Random Comments

• Code requires bathrooms on the 2nd floor
• Project Partner would like to see the mezzanine
  space used more effectively
• REQUIREMENTS
• Domestic Violence needs a reception/intake area
• FULL-SERVICE server room
• Computer Classroom (at least 12-users)
• Non-computer classroom (30 occupants)
• Would like a common break room
• Gym has its own ventilation system (needs
  updating)
• Likes the idea of inserting windows in exterior
  (East) wall

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Code Information (Truncated)

• Occupancy 857 people on second floor
• Based on
• 6000 ft2
• 7 ft2/person
• Exits
• 2 if occupancy is less than 500 people
• 3 if occupancy is between 500 and 1000 people
• 4 if occupancy is over 1000 people
• Separation requirements
• No more than 1/3 of the diagonal of the room
• No more than 39.22 ft apart
• 857 people warrants 3 emergency exits with a
  total of 24 in exit width
• Three 8-foot wide stairways

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Sprinkler System

• Sprinkler system could save the YWCA money in the
  long run by eliminating/reducing further code
  compliance
• If the building has a total of 21,000 ft2
• Estimated 5.50 per ft2
• 5.50 x 21000 114,000.00

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Door Swing Requirement

• If more than 50 person occupancy in a single
  room
• The doors must swing out of the room
• If less than 50 person occupancy in a single
  room
• The doors must swing into the room

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Other Code Comments

• The aquatic center is considered a separate
  building by code standards because of the
  thickness of the wall between that area and the
  rest of the building.
• Putting a kitchen in the space could dramatically
  change codes
• A 36-inch door is only 32-inches by code
• 2-inches for the width of the door when open
• 2-inches for the protruding door handle
• Minimum door width 36-inches
• We need to check and see if the 36-inches is
  before or after the 4-inches of subtraction
  listed above.

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Exterior Emergency Exits

• Exterior Stairs are permitted in Indiana
• Should probably be covered to prevent snow/ice
  build-up
• Fire escapes are not permitted in Indiana

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Team Assumptions (unedited from Spring semester)

• The first floor shall be office space, while the
  second floor shall be open space.
• Why Our PUGH analysis displays this as the
  winning concept.
• Since the offices are on the first floor, the
  existing kitchen and bathrooms shall be used
  because of their close proximity to the
  renovation area.
• Why This will reduce the overall cost of the
  project.
• Room sizes shall be relevant to existing/familiar
  standards.
• Why The rooms sizes must be comfortable for
  the patrons.
• The structural load shall be designed to carry
  1200 adults, at an average weight per person of
  180 pounds, at a given time.
• Why Planning for 100 capacity relieves any
  questions of whether the decking system will
  fail.
• The elevator size shall have the ability to
  transport one occupied stretcher in at least one
  dimension.
• Why To ensure that codes are met, and will
  allow for a safer design.
• Hallways shall be 44 inches in width.
• Why To allow safe and easy access for handicap
  patrons.
• Stairways shall utilize a 7 inch rise and 11 inch
  run.

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Questions

• Please e-mail me any further questions.
• Chad Grabinski
• cgrabins_at_purdue.edu