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General Building Data

 

Building Name - Community and Arts Center

Location - 3700 Burgundy Road Alexandria, VA 22303

Building Occupant Name - Burgundy Farm Country Day School

Occupancy/Function Type - Educational

Size - 14,500 SF

Total Stories - 2.5

Dates of Construction - 12/2016 - 10/2017

Building Cost - $7.3 Million

Architecture

 

The design of the Arts and Community Building began about 10 years ago. Inspiration came from the building which previously occupied the space known as 'The Loft,' as well as the other buildings on the school's campus. The goal was to produce a building that interacted with the surrounding landscape while maintaining the classic feel of the rest of the campus. The intentional angular design of the upper roof is also seen on the front porch as well as the diagonal window on the west elevation. The building will house art and music class rooms as well as a performance area and art gallery.

Structural

 

Shallow foundations are used for the entire building. The structure is made up of steel framing, metal floor joists, metal decking, and concrete slabs. The steel columns are typically HSS8x6x3/8 members. The beams  are a variety of sizes but typically W12x14. Lightweight concrete is used on all elevated slabs with normal weight concrete for slab on grade.

Mechanical

 

The large mechanical equipment is located on the lower roof with the mechanical room on the lower level. The rooftop equipment consists of 1 AHU, 1 DOAS, and 3 VRF Heat Pumps.  The Rooftop Air-handling unit has a 7500 CFM output. 

Lighting/Electrical

 

All of the fixtures in the building are LED allowing the owners to save money and energy. Lighting throughout the building is fairly standard with the exception of theater lighting in the performance area. These lights are controlled in the tech booth located on the mezzanine level. Main power comes into the building on the south elevation, then travels to the main electrical room on the north side.

Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work‐in progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Mara Fitzgerald. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.

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