library expansion report

Converse County Library System

Library Expansion ReportDouglas and Glenrock Libraries

August, 2008

Index

Design Team Personnel

Douglas Library1. Project Description2. Summary of Building Spaces3. Building Code Information4. Project Budget5. Drawings

Glenrock Branch Library6. Project Description7. Summary of Building Spaces8. Building Code Information9. Project Budget10.Drawings

Design Team PersonnelConverse County Library System

Tara Brown, Childrens Librarian

Johnna Grant, Circulation

Rita Heath, Children / Young Adult Librarian

Kirk Hissam, Technology Services, Bookkeeping

Cinnamon Hopkins, Circulation Manager, Interlibrary Loan

Karen Hopkins, Director

Ian Lindman, Young Adult Librarian, Circulation

Trudy Martinez, Technology Services, Circulation

Nicholas Mendoza, Circulation

Angel Mizner, Circulation

Paul Pidde, Branch Manager

Donna Rusk, Childrens Librarian

Consultants

Architects: Randall W. Hein ArchitectsPrincipal in Charge: Randy Hein, AIA

Project Manager: Jeff Bond

CAD Technician: Cheryl Alexander

Structural Consultant: Albertson Engineering Inc.Structural Engineer: David Leppert, PE

Mechanical / Electrical Consultant: Engineering Design AssociatesMechanical Engineer: Dave Korenke, PE

Electrical Engineer: Kevin Schilling, PE

1. Project Description - Douglas

BackgroundRandall W. Hein Architects (RWH) was contracted by Converse County Library System (CCLS)to determine the feasibility and compare the options of expanding the Douglas library versusbuilding a new building at another location. The basis for the expanded building is the LibrarySpace Needs conducted by Library Planning Associates, Inc in 2006. The study recommendedthat the existing Douglas Library expand to 30,000 – 32,000 sq. ft. in order to provide therequired services for the community.

In meeting with CCLS, RWH determined that expanding the existing facility would be more costeffective than building an entirely new facility elsewhere. Direct costs associated with a newbuilding include land acquisition, utility tie-in, site development, building construction costestimated at $300 / sq. ft. Also considered were indirect costs associated with moving thelibrary to another location.

Existing BuildingThe Existing Douglas Library was built in the late 1960s. The foundation is poured-in-placeconcrete, on strip footings, with a partial basement. The floor structure is a combination of aconcrete slab-on -grade, and concrete slab on steel deck an steel bar joists. The exterior wallsare primarily concrete masonry unit (CMU) with brick veneer. The roof structure consists ofwood glu-lam beam framing and tongue and groove wood roof deck. The age and condition ofthe existing finish roof is unknown, however evidence of leaks indicates that replacement of theroof is necessary.

The existing building is 6,800 gross square feet (gsf) on the main floor, with 3,200 gsf in thebasement.

SiteThe Library occupies 6 lots on block 6 of the original Douglas addition. The building occupiesblocks 8-10, and has an existing parking lot on the North side occupying lots 11-13. Theproperty faces Walnut Street on the South, and Third Street on the West. There is an alley thatruns along the East side of the site. To the North is a parking lot owned by the neighboringbank. Beyond the Bank's parking lot is a vacant land that extends to block 20. The Library hasdiscussed with the bank an agreement to reconfigure the parking lot and vacant site for anexpanded parking lot that will be shared between the two.

The existing Library site is zoned Central Business (CB-1). This zone is exempt from off-streetparking requirements. It is still desirable to provide parking as a convenience to library patrons.The new parking lot will provide 42 parking spaces that will be shared with the bank.

Building AdditionExpansion of the existing building is limited to the North. The Library has discussed with theneighboring bank, who owns the additional lots to the North to utilize them for a new Libraryparking lot, and the building will be expanded approximately 100 feet to the North.

