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Wallace Library Special Collections. Final Presentation. Cary Graphic Arts Collection. Located on the second floor of the Wallace Library Consists of over 40,000 volumes 13 mechanical printing presses Posters, photographs, artwork, manuscripts
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Wallace Library Special Collections Final Presentation
Cary Graphic Arts Collection • Located on the second floor of the Wallace Library • Consists of over 40,000 volumes • 13 mechanical printing presses • Posters, photographs, artwork, manuscripts • All of these pieces must be stored in a particular environment for preservation.
Feasibility Analysis- Space Requirements • Workspace: • Typical 2 person workspace 4 x 4’ =16 ft2 • Typical 4 person workspace 6’ x 6’ =36 ft2 • Meeting space for 10 people 10’x15’ =150ft2 • Teaching space for 20 students 20’x25’ =500 ft2 • Teaching space for 30 students 30’x35’ =1050 ft2 • Teaching space for 40 students 40’x35’ =1400 ft2 • Teaching space for 50 students 45’x40’ =1800 ft2 • Space for large couch 8’x4’ =32 ft2 • Space for medium couch 6’x4’ =24 ft2 • Space for small couch 3’x4’ =12 ft2 • Low table 3’x3’ =9 ft2 • Current Usage of Space: • Printing press room 33.5’x21’ =704 ft2 • Graphic Design Archives 45‘x46‘-18’x24’ =1638 ft2 • Wash room 20‘x23‘ =460 ft2 • Student space 34‘x29‘ =986 ft2 • Exhibit space 66‘x44‘ =2904 ft2 • Teaching Space =0 ft2
Lawson Center Improvements • Improvements were estimated to cost $200,000
Solution 1- Modern Ambience Cost: $264,453
Feasibility Analysis – Cost & Space • Estimated Cost: • Space Analysis: • Seating for 70 general use students • Teaching space for 30 • GDA area meets minimum requirement
Solution 2- Print/Classroom Swap Cost: $62,513
Solution 3- Extended GDA Cost: $188,791
Areas of Uncertainty • Budget • Cost of installation • Floor support weight • Current HVAC capabilities