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eXeCUtIVe.SUMMARY

ov r. h . pas . f w. y ars.a. paradi m.shif . has.n. ccurrin . a . h . Alaska. S a . Li rari s,.

Archiv s.and.Mus ums .A.dr am.f r.a.n w.facil-i y. ha .w uld.in ra . h . hr .uni s.is. c m-in . a. r ali y . Simul an usly,. h . w rkin s. f.

h .Divisi n. ar . c min .m r .in ra d. n.a.daily. asis .th s .chan s.hav .Alaska. n. ar-

. . c m .an.in rna i nal.l ad r.in.s rvic .d liv ry. f r. li rari s,. archiv s. and. mus ums .this.r p r .summariz s. h .pr c ss. ha .l d. .wh r .w .ar ,.pr s n s. h .c nc p s. ha .ar s .fr m. h .pr c ss,.and.s s.a.c urs . ha .will.l ad.

.a.n w.Li rary,.Archiv s.and.Mus um.Facili y

A .h ar ,. his.pr j c .is.a u .pr c in .Alas-kas. r asur s .th . xis in . c ll c i ns. f. h .Alaska.Li rari s,.Archiv s.and.Mus ums.ar .full.

f. h s . r asur s .Many,.if.dama d,.ar .irr -plac a l ,.y . h y.ar .h us d.in. uildin s. ha .can. n . l n r. ad qua ly. pr c . h m . th .s ra .facili i s.ar . y nd. h ir.us ful.lif .and.

y nd.capaci y .th r .ar .addi i nal. r asur s.wi hin. h .S a .and. y nd. ha .will. v n ually.

nd their way into the collections. This projectpr mis s. .pr duc .a.facili y.capa l . f.r c iv-in . and. pr c in . valua l . ar ifac s . Alaska.d s rv s. .s . h . xis in .and.fu ur .c ll c-

i ns.pr s rv d.f r. n ra i ns. .c m .

th .pr j c .has. hr .k y. als:

. C ns ruc .a.n w. uildin . ha .will.pr c .Alaskas.c ll c i ns.whil .in ra in . h .li rary,.archiv s.and.mus um

. Impr v .s rvic .d liv ry.and.pr ram. f-f rin s. hr u h.in ra i n. f. h . hr .

r ups

. Cr a .an.in ra d.di i al.p r al.f r.acc ss.

.inf rma i n

Building Space RequirementsAfter extensive user interviews with sta mem -

rs.and.s ak h ld rs,. h .spac .r quir m n s.hav . n.upda d.and. d scri d. in.d ail .In.summary,. h .n w.facili y.will.includ . h .f ll w-in .c mp n n s

.. 124,000.sf.n w.c ns ruc i n

.. 80. as m n .l v l.parkin .s alls

.. 40.surfac .parkin .s alls

.. si .d v l pm n .and.landscapin

OutreachInitial outreach e orts included stakeholderin rvi ws. wi h. r pr s n a iv s. f. 35. r ups.s a wid . and. an. mail. p ll. f. h r. s a .li rari s,.archiv s.and.mus ums.r ardin . h ir.

xpansi n.pr j c s .A.pr j c .fac .sh . u lin d.h .pr j c .n d.and.appr ach .A.pr j c . r -

chur .was.dis ri u d.wi h.pr s n a i ns. . h .annual.m in . f. h .Alaska.His rical.S ci i s.

and.Mus ums.AlaskaM r .r c n ly,.a.s ri s. f.pu lic.w rksh ps.and.discussions with sta has led to development

f.an.upda d.lis . f.spac .r quir m n s.and.a.c nc p .d si n.f r. h .n w.facili y

ov r. h .n x .s v ral.m n hs.c n inu d.s a -wid . u r ach.will. . mpl y d. . duca .ci i-z ns.a u . h .pr j c .and. . n ra .f d ack.

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Alaska Division of Libraries, Archives

and Museumsth .U S .C n r ss. s a lish d. h .Alaska.His ri-cal Library and Museum in 1900. The rst cura-tor, Andrew Kashevaro , was appointed in 1920and. sh r ly. h r af r. h . t rri ry. assum d.r sp nsi ili y.f r.i s. p ra i ns .Wh n. h .n w.federal building (now the State Capitol) was n -ish d.in.1931,. h .Li rary.and.Mus um.m v d. .

ha . uildin .

A. n w. mus um,. uil . y. h . c mmuni y. f.

Jun au,.was. urn d. v r. . h .S a . f.Alaska.in.1968. .h n r. h .c n nnial. f.Alaskas.pur-chas .A . ha . im ,. h .Alaska.His rical.Li rary.was.s para d.fr m. h .Alaska.S a .Mus um.and. cam .a.par . f. h .Alaska.S a .Li rary,.which.had. n. s a lish d.in.1955 .Wh n. h .Alaska.S a .Archiv s.was.cr a d.in.1970,.pu lic.s a .r c rds.w r . ransf rr d. .i .fr m. h .His-

rical.Li rary,.which.r ain d.all.manuscrip .and.ph raph.r c rds.and.pap rs.pr duc d. y. h .priva .s c r . th .S a .Archiv s. n r d. h .curr n . uildin .in.1975 .th .S a .purchas d. h .Sh ld n.Jacks n.Mus um.in.1988 .In.1991,. h .C mmissi n r. f.educa i n.cr a d. h .Divisi n.

f.Li rari s,.Archiv s.and.Mus ums .

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PRoJeCtFRAMeWoRK

Mission

th .missi n. f. h .Alaska.Divisi n. f.Li rari s,.Archiv s.and.Mus ums.is. .pr s rv .Alaskas.cul ural.h ri a .and. .facili a .acc ss. .inf rma i n.and.r s urc s.f r.r s arch.and.lif l n .l arnin .

