Transcript Dan Cornelius Vice President for Project Management Wisconsin Union Timeline October 2006: Student body passes Student Union Initiative by 2-1 vote 2005: Initial Planning & Visioning Late May 2008: CG Schmidt selected.

Dan Cornelius
Vice President for Project Management
Wisconsin Union
Timeline
October 2006:
Student body passes
Student Union Initiative
by 2-1 vote
2005:
Initial Planning &
Visioning
Late May 2008:
CG Schmidt
selected as
Construction
Manager at Risk
May 2008:
Completion of
Design Concept
December 2007: Workshop
Architects of Milwaukee and
Moody Nolan of Ohio are
selected to design the
building after a length state
approval process
Dec. 2008Feb. 2009:
Final Approvals
Feb.-March
2009: Demolition
August 2008:
Completion &
Approval of
Schematic
Design
March 2011:
Completion
Student Union Initiative (Fall 2006)
• Bring the Memorial Union up to current
safety and accessibility codes while preserving
and enhancing the building's historic ambiance.
• Build a new south campus union designed to
attract students, meet the campus' growing
needs, and reflect the future in green
technology and building materials.
• Give students control over every aspect of the
project and ownership of the final results.
Levels of Student
Involvement
1. Student Leadership
2. Official Design Groups
3. Entire Campus
Design Committee
• Primary body charged with
giving design input to architects
• 15 members:
– 9 students
– 2 UW faculty
– 2 Union staff
– 2 alumni
Design Usergroups
• 14 usergroups created a vision
for the atmosphere for major
respective spaces within
building
• Applications sought from
entire campus
• Approximately half of over
eighty participants were
students
Campus Outreach
1.
2.
3.
4.
Surveys
Weekly Wisconsin Union Initiative Meetings
Website & Blog: newunion.wisc.edu
General Outreach
A. All-campus Emails
B. Design Displays at both Union
C. Facebook Group: “Wisconsin Union Initiative”
D. Walking “Billboards”: t-shirts, tote
bags, buttons
E. Informational Forums
F. Site Wrap during Construction
Website & Blog
newunion.wisc.edu
unionbuildingproject.wordpress.com
Campus Outreach
1.
2.
3.
4.
Surveys
Weekly Wisconsin Union Initiative Meetings
Website & Blog: newunion.wisc.edu
General Outreach
A. All-campus Emails
B. Design Displays at both Union
C. Facebook Group: “Wisconsin Union Initiative”
D. Walking “Billboards”: t-shirts, tote
bags, buttons
E. Informational Forums
F. Site Wrap during Construction
Initial Designs: Building Orientation & Massing
TAILORED
FLOATEL
IN-OUT-IN
ATRIUM
BOOMERAN
G
CRESCENT
CROSS UNDER
INTERSECTION
Second Round
Design Concepts
Terrace
Boomerang
Esplanade
Final Evolution
EXTERIOR DESIGN
Campus Design Guidelines
Site
Location
Preliminary Exterior Direction
“Organic”
CURRENT DESIGNS
Southwest
Plaza
Orchard Street
Campus Drive
Northeast Entry
FLOORPLANS
Main Floor:
- Wintergarden
- Coffeehouse
- Art Gallery
Grill/Entertainmen
t Venue
- Market
- Food Kiosks
- Retail
- Lounges
Underground Parking & Kitchen
Rec. Center
L.L./Rec. Center
Second Floor:
- Badger Hall
- Theater
- Student Org. &
WUD Offices
- Grill Balcony
- Meeting Rooms
- Lounges
Third Floor:
- Meeting Rooms
- Admin. Offices
- Pocket Lounges
Upper Levels
- guestrooms
SITE DESIGN
People Volume: Activity Hub
Outdoor Spaces
1. Southwest
Plaza
2. Orchard
Street
3. Campus Drive
4. Randall Ave.
Southwest
Plaza
Campus Drive
Orchard
Street
• LEED Gold/Silver
• 37% Energy Reduction
• ~ 40% Water Reduction
• Education & Awareness
•Local Sustainable
Materials, including
Salvaged Items
• 10,000 sq. ft. Green Roof
• Innovations
SUSTAINABILITY
Impervious Surfaces
Permeable/Green Space
Site Design: Water Management
Waterwall
Natural
Stormwater
Reserviors
Natural Ventilation
*
Grill
Wintergarden
* From: http://gaia.lbl.gov/hpbf/picture/casestudy/inland/inlanddia3.jpg
NEXT STEPS
Interior
Design
• Interior Design
• Refine and Finalize Design
• Approvals
• Construction
• Opening
NEXT STEPS
• Continued Campus
Outreach
• Programming Development
Timeline
October 2006:
Student body passes
Student Union Initiative
by 2-1 vote
2005:
Initial Planning &
Visioning
Late May 2008:
CG Schmidt
selected as
Construction
Manager at Risk
May 2008:
Completion of
Design Concept
December 2007: Workshop
Architects of Milwaukee and
Moody Nolan of Ohio are
selected to design the
building after a length state
approval process
Dec. 2008Feb. 2009:
Final Approvals
Feb.-March
2009: Demolition
August 2008:
Completion &
Approval of
Schematic
Design
March 2011:
Completion
TECHNOLOGY
IMPLEMENTATION
General Approach:
– Seamless integration to greatest
extent possible
– Give users best available tools
– Recognition that changes
technology cannot possibly be
predicted over long term
Technology Lounge/Info Commons
2nd Floor
Traditional Computer Lab
Collaborative Learning Centers
Steenbock
Library
Collaborative Learning Centers
Grainger Hall - Business School Library
QUESTIONS?