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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09_Master Site Plan - Adaptive Reuse Narative.pdfBillion Plaza II Preliminary Master Site Plan P.O. Box 1134, Bozeman, MT 59771-1134 p. 406.586.5007 bayliss@baylissarchitects.com 1 of 1 ADAPTABILITY FOR REUSE/ COMPARTMENTILIZATION The following responses and suggestions for adaptability for reuse/ compartmentalization apply to both the GM dealership building on lot 1 and the Chrysler dealership on lot 3 unless specifically noted otherwise. While the smaller Nissan dealership on lot 3 does not fall under the same criteria as the GM and Chrysler building most of the following responses apply. A. Interior subdivision of the structure into separate tenancies. The main structural system for the building is a rigid steel frame. Few if any walls are structural load bearing or shear walls. Exterior and interior walls are non-load bearing allowing flexibility for removing or relocating walls. The building will be fully sprinklered. Since the building will be fully sprinklered there are no area or fire wall separation assemblies required which also allows flexibility with adding or removing of walls and partitions. Suspended ceilings and plenum spaces in the floors as well as a structural floor decking with open web joists allow for re-routing or adding electrical wiring, plumbing, mechanical ductwork, etc. B. Facades that readily adapt to multiple entrances and adapt to entrances on all but one side of the building. Storefront entrances are already integrated into three facades of the building. In addition to the entrances already provided there are nine over head doors on the south and east facades. These overhead doors can readily be removed and infilled with storefront glazing and entrance doors. The forth facade that does not have any storefront entrances does have multiple access doors and overhead doors that can be adapted to entrances or egress doors that maybe required for future uses. C. Parking lot schemes that are shared by establishments or are linked by safe and functional pedestrian connections. For this particular use, pedestrian connections are minimal as vehicular travel is primary as the lot is essentially a large "showroom" for the automobile sales. Provided are pedestrian sidewalks, crosswalks and accessible ramps around the perimeter of the lots and around the perimeter of the buildings. For future use many of the display spaces in the lot would need to be removed as stacked parking is not allowed for public parking. When these display spaces are removed pedestrian connections could easily be incorporated in the new landscaped areas connecting the buildings between lots. The current primary entrances of the buildings provide large canopies that could be incorporated into these pedestrian walks to create a pedestrian plaza with covered seating or covered bicycle parking. D. Landscaping schemes that complement the multiple entrance design. The proposed landscape design is intended to enhance the visibility of the current storefront entrances and is fairly minimal around the building allowing for future flexibility with entrances. Plantings around the building tend to have small root systems allowing for easier relocation if future entrances require landscape modification. E. Other elements of design which facilitate the multi-tenant reuse of the building and site. The proposed current use requires sizable electrical and mechanical services and systems. These systems would allow ample service for most future uses. Multiple vehicular accesses would most likely be beneficial to a multi-tenant reuse of the proposed building.