The addition will consist of two stories, with a full basement. The basement of the newstructure will be deeper than the existing basement to better accommodate structure,mechanical equipment, while still providing adequate headroom for the functions to take place.The new basement will be connected to the existing basement by corridors with stairs. Thenew basement will be ADA accessible via an elevator in the addition, however the existingbasement will not be wheelchair accessible. The existing basement will be utilized solely forstorage. The expanded basement will contain large meeting facilities. These spaces will had

1. Project Description – Douglas (continued)

operable walls that can subdivide the rooms to accommodate various sized groups. There willbe smaller single rooms that can house future special collections, book sales, or be used forstorage.

The main floor will contain the primary library functions and administrative spaces. Theexpanded main floor will provide for expanded collections, a separate computer facility, andreading rooms. The administrative offices will proved more office space, open work areas, anda board room for meetings.

The existing entrance at the Southwest corner will remain, and will be supplemented by a newentrance at the Northwest corner, giving direct access from the parking lot. A separationbetween the main library spaces and the entrances will allow the meeting rooms to beoccupied after hours. A wide corridor connecting the North and South entrances will serve as agallery, providing areas for community displays and art. Public restrooms and a space for acoffee shop will be accessed from the main corridor.

The second floor will serve as the children's library, providing collections and services for allage groups, while separating it from the other services. This will give the youth services morefreedom in their activities, because they won't be disrupting patrons in the other reading areas.

All floors will be accessible by an elevator near the Northwest entrance, and multiple stairs tomeet egress requirements.

2. Summary of Building Spaces - Douglas

SPACE NAME PROGRAMMED AREA(net)

DESIGNEDAREA (net) REMARKS

MA

IN F

LOO

R

Technology Services 400 370

Shipping / Receiving 150 229

Interlibrary Loan 100 189

Computers (adult) 1,000 1,211

Circulation Desk 200 302

Coffee / Cafe / Gift Shop 419

Administration 1,100

3 Offices 540 180 sf each

Work Area 593

Staff Restroom 100

Storage 100

Staff Lounge / Breakroom 183

Lockers 72

Board Room 700 708

Bookkeeping 150 154

Audio Visual 1,250 1,291

Collection

Storage

Listening / Watching

Information Technology 150 152

Reader Seating 1,500 Distributed among collections

Quiet Rooms 300 2 @ 150 sf each

Collections

Adult Fiction 1,500 1,384

Non-Fiction 2,500 3,203

Large Print 250 648

Western Americana 400 261

Periodicals 675

Public Restrooms 300

Custodial 135

Halls, Corridors, Vestibules 2,688

Subtotal 15,907 nsf

SE

CO

ND

FLO

OR

Computers (children) 250 277

Computers (juvenile) 250 243

Computers (teen) 500 486

Circulation 300 257

Story Hour / Activity Area 575 835

2. Summary of Building Spaces – Douglas (continued)



SE

CO

ND

FLO

OR

Supply Storage 500 570

Reader Seating 750 Distributed among collections

Study / Quiet Room 150

Children's Collections 1,018

Easy read 825

Audio / Video 50

Periodicals 25

Juvenile Collections 1,188

Junior Fiction 600

Non Fiction 500

Audio / Video 100

Periodicals 25

Young Adult Collections 250 264

Teen Hang out Area 700 570

Listening / Viewing 300 240


Halls and corridors 857

Subtotal 7,075 nsf

BA

SEM

EN

T

Meeting Room 2,000 2,500 200-300 person capacity

A/V Equipment Storage 270

Table/Chair Storage 565

Kitchenette 270

Storage 3,144 Existing basement

Other 1,533 Book sales, future collections

Mechanical 428Mechanical room in theBasement, plus rooftopmechanical


Halls and corridors 1,842

Subtotal 10,852 nsf

Stairs 1,440 2 stairs serving all floors

Elevator 200 1 elevator serving all floors

Total Net Area 33,834 nsf

Gross Building Area 39,570 sf

Efficiency 14.4%

3. Building Code Information - DouglasGoverning Agencies

State of Wyoming Department of Fire Protection and Electrical Safety

City of Douglas

Applicable Building CodesInternational Building code 2006

International Fire Code 2006

International Mechanical Code

Occupancy ClassificationA-3

ConstructionType III-A

Allowable Floor Area14,000 sq. ft.

