ACE Final Presentation - SAVE the DATE!

Our Final Team 8 Presentation has been scheduled!

We will be presenting our Library project on

May 19th at the Center for Architecture. 

 

Our presentation will have a critique so we have to get ready. 

 

Family and friends are welcomed!

More details will follow!

The boards are off to DC!

Congratulations everyone!  Here are your Boards!

Team 8 has submitted an official entry to the 2014 CIRT/ACE National Design Competition.  This would not have been possible with out all of your tremendous creativity and effort. Your countless hours of hard work has truely delivered a wonderful presentation.  Thanks to all the mentors.  Now it is in the hands of the judges.  Good Luck! 

Library seating and furniture

 We offer a variety of areas—active and quiet, social and private—that encourage a range of experiences with multiple levels of challenge for different ages and abilities.   We provided a series of simple  yet interactive installations that will stand the test of time and can be enjoyed by all age groups. The seating and furniture selections provide enough complexity to engage children on more than one level,as well as adults.
Comfort in library furniture requires proper pitch and height of seating units, adequate area allowances of work 
surfaces, comfortable colors and light-reflecting qualities of top surfaces, and easy-moving working parts such as doors and drawers.

We believe that if you follow these design principles for library furniture, it will be possible to secure an atmosphere of comfort, wherein a love for reading can be readily cultivated.”

LEED Certification

This project utilizes a green design. Our design intent is to obtain Gold certification, based on the US Green Building Council LEED 2009 for New Construction and Major Renovations.

Sustainable Sites	12
Water Efficiency	7
Energy and Atmosphere	19
Material and Resources	7
Indoor Environmental Quality	11
Innovation and Design Process	6
Regional Priority	2
Total	64

Renderings

Structural

The library has many parts to it construction that needs to be done in order for it to be ensured that the building will stay up over a long period of time with no underlying large scale decay.The structure of the library uses a steel frame support system. The reason for this support system  is because steel is more of a light weight material easily able to build the library skeletal structure. The steel is also very flexible which makes it possible for any of the bends and curves that the library may require in order to make the library`s options of shapes increase. The steel is more shallower as opposed to concrete in building the structure of the library. The less spaces needed for the steel is used to provide more space in the library for the building designers(Architectures) to work with and the visitors of the library to enjoy. The steel is also more durable a substance as opposed to using concrete. There will be cracking and weathering to worry about with concrete but with steel the corrosion is not much of a problem if the steel is treated. The building does involves light weight concrete and metal slabs. These are used more for the interior and the base. Braced frames are used for the seismic area. Braced frames are a structural system that is used primarily for the resistance of wind as well as seismic activity and forces. The system is made to work in tension in addition to compression. This system is made for the fact that the area that the library is located in is a high seismic area meaning frequent earthquakes. The steel in the structure of the library is more able to adapt to the motions and tremors that are caused by the earthquake as opposed to concrete. There are V shaped columns constructed within the library that are also made of steel. The foundation is sitting on a fill. Due to the nature of the soil in the area it was decided to use a better grade of soil which will in turn increase the stability or solidity of the building`s underlying foundation that is going to be built on top. The slab is on grade. The slab is a large slab of mostly concrete that is used as the base or foundation of the building in order to make the ground floor. The on grade means that it will be built on top of the fill. The design loads are from ASCE-7 code book.
  

Before and after

The old Bryce Rathbun library is built in 2009.It has a volume of 7000 square feet. The standard of the people going in to the library is 680,000, but over the year there are only 106,083 people coming to the library. The literacy rate of Bakersfield California is the lowest in America. There are going to be changes to the old library, the new library will include the Asrs system,solar panels,Terracotta rain screens, and the cool roof system. These changes will make the new Bryce Rathbun library more attractive.

What Team 8 Has experienced

Title: What Team 8 has Experienced

Throughout the past few months, our team learned several valuable life lessons. Lessons such as teamwork, technical skills and critical thinking.