In.k pin .wi h. his.missi n. . r.pr c .and.shar . ur.c ll c i ns.and. .impr v . ur.pr rams.and.s rvic s,. h .divisi n.is.w rkin . wards.c ns li-da in .and.in ra in . h .w rk. f.i s. hr .s c i ns:. h .S a .Li rary,. h .S a .Archiv s.and. h .S a .Mus ums .A.n w. uildin .sh uld.h lp.us. .wmore e ciently and e ectively for Alaskans.

Alaska State Libraryth .D par m n . f.Li rary.S rvic .was. s a -lish d.in.1955. .pr vid .li rary.s rvic .in. h .t r-

ri ry. f.Alaska,. .s rv .as.a.r f r nc .li rary.for Territorial o ces and libraries, to coordinateand.assis .li rary.ac ivi i s. hr u h u . h . rri-

ry,. and. . adminis r. h .annual. ran -in-aid..inc rp ra d.li rary.ass cia i ns ..In.1959. h .

D par m n .was.plac d.wi hin. h .D par m n .f. educa i n. f r. adminis ra iv . purp s s;. i .

assum d. h . i l .Alaska.S a .Li rary ..th .His-rical.Li rary.s para d.fr m. h .S a .Mus um.

and.j in d. h .S a .Li rary.in.1968 ..this.s c i n.f. h . li rary. is. n w. kn wn. as. h . His rical.

C ll c i ns

Alaska State Archivesth .Alaska.S a .Archiv s.was. s a lish d.in.1970.and. p n d.i s.d rs. . h .pu lic.in.1972 .th .

S a .Archiv s.is. h .r p si ry. ha .pr s rv s.h . v rnm n .r c rds. f.Alaskas.his ry.and.

mak s. h s .r c rds.acc ssi l . .i s.pa r ns.in.a.saf ,.pr f ssi nal.and.r sp nsi l .mann r .

g v rnm n . r c rds. wi h. p rman n . his ri-cal. valu . includ . l isla iv . ills.and. his ri s,.audi . r c rdin s,. m in . minu s,. annual.r p r s,. ir h.and.d a h.r c rds,.na uraliza i n.r c rds,.inc rp ra i n. r c rds,.c ur . and.pr -

a .r c rds,.c rr sp nd nc ,.pu lica i ns.and.

h r.a ncy-r la d.ma rial .th .Alaska.S a .Archiv s.d s. n .c ll c .p rs nal.manuscrip .r c rds,. u . h lds. r c rds. da d. fr m. 1874. -.pr s n ,.wi h. h .maj ri y. f.r c rds.cr a d.in.

h .20 h.c n ury .Ar as. f.s r n h.includ . r-ri rial. and. s a . v rn r. r c rds,. rri rial.c ur . r c rds,. c mmuni y- as d. s a . v rn-m n .r c rds,.and.s a . ra.l isla iv .r c rds .

Alaska State Museumsth .purp s . f. h .Mus um,.cr a d.in. 1900,.was. .c ll c ,.pr s rv .and. xhi i . h . rri -

rys. j c s .Ini ially. h . c ll c i n.was. s r d.wh r v r.spac .c uld. .f und.wi h.n .pr vi-si n.mad .f r.pu lic.acc ss .In.1920,. h .c ll c-

i n.was.mad .availa l . . h .pu lic.in.Jun aus.Arc ic. br h rh d. buildin . and. in. 1923,. h .t rri ry.assum d.r sp nsi ili y.f r. p ra i ns .by. h .mid-1940s,. h .c ll c i n.had. u r wn.i s.spac .and. h .Mus um.c uld.n .l n r.ad -qua ly.s r .and.display.i s.ma rials .In.1968,.in.h n r. f. h .c n nnial.purchas . f.Alaska.fr m.Russia,.Jun au.ci iz ns.impl m n d.a.sal s. ax.

.h lp.fund.a.n w.facili y h . xis in .mus um.facili ysu s qu n ly. urnin . v r. wn rship.and. v rnanc . . h . S a . f. Alaska . Sinc .

ha . im ,. h .Mus ums.c ll c i ns.hav . r wn.fr m.5,500. .27,000. j c s .th .Alaska.S a .Mus um.was.accr di d. y. h .Am rican.Ass ci-a i n. f.Mus ums.in.1975.and.was.r -accr di d.in.1987,.and.a ain.in.2001 .


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Libraries Archives Museum Project Timeline to Date.......Ini ial.d si n.pr p sal.unv il d.in.Jun au.in.Jun .2010;..

.... h .pr j c .was.chris n d. h .Li rary.Archiv s.Mus um.Pr j c

Sta and public meetings conducted in Juneau in April & May 2010

.......D si n.c n rac .award d.in.sprin .2010

.......R l as d.d si n.r qu s .f r.pr p sals.in.N v m r. f.2009

.......Pr -d si n.pr ram.plannin .c nduc d.in.sprin .2009

.......Addi i nal.d si n.fundin .pr vid d. y.L isla ur .in.2008

.......N ds.Ass ssm n .c mpl d.N v m r.2006

.......Par ial.d si n.fundin .s cur d.2005

.......1 8.acr s.acquir d.2003,.add d. .si . f. xis in .Mus um

Next Steps

.......Fall.-.Win r.2010.-.2011

Sch ma ic.d si n

S a wid . u r ach.campai nC n rac r.s l c i n

.......Sprin .-.Summ r.2011

D si n.d v l pm n

Finaliz .c ns ruc i n. im lin

S cur .pr j c .fundin .f r.c ns ruc i n

.......Fall.-.Win r.2011.-.2012

Final.c ns ruc i n.d cum n s

Ini ia .c ns ruc i n.c n rac .f r.l n -l ad.i ms,.u ili i s.and.advanc d.si .wrk

......Sprin .2012.-.Summ r.2014

C ns ruc i n

......Fall.2014

Grand Opening

PRoJeCttIMeLINe


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FUNCtIoNALINtegRAtIoN

As.w - as d.c mmunica i ns.and.di i al. ch-n l i s. c m .incr asin ly.c mm n,.a. r w-in .na i nal.and. in rna i nal. r nd. is. . in -

ra . li rary,.archiv s. and.mus um.pr c ss s,.bringing together the work of di erent institu -

i ns.in . n . r. w .in ra d.a nci s,. f n.und r. h .um r lla. rm.m m ry.ins i u i ns .Func i nal. in ra i n. mphasiz s. h . simi-lari i s. w n. li rary,.archiv s.and. mus um.s rvic s.whil . r sp c in . h .dis inc .quali i s.

f. h .ma rials. in . mana d:. pu lica i ns,.

archival.r c rds.and.ar ifac s .N . nly.d s. h .in ra i n. f. p ra i ns.pr vid . r a r.acc ss.

