Allbritton Center

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