To start off the project, team 8 divided into three groups: Architecture, Construction, and engineering. Each group was given responsibilities and tasks to be accomplished. Strong teamwork was established through the works of RFI (Request for Information) and individuals making up for what others lack (such as knowledge in different fields.)

Additionally our team gained insight on the fields of architecture, construction and engineering through field visits and the expertise from the team mentors. Our mentors provided valuable expertise to help our design challenges. Some field visits we have done are the visit to Snohetta to learn about the architectural field. They specialized in the usage of wide open spaces in their libraries to attract people around it, thus we thought of using that too for our renovation. As for construction, we visited the offices of structure tone and the construction site of Elmhurst Library. The visits gave us an idea of how to design the structure for our library. In addition Sergio Silviera provided us with valuable engineering information on how to attract people to libraries through the use of luring materials such as glass.

One of the most important lessons we learned was problem solving. Some problems we faced: how to expand the current library to the required size, who and where to gather and organize information. In the end, through research and critical thinking as a group we were able to come up with solutions to our project.


SOMEONE PLEASE POST THIS ONTO THE BOARD, TY

From Michael Ding, Brandon and Carina Acosta

Site Selection

Reading is one of the important building blocks to shaping our future. The town of Bakersfield, California has the lowest literacy rate in America. Our objective in renovating the Rathbun Branch library was to attract more of the community. We also wanted to provide them with a more enjoyable place to read, and more access to reading material. The current library contains 7,000 square feet, while the renovated building will be increased to 33,000 square feet. In order to meet the needs of the future population (based on the 2020 Kern County master plan) the library needs to expand to at least four times its current size. We acquired the adjacent land next to the parking lot for current parking with additional spaces.

Nicole, Nancy, Leo

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Examples

Top 14 Xeric plants in Bakersfield, California

http://www.bhg.com/gardening/gardening-by-region/southern-california/top-native-plants-of-southern-california/

Building Materials Overview

Roof

After researching a variety of different roofing types the team selected a roofing membrane made up of several layers including a liquid applied waterproofing, drainage mat, filter fabric, and ballast. The color is a light color ballast which helps reduce the heat island effect. It is  directly adhered to the structural slab.

Concrete

Our team realixed that concrete was the ideal choice for several conditions. In addition to the steel reinforced concrete gradebeams and spreadfootings for our foundations,we used 4" thick poured concrete over a 6" thick foundationfor all sidewalks.

The exterior stone walking surface is made up of granite stone slabs, while the exterior wall and canopy are made with pressed precast concrete panels in rain-screen cavity wall assembly, and an anti-graffiti coating.

Glazing

 The team selected variety of different glazing types to meet the needs of our renovated library. Throughout the exterior skin of the building our curtain wall on the first and second wall utilized an insulated glazing unit assembly made up of an outer lite of ¼” heat strengthened glass ; 0.06" polyvinyl butyral interlayer sandwiched with another ¼” heat strengthened glass followed by ½” air gap and an inner lite made up of a single 3/8” heat strengthened  tempered piece of glass. All exterior glass has a costume color digital printed ceramic frit on its surface along with a Low-E coating. Our skylight uses the same IGU assembly.

For interior windows the team used a laminated glass assembly featuring a 0.06" polyvinyl butyral interlayer sandwich between two ¼” thick heat strengthened pieces of glass.  

The spandrel/ opaque  glass panels assemblies are to match with the insulated glazing unit.

Landscape

The planting beds are Gallum ordatum and sweet woodruff. 

Metals

The enameled steel are heavy galvanized enameled steel sheets which go behind the main information and circulation desk.

Ceilings

We have variety types of ceiling for this project. In the readings acoustic wood fiber panels 2” thick, 2’-3/4” by 12’ were used in other areas such as the meeting room we used 2’ by 4’ acoustical square tiles on exposed tee grid in other area we suspened 5/8” gypsum wall board. In areas such as the mechanical room we exposed the underside of the structural slab.
  