.a. wid .ran . f. inf rma i n. r s urc s,. u .h .c rdina i n. f. ac ivi i s. als . all ws. ins i-

tutions to o er extensive public services whilemaximizin .r s urc s .

Whil . ach. yp . f.ma rial..pu lica i ns,.his-rical. r c rds,. r. hr -dim nsi nal. j c s..

pr s n s. i s. wn. chall n . f r. pr s rva i n,.d scrip i n. and. acc ss,. many. pr c dur s. can.

be coordinated e ectively. For example, ratherhan.main ainin .s para .pr c dur s.f r.addin .n w.i ms. .li rary,.archiv s. r.mus um.c ll c-

i ns,.an.in ra d.appr ach.can.c n raliz . h .d cum n a i n. f. all. n w. acquisi i ns . D n r.inf rma i n,. d scrip i ns. f. n w. acc ssi ns,.c ns rva i n. n s. can.all. .c ns lida d;.as.

a.r sul ,. v ry n .in. h .ins i u i n.can.s . h .full.sc p . f. n w.h ldin s.and. s a lish.c m-m n.pri ri i s.f r.ac i n .Similarly,. h .c n n .and.s ruc ur . f.li rary,. archiv s.and. mus um.catalogs, nding aids, and other descriptive

ls. can. . c rdina d. s . ha . us rs. can.easily nd a wide-range of relevant materials

n. h ir.r s arch. pic,.wh h r. h .i ms.ar .pu lica i ns,. his rical. d cum n s,. r. ri inal.ar ifac s .As.an. xampl ,. h .d scrip i n. f.a.pair.of beaded moccasins will be di erent from the

d scrip i n. f.a. kl . n.A ha ascan.cl hin .r. f.a.his rical.ph raph. f.an.A ha ascan.

w man.in. radi i nal.cl hin .by.pu in . h s .d scrip i ns. h r. in.an. in ra d.ca al ,.

h .us r.can.acc ss.c r .inf rma i n.a u . ach.i m,.makin .i . asi r. .l ca .a.wid . dy. f.inf rma i n. and.r s urc s. r la d. . A ha as-can. radi i ns

th . Li rary. Archiv s. Mus um. Pr j c . is. m v-in . ward.func i nal.in ra i n.in.many. f.i s.

li rary/archiv s/mus um. p ra i ns . In. par icu-lar,. h .divisi n.is.ac iv ly.inv s i a in .n w.and.c rdina d.pr c ss s.f r:

. acquirin ,. c ll c in . and. d cum n in . h .r c ip . f.n w.ma rials. .supp r .a.c m-pr h nsiv .appr ach. .acquisi i ns

. id n ifyin .and.liaisin .wi h.p n ial.d n rs..c rdina .c mmunica i ns.and. supp r .p si iv .r la i nships.wi h. h .c mmuni y

. d cum n in . h .pr s rva i n.r quir m n s.f r. all. ma rials. in. all. m dia. . pri ri iz .ma rials. a . risk. whil . makin . s . us . f.r s urc s

. pr vidin . nlin .acc ss. . d scrip i ns. and.catalogs to ensure users are able to nd rel -

van .ma rials.fr m. hr u h u . h .ins i u-

i n.r ardl ss. f.f rma . r. yp. di i izin .his rical.ma rials,.fr m.his rical.

pu lica i ns. .archival.r c rds. .ima s. f.hr -dim nsi nal. ar ifac s,. . pr vid . h .

wid s . p ssi l . acc ss. . h . ins i u i ns.h ldin s

Sta members across the division are work -in . cl s ly. n. in ra i n. ini ia iv s,. rin in .

h r. h ir.uniqu . xp r is .and.kn wl d .and. l kin . y nd. h . radi i nal. sil s. f.li rari s.v rsus.archiv s.v rsus.mus ums .th . al. is. . id n ify. n w. and. cr a iv .appr ach s. . c ll c in ,. d cum n in ,. pr -s rvin .and.sharin . h .w al h. f.r s urc s. ha .illus ra .Alaskas.pas .and.pr s n


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functional adjacency diagrams


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SPACe.NeeDSUPDAte

thr u h. num r us. s imula in . discussi ns.with the Executive Committee, sta and theD si n.t am,.a.c lla ra iv .m h d. f.w rkin .

m r d .this.will. .facili a d. y.an.in ra-i n. f.spac s.in. h .n w.facili y .t h r. h .

Li rary,.Archiv s,.Mus um,. Adminis ra i n.and.t chnical.and.Ima in .S rvic s. xplain d. . h .D si n.t am.wha .s rvic s. h y.pr vid . . h .S a .and.h w.w rk.is.acc mplish d.wi hin. h ir.curr n .spac .Fr m. h s .m in s.surfac d.an.und rs andin . f.wha . ach.s c i n.shar s.and.where potentially con icting di erences exist in

h .pr ram.r quir m n s .I .is.imp r an . ha .h .d si n.and.pr ram.cr a .spac . ha .all ws.

collaboration in new and yet unidenti ed ways.

each.s c i n.c ll c s,.pr s rv s,. xplains,.in r-pr s,. shar s. and. c mmunica s . Wi hin. ach.

f. h s . ar as. ar . h. nuanc d. and. n ic -a l .pr c dural. dis inc i ns .th . D si n. t am.w rk d.wi h. h . us r. r up. .und rs and. all.

h .p ssi l .ar as. f.in ra i n. ha .sh uld. .c nsid r d.durin . h .pr rammin .pr c ss.and.to nd ways of addressing technical variations.

