Four charettes were
held
between April and July 2009 to obtain community feedback on the
exterior building and open space design for the Silver Spring Library
Building. A fifth public meeting was held November 7, 2009 to present
more defined exterior and public space designs to the community. The
architect’s presentations and notes from each charrette and
meeting can be found in the Library Design Charrettes section below. A
meeting held in August 2010 solicited comments from the community about
options to be investigated to bring the cost of the building within the
budget. A final meeting was held in November 2010 to present the design
resulting for the studied options.
The
design of the Silver Spring Library will be determined through
a charrette process seeking to obtain input from as many
interested participants as possible.
The
French word “charrette” means
“cart” and is
often used to describe
concentrated work effort
expended by
art and architecture students to
meet a project deadline. This use of the term is said to originate from
the École des Beaux Arts in Paris during the 19th century,
where
proctors circulated a cart, or “charrette,” to
collect
drawings from
the students
The
resulting design should
be a significant, positive addition to the Silver Spring community.
Phase 1 –
Utility Relocation Work
April 2012 – The County has finished the construction of all the concrete conduits in Wayne Ave for the relocation of Pepco and Verizon overhead lines. Pepco is currently on site doing their cabling work. Verizon will start their cabling work shortly.
January 2012 – New concrete conduit for the relocation of the overhead lines for Pepco and Verizon has begun, starting with a new manhole for Verizon just to the east of Wayne Ave. Trenching for the concrete conduit will follow. When the conduit is complete, Verizon will come out to pull the new cables and remove the old one from the poles. The Pepco work will follow on shortly.
July 2011 – Sewer and water work almost complete. Temporary
road resurfacing complete. Permit received for traffic
control plan for Pepco and Verizon work.
April 2011 – Drawings submitted for permit for dry utility
work
February 2011 - Meetings held with PEPCO & Utilities Design of
dry utility relocation almost complete.
October 2010 - Phase 1 Utility Relocation construction is underway.
August 2010 - Groundbreaking occurred on August 30 2010.
June 2010 - Permit submission made for: WSSC; Storm drainage;
Paving; ROW; Sediment Control and permits have been received.
June 2010 - Phase 1 “Wet” Utility
Drawings are complete.
March 2010 - Demolition of 8402 Fenton St., 8400 Fenton St.,
924 & 926 Wayne Avenue is complete.
Phase 2 –
Building Design and Construction
April 2012 – The construction documents are proceeding and on April 18, 2012 the project was submitted to Department of Permitting Services for a building permit review.
Earlier in the year the County issued a “Request for Expressions of Interest” which is a method by which the County can pre-qualify contractors who then will be allowed to bid on the project. Proposals from contractors have been received and these are currently under review.
January 2012 – The project is now in the Construction document phase where the architect details the work and creates the specifications which are used to bid the project. The next deadline is the submission to the Department of Permitting Services in the spring.
July 2011 - This
project is now
in the Design Development Phase where the Architect will study in
greater detail items such as the building structure, mechanical,
electrical and plumbing systems. They will refine the floor
plans
looking at furniture arrangements, code issues and material
choices. The exterior of the building will be studied and
selections will be made for the glass, the curtain wall systems, stone
and other materials to be used on the outside. The primary objective is
to arrive at a clearly defined project that the County can be sure
meets it’s needs. The project proceeds to the next
phase,
which will be Construction Documents, when the County approves the
Design Development.
September 2010 - The Library Department and Department of
General Services were asked to
provide an update on the Silver Spring Library building design at the
Health and Human Services County Council committee meeting on September
27. The
answers provided to Council,
Council staff’s report
and the building renderings (see below).
The budget for the Silver Spring Library
building design has not been cut or reduced. The County has asked the
architects to move ahead with the exterior and interior design,
designing to the current approved CIP budget. As the design work
continues, the architects will continue to look for ways to realize
savings on the cost of the building while retaining the design and
community preferences. The resulting modified design will be
re-estimated in six months and a decision will then be made whether to
continue to value engineer the design or to move ahead to complete the
project.
August 2010 - The Library Department and Department of General
Services held a public
meeting on August 26th to discuss the exterior design for the new
Silver Spring Library building. Potential ways that the project could
meet the building construction budget in the approved Capital
Improvement program were reviewed. The community clearly indicated its
support of the escalators, which will be kept in the building design.
The community did not provide a clear preference for or rejection of
any of the other savings options presented by the architects including
moving the meeting rooms to a lower level, reducing or eliminating the
floor with Health and Human Services offices or reducing the floor to
ceiling heights in the library.
June 2010 - Mandatory Referral submittals to MNCPPC have been made and
approved.
April 2010 - Submissions to MNCPPC
for Mandatory Referral:
Purple Line drawings received from Maryland Transit Administration -
under review. Dialogue continues with Purple Line design team.
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