Actual Floor Area17,884 sq. ft.

Increases TakenAutomatic sprinkler system - 200%

Stories2, with basement

Fire Resistive Requirements (hours)Structural Frame 1

Exterior Bearing Walls 2

Interior Bearing Walls 1

Non-Bearing Walls 0

Floors 1

Roofs 1

Fire Sprinkler SystemYes

4. Project Budget - DouglasExpansion / Remodel

CONSTRUCTIONRenovation of Existing Building – 6800 sf ($150 / sf) $1,020,000

New building addition – 29,328 sf ($300 / sf) $8,798,400

Site Development (paving, landscaping, lighting, signage) $300,000

Subtotal $10,118,400OWNER'S COSTSConstruction Contingency 10% $1,011,840

Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment $400,000

Architect and Engineering Fees 9% $910,656

Reimbursables (printing, shipping, travel) $15,000

Site Survey $5,000

Geotechnical Survey $4,000

Materials Testing $5,000

Permit $5,000

Subtotal $2,356,496

Construction $10,118,400

Owner's Costs $2,356,496

$12,474,896

Adjust for three years projected construction start +30% $3,742,469

Total Estimated Project Budget $16,217,365

4. Project Budget – Douglas (continued)

New Construction

CONSTRUCTIONBuilding Construction – 36,000 sf ($300 / sf) $10,800,000

Land Acquisition – 1.0 acres unknown

Utilities unknown

Site Development (grading, paving, landscaping, lighting, signage)

unknown

Subtotal $10,800,000OWNER'S COSTSConstruction Contingency 10% $1,080,000




Site Survey $5,000



Permit $5,000

Subtotal $2,486,000


Owner's Costs $2,486,000

$13,286,000

Adjust for three years projected construction +30% $3,985,800

Total Estimated Project Budget $17,271,800.00

* Does not include land acquisition, utilities, and site development costs

6. Project Description - Glenrock

Background

Randall W. Hein Architects (RWH) was contracted by Converse County Library System (CCLS)to determine the feasibility and compare the options of expanding the Glenrock library versusbuilding a new building at another location. The basis for the expanded building is the LibrarySpace Needs conducted by Library Planning Associates, Inc in 2006. The study recommendedthat the existing Glenrock Library expand to 14,000 – 15,000 sq. ft. in order to provide therequired services for the community.

In meeting with CCLS, RWH determined that expanding the existing facility would be more costeffective than building an entirely new facility elsewhere. Direct costs associated with a newbuilding include land acquisition, utility tie-in, site development, building construction costestimated at $300 / sq. ft. Also considered were indirect costs associated with moving thelibrary to another location. One of the alternate site locations for a possible move, was the oldGrant Elementary School. This location proved to be unfeasible due to the condition of theexisting building, accessibility issues, cost of renovation, and operational and security issueswith other entities included in the building.

Existing Building

The Glenrock Library was constructed in the late 1960s. It consists of poured-in-place concretefoundation with a partial basement. The main floor structure is a poured concrete slab-on-grade, with steel bar joist structure over the basement. The exterior bearing walls are acombination of 12” concrete masonry unit (CMU), and 8” CMU with brick veneer finish on theWest and partial North and South walls. The Roof structure is made up of wood glu-lam beamsthat running in the north-south direction spaced at 14' on center (o.c.), with 2x12 wood purlinsrunning east-west at 4' o.c. The roof is a built-up roof. The age of the roof is unknown.

The existing building is 3,800 sf.

Site

The existing library property is 4 full lots and one partial lot on 4th Street. The current property is190 feet wide and 122 feet, giving an area of 23,180 sq. ft. or 0.53 acres. The Library SpaceNeeds recommends a site of 1.0 acres to accommodate the recommended building size.

