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Architect and will be assumed to be correct unless written exceptions are
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Meeting
Date: 6 February 2001 Report Date: 23
February 2001
Location: Henry Wells Room, Long Library
Project: Wells College Academic
Functional Space Programming
Project No: 98048E
Subject: Academic Functional
Space Programming with the Division of Arts
Attendees: Wells
College Theodore
Lossowski, Associate Professor of Fine Arts
William
Roberts, Professor of Art
Ellen
Hall, Dean of the College
HOLT
Architects Grace
Chiang
Discussion:
1.
Art faculty expressed the need for additional
space. Current space is inadequate, the
faculty envisions that roughly 50% more space is required. G. Chiang suggested that it is important to
actually quantify the space requirements.
This allows the stated space needs to be justified and supported by data
for all who might review the functional program that is developed. The number of stations and support space and
storages space should be identified for each space.
2.
Faculty feel that the existing painting and drawing
studios are particularly inadequate in size.
3.
All spaces need:
a.
More and better arrangement of electrical outlets
and lighting,
b.
Incandescent, fluorescent and natural lighting
sources for each space, skylights are highly desirable,
c.
Uninterrupted wall hanging space for artworks.
4.
Would like to be able to set up easels in the drawing/painting
studio in a circle. Also need a
teaching/instructor bench and a 4’x8’ table for cutting matting and paper
crafts.
5.
Provide a central storage space for materials.
6.
Provide four (4) faculty offices each to
accommodate a computer station, layout table for use in reviewing student work,
light table for reviewing slides, desk and two visitor chairs. Adjunct or visiting faculty might share an
office.
7.
In addition each faculty requires studio
space. These are private spaces for
faculty work and not generally intended for collaborative work. Each space should have a utility sink and
natural light. Studios should be in the
range of 500-700 SF each, a range of sizes would be appropriate and could be
assigned based on the faculty’s medium of choice. Additionally the faculty studios should be near the teaching
studios. It’s important for the
students to know that the faculty are available and for faculty to set an
example.
8.
It was suggested that alternative spaces be
provided, perhaps in the student union, for the general student population,
those not engaged in art classes.
Darkroom space, space to make posters, painting and other artwork
related to student activities would reduce the current problems of students
using art space and materials without permission.
9.
In general security of materials is an issue:
control of equipment and the use of spaces during non-teaching hours. It is desirable to make these available to
students enrolled in art classes but not necessarily to others. One idea that would help things considerably
is to have the buildings and materials were accessed by an ID card access
system. Ellen indicated that this is
something the college is hoping to do in the near future.
10. If
Visual Arts shares a building with Book Arts and Art History, the classrooms
requirements would be as discussed at the meeting on January 29, 2001. If Visual Arts is in a stand alone building
then at least one 30-40 seat classroom would be needed.
11. 3-D
Sculpture Studio
a.
Needs a separate adjacent 10’x15’space for plaster
work.
12. Painting
Studio needs to have a supporting space adjacent for stretching canvases etc.
13. Woodworking
shop needs to be adjacent 3-D sculpture studio and the painting studio. Provide space for:
a.
Large tables, workbench with woodworking tools,
materials storage such as lumber.
14. Kilns
should be in a separate space not with materials storage and clay mixing (as it
currently is). The following kilns are
needed:
a.
Large oval electric kiln
b.
Large round electric kiln
c.
Medium electric kiln
d.
Test kiln
e.
Large gas kiln
f.
Small –medium gas kiln
g.
Raku kiln (outside)
The space should be
immediately adjacent to the ceramics studio with storage shelves posts,
pyrometric cones, 2 storage cabinets and five mobile carts.
15. Clay
mixing room should be adjacent to the studio.
Mixing clays allows for more control, is more economical (raw costs are
maybe 10% of pre-made clays), and has less waste product.
Prepared
by
HOLT ARCHITECTS, P.C.
Grace
Chiang, AIA
Vice President
cc: Attendees, E. Hall, L. Ryerson, J. Woolford
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