ET 493 – Senior Design Design of a Multi-Office Building BY: WOODROW WILSON INSTRUCTOR: DR. C. KOUTSOUGERAS ADVISOR: MR. R. EDWARD RODE

Objective To design a 4-office complex with a warehouse, and determine whether or not it is economically feasible to rent out three of the offices to pay the monthly cost of the whole building.

Preliminary Floor Plan

Preliminary Front Elevation

Preliminary East Elevation

Preliminary West Elevation

SITE PLAN

Preliminary Parking Plan

Survey of Site

Pictures of Survey

Pictures of Survey Cont.

Deliverables for Spring ) To produce a floor plan 2) Produce elevation drawings of the building 3) Pick a site 4) Survey the site 5) Produce a parking plan 6) Review local building codes and adjust drawings accordingly 7) Determine a preliminary economic Feasibility - At this point economic feasibility will be based off of a cost/SF for the type of building and a rental cost of comparable offices in the area.

Deliverables for Spring 2015 Cont. 8) Materials take off - At this point material take off will not include any concrete, structural steel, fire suppression, mechanical, or electrical. 9) Start Final Drawings

Timeline First Semester Timeline January 20 – January 23: Meet with advisor to discuss topics January 26 – January 30: Cont. February 2 – February 6: Select topic/begin research February 9 – February 13: Preliminary floor plan drawings and building elevations February 16 – February 20: Site assessment and selection/ building and parking layout/ survey site February 23 – February 27: Cont. March 2 – March 6: Produce Preliminary Site Plan, Topo Survey Plan, and Parking Plan March 9 – March 13:Cont. March 16 – March 20:Begin working on Proposal Presentation March 23 – March 27:Research building codes March 30 – April 3:Economic Feasibility; assessment of costs and benefits April 6 – April 10: Cont. April 13 – April 17:Start producing working drawings/details April 20 – April 24: Cont. April 27 – May 1: Begin final drawings/ specifications May 4 – May 7: Begin final presentation and continue with final drawings

ANY QUESTIONS?