C ll c in .is.d n . h. hr u h. u r ach.r sul -in .in.d na i ns.and. hr u h.sys ma ic.c ll c -in .and.purchasin .N w.ma rials.ar . valua d.f r.issu s. ha .mus . .addr ss d.pri r. . in .

n r d.in . h . c ll c i n .th . Mus um. and.

His rical. C ll c i n. (Li rary). hav . h . m s .issu s. wi h. p n ial. c n amina i n . An. is la-

i n. r m. will. .us d. y. h s . w . s c i ns.and. y.Archiv s.wh n.n c ssary .th .Mus um.n ds.a.dir c .acc ss.fr m. h .l adin .d ck.in .

h .exhi i .ar a.f r. urin .sh ws .Li rary.and.Archiv s.als . n d. a. c nv ni n . way. . rin .ma rials.in . h .pr c ssin .ar a.fr m.r c iv-in .th .l adin /r c ivin .ar a. ins. h . ack.

f.h us .in ra i n. f. h .s c i ns

Ma rial.preservation .inv lv s. h . r a m n . f.

j c s.f r.c n aminan s,.r pair.and.s ra .All.s c i ns.hav .s m .l v l. f.pap r.conservation ,.s .an.ar a. .s rv . his.n d.has. n.add d.to the program. Storage has di erent securityand. nvir nm n al.r quir m n s.f r. h .vari us.c ll c i ns .th .Mus um.c ll c i n.r quir s. h .hi h s .l v l. f.s curi y .th .Mus um,.Archiv s.and Historical Collections all require speci cand. similar. nvir nm n al. c n r ls . Inf rma-

i n.S rvic s.(Li rary). C ll c i n.is. r wsa l .and.has. h .l w s .s curi y.and. nvir nm n al.d mands .th .vari us.c ll c i ns.als . r w. r,.potentially, contract at di erent rates. A larges cur . s ra . ar a.shar d. w n. Archiv s.and. h .His rical.C ll c i n. iv s.p n ial.f r.

h .lin . w n. h s .s c i ns. .m v .as.s r-a .n ds.chan .

th . preservation of these collections bene tsall.Alaskans,.a.small.child.may.d v l p.a.lif l n .in r s . in. his ry. y. visi in . h . Mus um;. an.in rn. f r. a. S a .S na r.may. l k. f r. pr c-

d n .in. h .S a .Archiv s .

each.s c i n.curr n ly. xplains.i s.c ll c i ns.through a di erent catalog system. The end

al. f.any.ca al in .sys m.is.cl ar.c ll c i n.acc ss .

Wh n.visi in . h .n w. uildin .l kin .f r.inf r-ma i n. n.a.su j c ,. h .pu lic.sh uld. .a l . .s .wha .is.availa l .fr m. ach. f. h .s c i ns.without having to run to di erent locations and

.c nfus d. y.num r us.ca al in .m h ds .As. h . s c i ns. d v l p. an. und rs andin . f.wha .r s urc s. ach.has,. h y.will. r.assis .patrons in their search for information. The stais.als .l kin .a .ways. .mak .ca al in .m r .

ranspar n . th s . issu s. impac . h . uildin .pr ram.in.a.num r. f.ways .

Up n.c min .in . h .n w.facili y.i .will. . vi-d n .wh r . . n r. h .Mus um.exhi i .ar a.and.h w. .acc ss. h . h r.c ll c i ns .th r .will. . n . n ranc . .a.r adin /r s arch.r m.

. s rv . Inf rma i n. S rvic s,. h . His rical.C ll c i n.and.Archiv s .A.s rvic .d sk.will. .attended by sta who can direct patrons toitems in all the collections or to another sta


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m m r.wh .will.h lp.wi h. h .s arch .this.is.a.c ll c i n.f r.all.Alaskans;.r m .acc ss.sh uld.

.as.c mpr h nsiv .as.p ssi l .

For the sta , collaboration will mean the poten -ial. f.cr ss-disciplinary.pr j c s.wi h. h . al. f.nrichin . h .und rs andin . f. h s .imp r an .

State resources. All sta from the Library andArchives and some sta from the Museum willoccupy a mostly open o ce space and share alar .pr c ssin .ar a .Sp cial.pr j c .r ms.will.

.l ca d.ar und. h . uildin . .facili a . h s .cr ss-disciplinary. nd av rs .

each. f. h . s c i ns.interprets and commu-nicates . i s. c ll c i ns. f r. h . pu lic,. h u h.m h d.and.l v l. f.in rpr a i n.vary .this.adds.

. h .discussi n. f. v rlappin . nd av rs .

Sharin . h . dy. f.kn wl d . s r d. in. h .building and sta with greater Alaska is a primary

al. f. h . Li rary. Archiv s. Mus um. Pr j c .ou r ach.will. .facili a d. hr u h. h .us . f.dis anc .l arnin . chn l y.in.m in .r ms .

Spaces will be provided for visiting State staand. Li rary. Archiv s. Mus um. p rs nn l. will.c n inu . . shar . h ir.r s urc s. hr u h. h .in rn .and. hr u h.ac ual. ransp r . f.i ms.

hr u h u . h .S a . th . Mus um. shar s. i s.j c s.in.a.num r. f.ways .th .m s .appar n .

is. h . xhi i .hall. ha .pr vid s.lar .num rs.f. visi rs. a. r ad. l k. in . Alaskan. his ry .