Flooring

For the different types of spaces the team used several different types of flooring. These different types of flooring were selected.The cafe and elevators have rubber flooring while kids and teen room has carpets.

Foundation Plan

photoshop cooper color

energy saving pictures (engineering)

Brise soleil narrative:

In the California sun, a brise soleil seemed to be a very viable option for our project. The reason being is because a brise soleil provides maximum shade coverage for patrons of the library sitting down in the cafe, reading a good book, or just sitting in a cozy nook on the second floor. Another way we came to the conclusion of using a brise soleil is by studying a magnified image of a seed. The seed looks exactly like a brise soleil with little openings, crazy patterns and protecting what is inside. The reason we studied the seed is because we as a team believe a library is like a seed, it could be a source of potential, with the power to spread ides and knowledge. Libraries like seeds are a way for things to grow, develop and prosper. As in the natural world, libraries are always affected by activities made within communities and can be the change communities need. Overall, the brise soleil has inspired our group to continually push our imagination and ourselves to build the best library we can.

ASRS Systems:

In the beginning of the design of the library renovation project, our design team contemplated whether to put an ASRS system into the library or stick to the traditional book in bookcases.  When the decision needed to be made, our team unanimously chose to install an ASRS system for a variety of reasons. Firstly, an ASRS system only takes up about 45% of the space that normal bookcases take up, which makes a considerable difference because according to the 2020 plan published by the Kern County public library system, the Rathbun Public Library must hold 80,000 volumes. The space not used by the books has now become spaces for children, teens and adults, which was very important to all the members of our team. Secondly, by using this ASRS system books become more readily available to patrons in a faster manner than the person actually having to look for the books themselves. Furthermore according to the website authormaps.com, ASRS systems were built to exceed earthquake building standards, which for the Rathbun Public Library is very good because the library is located in the vicinity of many fault lines. Overall our ASRS system consists of two rows against opposite walls and six rows in the middle, two rows back-to-back. Each bin is eighteen inches tall and can hold up to 20 volumes. The bins are stacked ten high (a total of fifteen feet tall) and since each row can then hold up to 10,000 volumes and there are 8 rows, the number of volumes adds up to 80,000, which is the amount the 2020 plan required.

Dimensions of the space:

Total square footage: 58 feet by 40 feet (2320 square feet)

Rows width: 2 feet

Row height: 15 feet

Bin dimensions:

Height: 18 in (1.5 feet)

Width; 2 feet

Length: 4 feet

Castilleja Seed -pink seed miguel found

Energy Saving/ High Performance Building Strategy

Various engineering strategies were employed and integrated in our design to improve the library’s energy performance, energy efficiency, water efficiency, and its effect on the surrounding atmosphere. Our strategies include:


• High performance glazing- energy efficient windows comprised of triple glazing, specialized transparent coatings, and insulating gas sandwiched between panes, and glazing system with glare reducing frit patterns were used for the building’s current wall façade. This allowed us to maximize the use of natural day lighting whilst reducing the thermal solar heat gain within the space.


• Lighting control- occupancy and vacancy sensors limit the use of artificial lighting when not required. Dimming ballasts will be specified in circulation and perimeter reading areas with daylight responsive controls.


• Solar Shading – a brise soleil was used to prevent our glass façade from overheating during the daylight hours but also to allow natural lighting to enter the library space.


• Solar Energy- solar panels on the roof were used as an active solar technique to produce electricity and limit outside electricity consumption. Two passive solar techniques used were directing the library’s orientation and the panels south. This maximizes solar radiation received since the library is located in the northern hemisphere.


• Energy Efficient Appliances- highly efficient energy star rate equipment were used inclusive of computer, iPads, copiers, display screens, and printers. • Water Efficient Appliances- water use reduction strategies were employed by using low flow plumbing features inclusive of water closets, urinals, and lavatories. This conserves clean drinking water from being wasted.


• Regenerative Elevators- Elevators that capture mechanical energy from braking and convert that energy into electrical power. Done by the amazing engineering team