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Project Manager: Alan
Rubacha
Architect: Noyes Vogt Architects-Conceptual Design
Project Description: Adaptive reuse / Renovation
Construction Start Date: October, 2008
Current Status: Substantially Complete as of September, 2009
Contractor: PAC Group LLC
Planning goals include providing:
Offices for faculty in PAC - College of Social Studies, Economics,
History, Government and Sociology and space for informal student /
faculty interaction.
Facilities for the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life and
the Shapiro Creative Writing Center
principal program elements include:
collaborative research involving faculty from Wesleyan and other
institutions, New Initiatives Center, CSPL Fellowships, Non-traditional
courses in public affairs and a program of public lectures and other
forms of public outreach.
Facilities for the Quantitative Analysis Center principal program
elements include:
provision of data and support services for teaching and research,
seminars and workshops on methodology, software training, assistance
with grant preparation, data management and programming services,
development of teaching modules and data sets to be shared across
courses, provide course development assistance and coordinate
quantitative course offerings, assist students in thesis and other
research activities, provide training and tutorial help for students for
software and statistical techniques and administer a quantitative
research assistantship program.
Project Scope:
28,328 gross square feet includes attic work, demo existing post
office on ground floor, kitchen and mezzanine on first floor and deli on
second floor. Demo existing storm drains and replace with new to
handle storm water. Install access panel in roof and replace
mechanical system and ductwork. Repair roof, eaves and exterior
masonry as required. Install new offices, meeting rooms, informal
spaces and classrooms according to program.
As of September 2009 Construction is substantially complete:
Photos below





Schedule:
As of April 17, 2009 demolition is complete and framing is 40% complete,
mechanical and electrical rough-in is 50% complete.
Photos below
Copper piping installed with crimp connections from the ceiling for the
innovative chilled beam system

This will be office space and mezzanine office space

Previously this was the old cafe' which will now become the
Quantitative Analysis Center

Previously this was Wes Station which will now become the Instructional Media Service
office space

Roof top terrace off of the meeting room in the Shapiro Creative
Writing Center

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