Archiv s.and.His rical.hav .v ry.similar.m h-

ds. f.sharin .c ll c i ns .th .d cum n s.n d.. .m ni r d.a .all. im s.and.d .n .circula .u sid . f. h .r s arch.r m .Inf rma i n.S r-

vic s.has. h.a.circula in .and.n n-circula in .c ll c i n .

Und rs andin . h w. ach. s c i n. shar s. i s.c ll c i n.was. ss n ial. . d v l pin . h . pr -

ram.f r. ach.vi win .ar a .by.placin .a.s cur .r s arch.r m.wi hin. h .shar d.r adin .r m,.Archiv s,. His rical. and. Inf rma i n. S rvic s.can work side-by-side, sharing material and star s urc s .th r .ar .als .ways. .in ra . h .Mus um.in . h r.ar as. f. h . uildin .exhi -

i s.will. . in rsp rs d. hr u h u . h . facili y,.p ssi ly. susp ndin . i ms. fr m. h . c ilin . in.pu lic.ar as,.such.as. h .l y,.and.s m im s.displayin . h m.in.s cur .cas s .Wi hin. h .r ad-in .r m,. h .Mus um. k.c ll c i ns.will. .acc ssi l . . h .pu lic .

M in .r ms,.classr ms,.and.an.audi rium.ha .s a s.120.p pl .will. .us d.f r.num r us.

educational functions. A store will o er itemsappr pria . . ach. f. h .c ll c i ns.and.a.caf.will.s rv . h .pu lic .

th .c n rpi c . f. h . uildin .is. h .main.l y .I .will.s rv .n .jus .as.a.passa way. . h r.r ms. and. a. lar . s cial. a h rin . ar a. u ,.m s .imp r an ly,.a.plac .wh r . h . x ra rdi-nary.na ur . f. his.pr ram. will.unf ld. . h .visi r .this. uildin .aspir s. .supp r .a.n w. ra.

f.c lla ra i n. w n. h .Li rary,.Archiv s.and.Mus um,. nrichin . h .liv s. f.all.Alaskans.

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SPACELISTSUMMARYSHEET Net SF Total Gross SF

Public Area 13,770 17,213

Lobbies 5,260

Meeting Rooms/Auditorium/Classrooms 4,650

Retail 1,700

Misc. 2,160

Administration 4,527 5,885Offices 827

Meeting Rooms 800

Workrooms 1,600

Misc. 1,300

Unassigned Space 16,150 17,765

Office/Workroom 450

Mechanical Spaces 10,700

Electrical/Data Spaces 2,520

Janitorial Spaces 180

Loading 1,420

Misc. 880

LAMReference Area 25,166 32,716

Offices 2,964

Reading/Research Rooms 9,322

Workrooms 2,400

Secure Storage 10,000

Misc. 480

Digital and Imaging Services 4,769 6,200

Offices 1,069

Workrooms 1,100

Storage Area 400

Lab Area 2,100

Misc. 100

Museum 34,253 44,529

Offices 1,453

Gallery Space 16,000

Workrooms 4,300

Secure Storage 10,000

Storage Area 1,300

Misc. 1,200

TOTAL 98,635 124,307


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the design concepts are inspired by waterside development patterns in juneau and statewide


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Concept

th .n w.facili y.will. ccupy.a.si .n ar.h .S a .Capi l,.s rvin . h .n ds. f.

s a .a nci s.l cally.and.a. r ad r.n w rk. f.c ns i u n .a nci s.

hr u h u . h .s a .I .will.ac .as. h .c n ral.r p si ry.f r. h . xc p i nal.his rical.c ll c i ns. f. h .S a ..Li rary.and.Archiv s,.as.w ll.as. h .S a .Mus ums.div rs .c ll c i n. f.cul ural.ar ifac s..a.maj r.pu lic.a rac i n.durin . h .summ r. uris .s as n .

th .ini ial.d si n.id as.f r. h .n w.Alaska.S a .Li rary.Archiv s.and.Mus um.Pr j c .w r .d v l p d.through a series of sta and commu -ni y.w rksh ps. innin .in.April. f.2010 .Durin . h .w rksh ps.a.s ri s..

f. h m s. m r d .th s . h m s..ar .us d. . uid . h .d si n.pr c ss:

Our Goals. th .buildin .mus :

. Fi .in .Jun aus.his ric.ur an.fa ric,.whil .cr a in .a.vi ran .Li rary.Archiv s.Mus um.

ha .c l ra s. h .S a . f.Alaskas.pas ,.pr s n .and.fu ur

. In ra .and.s r amlin .Li rary,.Archiv s.and Museum operations for greater e cien -cy.and.r sp nsiv n ss. . h .pu lic

. Incr as .vir ual.acc ss. . h .c ll c i ns.and.r s urc s.f r. h .S a s.r sid n s.and.

y nd .

Be lasting, energy-e cient and sustainable.

th .pr liminary.d si n. f. h .facili y.is.r d.in. h . S a s. cul ural. his ry .th . si . lay u .re ects the fan of the docks that historically

ccupi d. h .si .and. h .r f.f rm.is.r minis-cent of the wing and feathers of a bird in ight.th . uildin .and.si .is.vi w d.fr m.many.hi h.van a .p in s.fr m.ar und. h .ci y;. includin .

h . g v rn rs. Mansi n. n. Calh un. Av nu .and from State O ce Building. An inspired and

xpr ssiv .r f.f rm.will. .a. ac n. . h .ci y,.m racin .and.w lc min .visi rs.fr m.ar und.h .w rld

Building PlanningBuilding Siting and Entry: th . uildin .is.si d.facin . as . ward.d wn wn.Jun au .th .main.

n ry.c nn c s. . h .lar .pu lic.plaza.which.is. und d. . h . as . y.Whi i r.S r .th .

