Facilities Master Plan - 2012 - Chesapeake College

Chesapeake College January 2012 Facilities Master Plan UpdateQUEEN ANNE’S TECHNICAL CENTERBuilding Number: 5Number of Floors: 1Net Assignable Square Feet: 11,870Gross Building Area: 18,058Net-to-Gross Efficiency: 64.8%Year Constructed: 1976Renovations:1983 Interior Renovations1997 ADA Modifications2005 Roof Replacement2011 HVAC UpgradeAdditions:Storage Addition used for general storageContains:Computer labs, classrooms, distance learning lab, faculty officesGeneral Condition:Fair: Marginal for its current purposeAdequacy of Space:Adequate for current usesSprinkler Systems : Fully SprinkleredARCHITECTURAL, GENERALThe Queen Anne’s Technical Center is one of two buildingsbuilt in 1976 as “Phase 2” of the first two groups of buildings.It is in generally good condition, except for the mechanicaland electrical systems, which are in need of replacementand modernization. Originally built to house technical tradesshops and related instructional areas, the “Tech Center” hasevolved to house more computer labs, as trades shopsmoved into the Manufacturing Training Center.This building has a very “enclosed” feeling, with dark brickcorridor walls, little interface between the interior spaces andcorridors, and no vertical relief. Former industrial shopshave been remodeled for instructional and office spaces,without proper air distribution systems. Several spaces arenot sized or proportioned appropriately for the learning andinstruction that takes place in those spaces. Due to lowfloor-to-roof structure height, inflexibility of the interiorspaces (narrow corridors flanked by bearing walls), andinefficiency of building systems, it is recommended that thisbuilding be razed, to be replaced by a new classroombuilding.4-14