Phases of Planning and Design

Jim Swartz--Grinnell College

Zibby Ericson--Kahler Slater

With thanks to: Art Lidsky--Dober, Lidsky Craig and Associates

Step One:

List of Needs and Wants

Step One:

Design Something

A Vision for the Future

conceive, envision, imagine the best learning experiences for your

students

A description of what you want your institution to be like in fifteen

to twenty years

“You got to be careful if you don't know

where you're going, because you might

not get there.” Yogi Berra

Academics Finances

Campus & Facilities

Comprehensive Planning

StrategicPlanning

MISSION & VISION

ACADEMIC/STRATEGIC PLAN

CURRICULUM

PEDAGOGY

Institutional & Departmental Programmatic Context

BEGINNING STEPS

Campus & Facility Planning

Facility Plans & FeasibilityFacility Plans & Feasibility

Facility ProgramFacility Program

Architectural DesignArchitectural Design

Campus PlanCampus Plan

Construction/RenovationConstruction/Renovation

MissionMission ValuesValues Academic PlanAcademic PlanVisionVision

Phases of Planning and Designing Facility

• Once the institutional context is established, planning and design of a facility (new or renovation) can begin

• The first phase of that process needs to be a careful articulation of the problem.

• The next phases are to develop a design to solve the problem.

Programming

Clearly Define the Problem

Vision and Intent

Summary of Required Space

Site Location

Space Relationship Diagrams

Detailed Description of Each Space

Approach to Sustainability

FACILITY PROGRAM

Curriculum & Pedagogy, Teaching & Research

Programming• Design objectives and limitations, including sustainability • Space requirements• Adjacency requirements• Design criteria for structural, mechanical, plumbing,

electrical, and laboratory furnishings systems• Laboratory equipment and related service requirements• Preliminary planning diagram for each laboratory and

laboratory support room• Flexibility requirements• Statement of Probable Construction Cost based upon

unit cost per square foot estimates

Facility Programming Process Must be Participatory

Should be Used to Build Consensus

It provides a forum to discuss departmental and discipline interaction, teaching, learning, and research.

Essential for Architectural Design

FACILITY PROGRAM

Programming Documents

Conceptual Design

Develop, Review, and Select a General

Approach to the Problem

Schematic Design

Putting the Puzzle Together

Schematic Design• Design of laboratory planning module and

building configuration• Preliminary design of laboratories and

laboratory support areas, identifying location of laboratory fume hoods and biological safety cabinets, casework and benchtops, fixtures, equipment, and controlled environment rooms.

• Identification of and outline specifications for systems and materials incorporating sustainability criteria

• Update of Statement of Probable Construction Cost

Design Development

Design the Spaces

Design Development

• Detailed design layouts of laboratories and laboratory support areas, identifying location of laboratory furnishings and equipment including service requirements for each with service fittings, electrical panels and raceways, communication systems, and mechanical and plumbing requirements clearly identified

• Specifications for systems and materials• Update of Statement of Probable Construction

Cost

Construction Documents

Convert the Design From Something That You Can Understand to Something

Only a Contractor Can Appreciate

Construction Documents

• Drawings and specifications for bidding and construction

• Final cost estimate

Organic Chemistry Lab-Programming

Organic Chemistry Lab-Schematic Design

Organic Chemistry Lab-Design Development

Construction Documents

Organic Chemistry Lab

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