x nsi n. f. h . n r h as rn. caf. in . h .plaza.h lps.pr c . h .c v r d. n ry.fr m. h .s r n .n r h as rly.taku.winds. ha . ccur.p ri-

dically.durin . h .win r.s as n .th .d cisi n..plac . h . n ry.a . his.l ca i n.was.driv n. y.

w .primary.c nc rns:.1).th .n w. uildin .and.n ry.plaza.pr vid .a.civic.f cal.p in .and.s r n .

rminus. . h .fu ur .plaza. x ndin .acr ss.Whittier Street to the State O ce Building; 2) Byplacin . h . n ry.and. circula i n.c r . wards.

h .n r h as . f. h .si ,. r m nd us.vi ws. .h .n r h,.s u h,.and. as .c uld. .pr s rv d.

for enjoyment by library users and sta alike.

General Building Order: . th . d si n. includ s.a.generous light- lled, double height entry lobby

wi h.a.caf,.audi rium.and.shar d.pu lic.m -ing rooms on the main oor. The caf, auditoriumand.m in .r ms.ar .imm dia ly.acc ssi l .f r. v nin .us .wi h u .impac in . h .s curi y.f r.li rary. r.mus um .Washr ms.ar .l ca d.c nv ni n ly.n ar. h . n ry,.s rvicin . h .af r.

ARCHIteCtURAL.NARRAtIVe


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CoNCePtDIAgRAMS

gr und.Fl r.Plannin Upp r.Fl r.Plannin


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... The site layout re ects the fan of the docks that

historically occupied the site, and the roof form is

reminiscent of the wing and feathers of a bird in ight ...


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M W

Ex.Stor. C

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M

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Lobby

CafeM

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Auditorium

Classroom

Store

SecureStorage

Loading

MuseumExhibit

Wet Lab

Coll.Sup.

Vest.

WoodWorkShop

CrateStorage

2DCon.

Lock.

CleanShop

Photo

Pro-cessing

Volunteer MuseumStaff

SecurityOff.

Wet Lab

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Elev.

Ed.Coll.Sup.

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Storage

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CoNCePtFLooR.PLANS


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Elev.

W

SecureStorage

SpecialProjects

Micrographics

Workspace

Supply

M

WElev.

Storage

VideoConf.

Roof Terrace

ReadingRoom

MicroformReaders

ResearchRoom

Processing

Technical andService Administration Outreach Staff

Class-room

Staff

Roof

M

ServiceDeskSpecial

Projects

LAMOffices

Open

DN

Roof

Upp r.Fl r.Plan

KEY

Public Activity Space

Museum Exhibit Space

Staff | Staff Support

Storage

Building Support

Library Space0 20 40 80


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L w r.L v l.Parkin .Plan

Elev.

HCHC

HC

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Mechanical

Parking

0 20 40 80


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project location


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landscaping will be informed by local textures and native plantings


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Site Context and LocationSituated at the con uence of important natural

rd rs.and. ur an.c rrid rs,. h . si . pr s n s.pp r uni i s. .cr a .c nn c i ns,. .link. h .

wa rfr n . . h .si ,. . fur h r.d v l p. h .ar r um,. and. . cr a . a. pu lic. plaza.as. an.imp r an . u d r.spac .

L ca d. w n. h . gas in au. Chann l. and.

M un .Jun au,. h .si . ccupi s. an.ar a. ha .was. nc .a. idal. ach . A. spillway. r. ailrac .fr m.an.his ric.hydr l c ric.plan .and.a.sh p-pin .c n r.f rm. h .w s rn. undary. . h .si . e an.Driv ,. an. imp r an .hi hway,. al n .wi h.a.r s auran ,.h l.and.radi .s a i n.f rms.

h .s u h rn. undary,.wi h. h .wa rfr n . n .l ck.fur h r.s u h .th . as rn.si . undary.

is.Whi i r.S r ,.which.s para s. h .mus um.si . fr m. a. c ll c i n. f. surfac . parkin . l s,.Willoughby Street, the State O ce Building and

d wn wn. Jun au . Imm dia ly. n r h. f. h .si .is.a.m l,.r s auran .and.Will u h y.S r .wh r . h . u lin . f. h . ach.is.s ill.s m wha .visi l ..tw .w ll.us d.p d s rian.c rrid rs.s rv .the site: between the State O ce Building and

h .sh ppin .c n r.( as -w s ).and. fr m. h .wa rfr n . . h .mus um.(s u h. .n r h) .

Site ConditionsThe site is built on rock ll that dates from thecitys hard-rock mining period. The ll is porousand. is. su j c . . inunda i n. y. idal. wa rs .g n r us.pr cipi a i n.and.mari im .c ndi i ns.mak . his.ar a.c nduciv . . r win .plan s.fr m.m s .par s. f.Alaska .Pr vailin .winds. n r. h .si .fr m. h .s u h as .wi h. h . ccasi nal.taku.winds.c min .fr m. h .n r h as

The area to the east of the site is typi ed by alack. f.cl ar.c nn c ivi y.and.sca r d.parkin .l s,.in. spi . f. in .a. maj r.p d s rian. pas-sa way .th . ailrac . n. h .w s . sid . f. h .si . is.par ially. xp s d. wi h. h . p w r.c m-pany.plannin . n.c mpl in . h .pipin .wi hin.

h .n x .f ur.y ars .Curr n ly,. ur. us s. n r.h .si .and.pull.dir c ly. . h . uildin . n ry .A.

