3-24-2009
Jessica Ducklow and Jennifer VaghyJones
Meeting Minutes
No
3.22.09
Date:
3.22.09
Meeting Time:
9:45 AM
Project Title:
UTA Redesign
Meeting Location:
UTA
Project
Location:
UTA Architecture
Building
Participants:
Professor Jones, Becky Boles, Susan Appleton, Anne Christensen,
INTD 4563
Meeting Minutes:
Review of summary document with comments about missing items and needed improvement
1. Introduction
a. Presentation given by Jennifer VaghyJones and Jessica
b. We read over the list of concerns from the building committee and the table of contents
c. No comments made
2. Problem Seeking by William Pena
a. Presentation given by Elaina
b. Focus on function, form, economy, and time
c. The need to cover the information was questioned. A client would not need this
information but it is useful from a academic stand point
d. Make sure in presentations to find out the level of knowledge of the client on a given
topic.
e. Who the client is?
f. Pena did very little design himself
3. Interviews
a. Presentation given by Son
b. Jones commented on high quality of interviews and information gathered
c. Need to make sure interviews were with the correct people and the right information
d. Why not interview a cross section of the professors?
e. Information on render farm and workers within department needed? Jones informed of
our trials and failure to get interview
f. As a side note, Jones mentioned the poor quality of lecture hall technology.
4. Hidden Dimension by Edward T. Hall
a. Presentation given by Brook
b. Jones said that we can not assume that a old book has become obsolete or dated, we
must read it and decide for ourselves in congruence with other research
c. Commented that Hall was a social scientist/anthropologist
d. Recommendation for us to read Personal Space by Robert Summer
e. Summer defined evidence based design- conditions that lead to common results
5. Precedents
a. Not presented
b. Should we include opinions in summary? Conclusions?
c. Concerns about internet research vs. books broached
6. Creating As-Built Drawings
a. Not presented.
b. Susan Applegate mentioned to Jones the process of getting accurate drawings.
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c. Jones commented that at a glance, line weights and drawings looked good.
7. Building Observations
a. Presentation given by Eddy
b. Covered observations by quadrants- 8 total
c. Discussed building entry and circulation
d. Discussed congregation
e. Stated that we need observations for within the library itself- would interview of librarians
provide the needed information?
f. Jones comments that our desire is to encourage space usage; a well designed space will
be used.
g. Jones believes that we should be sketching possible solutions as we research
h. More small enclosed rooms needed in the library
i. Time constraints of library need to be considered
j. Teachers have list of library redesign goals
k. Jones encouraged students to email him with library concerns.
l. Ann and Jones decided that the new render farm would need about 100sqft, and
discussed cabling issues that would cross circulation.
8. Building Analysis
a. Presentation given by Jamie
b. Materials currently in building were most likely chosen due to money constraints
c. We need to define public and private space within the document.
9. Space Type and Area Summary
a. Presentation by Danny
b. Described sheets-plan and spreadsheet
c. Student space cover the highest percentage of square feet
d. Circulation and Display area largest on second floor
e. Upper floors have a greater amount of student spaces
f. We need to get enrollment numbers and current location for each class
g. Building is currently at capacity, 10% growth space wanted if possible
h. Errors in numbers, check over
10. Survey
a. Presentation given by Mary
b. How will this translate to design?
c. Too many subjective, general terms. What is “comfortable materials”?
d. Access priorities for the whole class
e. Need to define lounge? Secondary survey possible?
11. Problem Statements
a. Presented by Kasey
b. Define priorities
c. More information needed, discovery of missing information will happen in design phase.
d. Statements need re-working, both qualitative and quantitative
12. Conclusion
a. Jones mentioned that old lounge was never used.
b. Fixed furniture didn’t have the right flexibility.
c. School will most likely not pay for food service in school, but might acquire a better coffee
machine, or deli vender machine.
d. Ann is to acquire current classroom numbers
e. Jones mentioned two office spaces, an admin asst, and director of interior design needs
to be included in final plan. All about 200sqft each
Unless notification to the contrary is received within seven days, these meeting minutes will be
considered correct.
Meeting Minutes prepared by:
Jessica Ducklow and
Jennifer VaghyJones
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