A neighboring property immediately North of the library that is for sale will provide an additional0.34 acres. This would give total of 0.87 acres of land to expand the library. While this is slightlysmaller that the 1.0 acres mentioned in the Library Space Needs, part of the recommended sitearea is for landscaping. There is additional area for landscaping outside of the property linesalong 4th street as this is within the WYDOT right-of-way. All the existing street trees along 4th

Street are in this right-of-way.

Parking requirements for libraries are 1 space for every 500 gross square feet (gsf) of buildingper the Glenrock Municipal Code. The expanded library building will required to have 38parking spaces. The existing parking lot south of the building can provide 21 spaces. There isan area East of the existing building used for staff parking. This are can accommodate 6parking spaces. A new parking lot north of the expanded building will fulfill the remainder of theparking requirements.

Building Addition

Adding on to the existing library building is best accomplished by expanding to the North. A

6. Project Description – Glenrock (continued)

7,742 sq. ft. addition The existing West entrance will be maintained as the main libraryentrance, and the addition will house all of the expanded library functions. The existing buildingwill be converted into meeting space, expanded public restrooms, storage associated with themeeting space, and a space for a possible coffee/gift shop or book sales.

The site slopes down from West to East. A basement under the addition will take advantage ofthe sloping site, allowing natural light in from the East. The basement will also provide spacethat is beyond the current needs as outlined in the Library Space Needs, which allows forfuture growth in the building.

7. Summary of Building Spaces - Glenrock



MA

IN F

LOO

R

Circulation Desk 150 245

Collections

Adult 1,000 1,203

Children's 275

775Juvenile 350

Young Adult 150

Offices / Work Space 1,350 1,283

Meeting Room 1,500 1,459 100-200 capacity

Conference / Activity Room 550 524

Magazines 50

Computers

Adult 250 378

Children's 500 433

Audio Visual 550 735

Reader Seating 960 Distributed among collections

Table/Chair Storage 262


Halls and corridors 1,445

Custodial 110

Coffee / Gift Shop 265

Basement 6,300 Future development

Existing Basement 570 Storage / Mechanical

Elevator 120

Total Net Area 16,377 nsf

Gross Building Area 18,573 nsf

Efficiency 11.8%

8. Building Code Information - Glenrock

Governing AgenciesState of Wyoming Department of Fire Protection and Electrical Safety

Town of Glenrock

Applicable Building CodesInternational Building code 2006

International Fire Code 2006

International Mechanical Code

Occupancy ClassificationA-3

ConstructionType III-A

Allowable Floor Area14,000 sq. ft.

Actual Floor Area11,054 sq. ft.

Increases TakenNone

Stories1, with basement

Fire Resistive Requirements (hours)Structural Frame 1

Exterior Bearing Walls 2

Interior Bearing Walls 1

Non-Bearing Walls 0

Floors 1

Roofs 1

Fire Sprinkler SystemYes

9. Project Budget - GlenrockExpansion / Remodel

CONSTRUCTIONRenovation of Existing Building – 3100 sf ($150 / sf) $570,000

New building addition – 7700 sf ($300 / sf) $2,310,000

New Basement (unfinished) – 7000 sf ($120 / sf) $840,000

Site Development (paving, landscaping, lighting, signage) $200,000

Subtotal $3,920,000OWNER'S COSTS

Construction Contingency 10% $392,000




Site Survey $5,000



Permit $5,000

Subtotal $928,800


Owner's Costs $928,800

$4,848,800

Adjust for three years projected construction start +30% $1,454,640

Total Estimated Project Budget $6,303,440

9. Project Budget – Glenrock (continued)

New Construction

CONSTRUCTIONBuilding Construction – 14,000 sf ($300 / sf) $4,200,000

Land Acquisition – 1.0 acres unknown

Utilities unknown

Site Development (paving, landscaping, lighting, signage) unknown

Subtotal $4,200,000OWNER'S COSTS

Construction Contingency 10% $420,000




Site Survey $5,000



Permit $5,000

Subtotal $982,000


Owner's Costs $982,000

$5,182,000

Adjust for three years projected construction +30% $1,554,600

Total Estimated Project Budget $6,736,600.00

* Does not include land acquisition, utilities, and site development costs

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