c ll c i n. f. r s.and.shru s.wi h.in rpr iv .si ns.f rms.an.ar r um. n-si

Vehicular Access and CirculationThis plan proposes to relocate the bus drop-oz n . . h .Whi i r.S r . d .this.m v .will.all w. h .si . .r claim.i s.fr n a .as.a.plaza.and. v n . spac ,. k pin . us s. cl s . . h .street for easy arrival and departure. The sta

surfac . parkin . and. l adin . facili i s. ar . r l -ca d. . h .n r h.sid . f. h . uildin .and.will.acc mm da .up. . w . rac r. rail rs.and. w .small r.d liv ry.v hicl s .Pu lic.parkin .is.und r.

h . uildin

Pedestrian Circulation and EntrancePlazaP d s rian.acc ss. . h .si .will.c m .primar-ily.fr m. h . as .wi h.cl ar.vi ws.in . h . n ry.plaza .this. as .acc ss.fr m.d wn wn.and. h .State O ce Building will be further strengthened

y. h .plazas.fu ur . x nsi n.in . h . as rn.parc l.acr ss.Whi i r.S r .

th . h r. imp r an .p d s rian. acc ss. . h .si . is. fr m. h .s u h . P d s rian. acc ss. v r.e an. Driv .is. addr ss d. wi h. a. pa h. ha . can.c nn c . . a. pr p s d.p d s rian. rid . ha .will.link. h . xis in .wa rfr n .pa h. .a.n r h-

s u h.p d s rian.pa h .this.passa .will.pr vid .an. pp r uni y.f r. uris s. .cr ss. h .hi hway.

. h .si .th .pa h.will.c n inu .n r h. hr u h.a. na uraliz d. c rrid r. al n . h . w s rn. si .

undary.c nn c in . .Will u h y.S r ..

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Landscapeth . n ry.plaza. is.d si n d. . .l w. main -

nance, safe and exible enough to accommo -da .a.vari y. f. v n .pr rams.and.us s,.and.

. .an. l an .and. nj ya l .pu lic.spac .this.entry plaza is seen as a rst step towards creat -in .a.pu lic. p n.spac .and.ar r um. ha .la r.

xpands. wards. h . as . . cr a .addi i nal.pu lic.spac .and. .c n inu .uni in . h .dis ric .

th .plaza.landscap .will.r pr s n .a. alanc . f.plantings and hardscape, re ecting local materi -als and textures. Due to the rock ll at the site,

r s.will. .plac d.in.a.rais d.plan in .ar a.sup-p r d. y.s n .and. d. ps il .Si h lin s.ar .main ain d. hr u h u . h .plan d.ar as. y. h .us . f. l w. r win .h r ac us.plan s .Rais d.plantings will de ne paths within the plaza spaceand.pr vid .ampl . ps il.d p h.f r. r s.and.

h r.plan s .

th . ar r um.will. . a. li h ly. f r s d.z n .n. h .s u h.sid . f. h .mus um,.pr vidin .an.n ry. . h .n r h-s u h. rail .on. h .n r h.sid .

of the building, tree plantings will bu er the stan ry.and.parkin .ar a .Plaza.pavin .and.plan r.

designs will re ect the glacial activity typicalf. h . r i n:. xp s d.r ck.fac s;.sc r d.and.r v d.pavin .surfac s.will.pr vid .a.s ns . f.

d ail.and.dir c i nali y .S a in .and. h r.fur-nishings will further re ect the rock outcropsf und.in. h .n ar y.m un ains.and. h .f rms. f.du u .can s .

Mall.C nc p .--.In rim.build- u

Mall.C nc p .--.Full.build- u

N w.LAM. uildin1

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pr p s d.p d s rian.mall3

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bus drop-o4

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28ECI/HYER :: THA ARCHITECTURE

CodeSummary

Assumptions

Tw -st y b ilding with t t l b ilding ef pp xi tely 114,000 sf pl s 10,600 sf fech nic l sp ce nd 82 st lls f p king bel w

g de. B ilding will be c nst cted cc ding tthe 2009 Inte n ti n l B ilding C de (IBC) nd

ll pplic ble l c l nd st te c de end ents.The f ll wing st dy is b sed n the 2006 IBC sthe 2009 ve si n h s yet t be d pted.

Occupancy

a-3 asse bly (Lib y, se , dit -

i nd eeting s) B Business (O ces); most likely an acces-

s y cc p ncy t a-3

S-1 m de te-h z d st ge: a chives(books, les and artifacts)

S-2 L w-h z d st ge: P king g ge

occ p ncy Sep ti n: N n-sep ted se pesecti n 508.3.2. use the st est ictive, a-3, fc nst cti n p p ses.

Construction Type

II-a

Allowable Area and Height

B sed n a-3 cc p ncy, type II-a c nst c-ti n, nd f lly sp inkle ed.

B sic all w ble e 3-st ies nd 15,500 sfpe st y

all w ble Inc e se b sed n 200% ll w-able area increase per oor (IBC 506.3) plus

75% ll w ble e inc e se f f nt gepe secti n 506.2 = 58,125 sf ll w ble pe

oor.

Height inc e se: t tic sp inkle inc e set 4-st ies nd sh ll n t exceed 85 pe IBC504.2.

a e sep ti n between the a-3 nd S-1 c-c p ncies.

Fire Resistance Rated Construction

Incident l use a e s

B ile r an t tic sp inkle systeis p vided, the ef e sep ti n c p ble

f esisting the p ss ge f s ke is eq i edpe secti n 508.2.2.1.

St ge r s ve 100 sf an t ticsprinkler system is provided; therefore asep ti n c p ble f esisting the p ss ge

f s ke is eq i ed pe secti n 508.2.2.1.

F n ce r s w/ ny piece f eq ip ent isve 400,000 Bt /h inp t - an t tic

sp inkle syste is p vided, the ef e sep ti n c p ble f esisting the p ss ge

f s ke is eq i ed pe secti n 508.2.2.1.

Book Drop 2 Hr re resistant rated con -st cti n.

Structural Frame: type II-A buildings

1 Hr re protection as required per table 601nd 602.

Exterior Walls: type II-A buildings

No re protection is required for type II-Ab ildings which e eq l t g e te th n30 feet f p pe ty line pe t ble 601

nd 602.

