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SCS Building Committee

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The SCS Building CommitteeMembers:

Guy BlellochRandy BryantSharon BurksPeter LeeJim SkeesManuela Veloso

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Met weekly since October, 2004Discussed space needs, lab space, collaborative spaces, flexibility, classrooms, transparency, technology, …

Taken two surveysOnline survey had 320 participants

Visited over 30 buildings on 15+ campusesMet with various people about their experience

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The Program

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Program Space (205K GSF)Undergraduate Core for SCS (18K NSF)

12K Classrooms/Cluster5K Offices for teaching staff/TAs/UG Orgs.1K Undergraduate lounge

Research (97K NSF)57K Offices22K Project rooms (labs)16K Common spaces4K Auditorium – possibly dual use

Dean’s suite (3K NSF)Planetary Robotics (5K NSF)

Assuming 60%efficiency

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Space Breakdown

Research79%

Dean2%

Undergrad15%

PRC4%

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Space Breakdown

Offices50%

Project Rooms

18%

Common15%

Classrooms13%

PRC4%

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Open IssuesNeeds to be verified by architectsMix of project room sizesHow much of project room allocation to put towards “collaborative workspaces”How much to put toward small machine rooms?Large machine room?Dual use of auditorium as classroom?Atrium/Lobby as NSF or GSF?

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Program Goals : Site

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Program Goals : Site

1. Indoor above gradeConnection to NSH

Our School is very integrated• Maintain interactions• Maintain space flexibility• Maintain shared services

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Program Goals : Site

Survey found that the bridge between Wean and NSH is the most important feature of NSH

1. Indoor above gradeConnection to NSH

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Program Goals : Site

2. Easy Connectionto the Cut

Good connection toUC and East Campus

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Program Goals : Site

2. Easy Connectionto the Cut

Improve access from otherWest Campus buildings to East Campus

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Program Goals : Site

Create a Pathway toCraig from East Campus

2. Easy Connectionto the Cut

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Program Goals : Site

Campus Tour

2. Easy Connectionto the Cut

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Program Goals : Site

3. Visitor’s entranceon Forbes

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Program Goals : Site

3. Visitor’s entranceon Forbes

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Program Goals : Site

4. Accessible Undergraduate “core”

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Dorms

U Center

4. Accessible Undergraduate “core”

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Classes(# of seats)4. Accessible

Undergraduate “core”

540860310

3001150

200

110

190

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Program Goals : Site

Avoid too much trafficthrough research space

Research4. Accessible Undergraduate “core”

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Program Goals : Site

5. Create a “quad”with greenspace(s)

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Program Goals : Site

Lots of light andreasonable views

5. Create a “quad”with greenspace(s)

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Program Goals : Site

6. Underground Parking

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Program Goals : Building

A building for people, not machines.

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Program Goals : Building1. Collaborative Workspaces

Open small group work areas

In research space In teaching space

CornellUIUC

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Program Goals : Building1. Collaborative Workspaces

Outdoor spaces

Open project areas

CornellUIUC

Ohio State

Bridges

Cafe

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Program Goals : Building

All “people” spaces have natural light

U. Washington2. Natural Light

Atrium

Labs

Student Offices

Faculty Offices

Serv

ices

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Program Goals : Building2. Natural Light

Ohio State

Chicago

Chicago

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Program Goals : Building3. “Transparency”

From conference room

project area

Faculty offices

classrooms

Library

hallway

Work area

Needs to be carefully balanced with privacy.

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Program Goals : BuildingOther Goals

Support and display our “culture”Flexibility – perhaps raised floor plenum Individual control of temperatureFaculty on main hallwaysSupport various forms of groupingAvoid ugly dropped ceilings

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Kitchen

printer

Faculty

Support Staff

Students, Research Staff, Visitors

Project Rooms

18’

16’

15’

12’

10’

CollaborativeWorkroom

Secondary secure hallway

main hallway

Glass

Glass