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Campus a “work in progress”
This year’s projects include: Laird campus Three separate Georgian-style residence halls are planned to meet the needs of today’s students. Each building will feature resident rooms with semi-private baths, floor lounges and resident assistant rooms. The ground floor of each building will include a lounge, laundry room, hall director office and apartment.
Currently, the finishing touches are being put on George Read Hall. Carpet and ceiling tile are being installed, and the final coat of paint is being applied. Landscaping is about to begin. The project also includes a new walkway and footbridge between the Ray Street and Laird complexes, and the sidewalks on the east side of North College Avenue are to be widened. Much of the structure for the footbridge is being installed this summer with completion scheduled for next summer. Demolition of Pencader Residence Halls A-H and Commons I and II began June 14. The total project costs approximately $73 million. The architect is Ayers/Saint/Gross, and Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. is managing the construction. Penny Person, senior project manager in facilities planning and construction, is the coordinator.
Construction is progressing on the new 91,000-gross- square-foot building adjacent to the Amy E. du Pont Music Building. The new facility is designed to provide practice and performance space for the Professional Theatre Training Program and Department of Music and to host a variety of campus events. The building will include a 450-seat proscenium theatre with a fly loft and stage lift; a theatre rehearsal room, a 200-seat recital hall, an orchestra rehearsal room with retractable seating for 300, 32 individual music practice rooms and performance-support facilities, including a loading dock and dressing rooms. The masonry work on the theatre is close to completion, and steel roof framing will begin shortly. The stage concrete roof will be put in place soon. The recital hall roof is nearly complete with masonry and wall-framing work continuing. The theatre rehearsal hall is being built, and the orchestra rehearsal hall roofing will start soon. The building will be completely enclosed by late summer. Completion is planned for the summer of 2006. Ayers/Saint/ Gross is the architect, and Whiting-Turner is the construction manager. Stephen Ruble, project engineer in facilities planning and construction, is the coordinator. The cost is $48 million.Click here for a slide show of additional construction photos of the Center for the Arts. The Carvel Center
The Elbert N. and Ann V. Carvel Research and Education Center in Georgetown will provide the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources an opportunity to add and enhance programs in southern Delaware. The building will include three large meeting rooms, seating approximately 300 total; and a 30-seat ITV studio with downlink and uplink capabilities. There also will be 34 offices to house a variety of programs, including the Master Gardener Program, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Enrichment Program, Nutrient Management, weed science, agriculture and poultry, state and county Cooperative Extension, as well as a computer lab and staff support and graduate offices. Currently, the building is being enclosed, and the roof is being installed. Wiring and mechanical work will begin soon. Construction, which began in December 2004, is scheduled for completion in December 2005, and the cost is approximately $7.6 million. French & Ryan Inc. is the architect, and Nason Construction is the construction manager. Larry McGuire, senior project manager, facilities planning and construction, is coordinator. Foreign Languages and Literatures
The department will be housed in two converted buildings that formerly housed fraternities east of Recitation Hall. The two buildings will be connected by an addition and will include an elevator and entranceway. The addition will add approximately 5,400 gross square feet to the existing 21,500 gross square feet of the original buildings. The project is scheduled for completion by January 2006. The steel framing is almost completed on the addition. The inside of the existing buildings is being framed, and electrical, plumbing and HVAC work is being roughed in. McGuire is coordinator. The cost is $8.0 million. 200 Academy St. Renovation
Formerly known as the Maintenance Center, 200 Academy St. is slated to house two education-focused centers in the College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy--the Delaware Center for Teacher Education and the Mathematics and Science Education Resource Center. A central location will permit Delaware teachers to receive training, information, services and professional development in one place. The renovation of the approximately 12,000-square-foot space will include roof replacement, drainage improvements, mechanical system upgrades and interior space renovation. The roof has been replaced and work is being done on the interior, framing offices and installing electricity, plumbing and HVAC. Tevebaugh Associates is the architect with completion planned for September 2005, and the cost is $1.5 million. Carroll Shmitt, project manager of facilities, planning and construction, is coordinator.Rodney Dining Hall Renovations to the dining, service and lobby areas in Rodney Dining Hall are underway. In addition, the HVAC system will be upgraded and new exterior windows are to be installed. The project will be completed by late August, and the cost is $2.8 million. Gerry Galgon, facilities planning and construction, is coordinator. Magnolia Circle Work on the fountain/landscape project for Magnolia Circle is under way. In keeping with the design intent and style of Marian Coffin, the original landscape architect of The Green, a fountain featuring a pool and small jets of flowing water will be installed, surrounded by benches and paved walkways. New magnolias with ground-layer plantings will be installed for springtime blooming. The project is scheduled for completion by September, and cost is $700,000.
A water line has been relocated and the excavation of the fountain and the pouring of concrete for the fountain and the walls surrounding it are under way. Tom Taylor, landscape engineer, is in charge of the project. Article by Sue Moncure To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |
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