1 Hr re protection is required for type II-Ab ildings which e less th n 30 feet f p pe ty line pe t ble 601 nd 602.

Interior Non bearing Walls: type II-A buildings

No re protection required per table 601 and602.

Floor Construction type II-A buildings


Roof Construction type II-A buildings


Fi e et d nt-t e ted w d e be s sh llbe allowed at 20 or more above nished

oor (table 601, exception C).

Corridors

C id s in sp inkle ed a cc p ncy b ild-ings are not required to be re rated persecti n 1017.1 nd t ble 1017.1.


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Roof Coverings

.. P r. a l .1505 1,.a.class.b.r f.c v rin .is.r quir d

Fire Protection System & Requirements

.. Sprinkl rin ..S c i n.506 3.r quir s.an.au-ma ic.sprinkl r.sys m. .h lp.achi v . h .

desired oor area and construction type. Anau ma ic.sprinkl r.sys m.is.als .r quir d.per Section 903.2.1.3 for re areas exceed-ing 12,000 sf and when the re area has an

ccupan .l ad. f.300. r.m r .th .sprinkl r.

sys m.shall. .d si n d. . h .r quir -m n s. f.NFPA.13

Fire Extinguishers one type 2A, 10BC rex in uish r.is.r quir d.f r. ach.3,000.sf.

of oor area with no more than 75 feet ofrav l.dis anc . .an. x in uish r.p r.s c-i n.906. f. h .In rna i nal.Fir .C d .(IFC)

.. Fir .Alarms..An.alarm.sys m.wi h.manual.pull.s a i ns.is.r quir d.p r.s c i n.907 2 1.wh r . h . ccupan .l ad.is. r a r. han.300 .

th . xc p i n. . his.s c i n.all ws.f r. h .pull.s a i ns. . . limina d.wh n. h r .is.an automatic re extinguishing system.

.. Fir .Saf y.and.evacua i n.Plan..An.ap-proved re safety and evacuation plan isr quir d.p r.IFC.404 2 1 .empl y . rainin .in.r sp ns .pr c dur s.is.r quir d.p r.S c-tion 406. Quarterly re drills for employeesar .r quir d.p r.ta l .405 2 .A.d ail d.s a -

in .plan,. ccupan .l ad,.and. ccupan .l ad.limi .shall. .pr vid d.as.par . f. h .plan.p r.408 2 1

.. Fir .Appara us.Acc ss.R ads..A . h .discr -tion of the Fire Chief, re apparatus road -ways.ar .r quir d. . x nd.wi hin.150.f .

f.all.p r i ns. f. h .facili y. r.any.p r i n.f. h . x ri r.wall.as.m asur d.al n .an.

appr v d.acc ss.r u .p r.an.Alaska.S a .amendment to IFC 503.1.1. The code o cialis.au h riz d. .incr as . h .dim nsi n. f.150.f .wh r . h . uildin .is.sprinkl d,. r.

h .r ads.cann . .ins all d.du . . p -raphy

Exiting

.. occupan .l ad..p r. a l .1004 1 1,. h .ccupan .l ad.is.calcula d.a .300.sf. r ss.

f r.acc ss ry.s ra .ar as.and.m chani-cal. quipm n .r ms,.7.sf.n .f r.ass m ly.areas with concentrated and non- xed chairs a in ,.5.n .sf.f r.ass m ly.ar as.wi h.s andin .spac ,.15.n .sf.f r.unc nc n ra d.

a l s.and.chairs,.100. r ss.sf.f r. usin ss.ar as,.200. r ss.sf.f r.ki ch ns,.50.n .sf.f r.r adin .r ms.and.100. r ss.sf.f r. k.s ack.ar as .

.. occupancy.si na ..p r.s c i n.1004 3,.v ry.r m. r.spac . ha .is.an.ass m ly.ccupancy.shall.hav . h . ccupan .l ad. f.h .r m. r.spac .p s d.in.a.c nspicu us.

plac ,.n ar. h .main. xi . r. xi .acc ss.d r-

way.fr m. h .r m. r.spac .P s d.si ns.shall. . f.an.appr v d.l i l .p rman n .d si n.and.shall. .main ain d. y. h . wn r.

r.au h riz d.a n

.. exi .S para i n..Wh r . w . xi s.ar .r quir d,. h .dis anc . w n. xi .d rs.mus . .a.dis anc .apar . ha .is.a.minimum.

f. n - hird. h .dia nal. f. h .ar a.s rv d-p r.s c i n.1015 2 1,. xc p i n.2.f r.au -ma ic.sprinkl r.sys ms

.. Num r. f. xi s..tw . xi s. r. xi .acc ss.d rways.ar .r quir d.fr m.any.spac .wi h.an. ccupan .l ad. r a r. han.49.p r.s c-

i n.1015 1

.. Maximum.trav l.Dis anc ..250.f .p r.a l .1016 1

.. Maximum.D ad.end..n . . xc d.20.f .p r.s c i n.1017 3 .H w v r,.p r. xc p i n.3,.a.d ad- nd.c rrid r.shall.n . .limi d.in.l n h.wh r . h .l n h. f. h .d ad- nd.c rrid r.is.l ss. han.2 5. im s. h .l as .wid h.

f. h .d ad- nd.c rrid r

.. Maximum.C mm n.Pa h. f.e r ss.trav l...n . . xc d.75.f .p r.s c i n.1014 3

Panic Hardware Panic and re exit hard -war .is.r quir d.a . ach.m ans. f. r ss.s rvin .an. ccupan .l ad. f.50. r.m r .p r.s c i n.1008 1 9

.. C rrid r.Wid h..C rrid rs.may. .n .l ss.han.44.inch s.in.wid h.p r.s c i n.1017 2


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