Building Master Plan: Planning Process
Step I – Research and Discovery
Completed 2007
Activities
Trend Analysis
Site visits
Conference attendance (Educause LSI, ALA)
Output:
Core assumptions
Documentation
Step II – Effectiveness Study
Completed 2008
Activities
Analysis of current state and use patterns
Data, measurements
What’s working, what’s not
What needs to be remediated (e.g. entrance)
Output
Report – Cowles Library Facility Effectiveness Assessment
Step III – Functional Program
Completed 2008
Activities
Input from the community
Identify and document functions
Functions – interaction and relationships
Design priorities and considerations
Output
Report – Cowles Library Building Program
Step IV – Design Concepts and Affirmation
Completed, 2009
Activities
Design concept
Administrative input and approval
Community input and affirmation
Output
Approval for next phase (Marketing and fundraising plan; schematic designs)
Building Master Plan
- Core Recommendations
- Planning Process
- People Involved
- Phases of Renovation
- High-Density Shelving
- Draft Floorplans
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