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Weeks 5-6 

Week 5

 



We began the week by reviewing our findings of what each use group would need in order to bring the place up to code. We came to the conclusion that if we built to the standards of the assembly use group the client would have more flexibility over who they could lease the space out to. The downside to building for an assembly use group is that the costs of the project would go up since it would require a larger structural load and we would need to include two restrooms in the space instead of one (which would give OTRCH less usable floor space). Keeping all of this in mind we came up with several floor plans that showed the possibilities of each use group to show to Thea. Since we found an historic column in the corner of the building we also came up with a  few possibilities of what the building entrance could look like to discuss alongside the floor plans. Lastly, we came up with documentation that updated Thea on the responsibilities of labor, funding, design, and production aspects of the project.



 

 

Week 6

 

While we did a little more exploration of corner precedents and solutions, this week was centered on starting to physically move the project along, starting with removing the last built shelving unit in the space and then moving on to reopening the hatch for better access to the basement. We received notes from Kip Ping on our details to stabilize the floor found that our solution worked and actually exceeded the amount of structural load needed for an assembly use group. 

 

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