AIACNY
January 2008
A Chapter of The American
Institute of Architects
AIA Central New York
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T.Lafferty
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Publisher..................Scott Soules
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This month in The Leading Edge
2007 Design Merit Award
Category: Adaptive Reuse
Designed by QPK Design
HISTORY: In 1994, the
PROJECT PROGRAM:
The main objective for the new ‘
DESIGN INTENT:
The City requested efficient space allocation to maximize available
tenant space. The design
solution leveraged the circulation areas to double as programmatic common
areas, providing opportunities for casual interaction and brainstorming.
SPECIAL CHALLENGES:
The project included replacing the building roof, exterior envelope,
and adding new mechanical and electrical systems.
To accommodate variations in the existing floor elevations, concrete
floor topping had to be poured throughout.
With 19-ft high structure, the challenge would be to take advantage
of the volume in the circulation spaces without reducing space efficiency.
Including all these factors, the budget was limited to $88/sf.
DESIGN APPROACH:
The new environment responds to the mission:
supporting technology and creative thinking.
The glazed reception area is located at a highly visible
intersection. The adjacency of a
large multi-media conference center permits seminars to occur without
disruption to tenants. The main
circulation spine splits down the building’s center at an angle, while
secondary cross circulation points are expressed by cone shaped ‘nodes’.
Each secondary circulation path terminates at glazed meeting rooms or
glazed areas of the building envelope allowing penetration of natural light
and exterior views.
Instinctively,
the desire was to perceive the interior volume and height of the structure. To
maintain comfortable proportions, the upper portion of the corridor walls is
set back above 10-feet, creating a spacious feel without reducing tenant
space. These setbacks are
illuminated with inexpensive fluorescent strips.
Display panels mounted along the main circulation spine showcase
invention and foster impromptu brainstorming.
Only the new interior construction is painted, contrasting the
original “raw” building skeleton, to emphasize and celebrate new
concepts and innovation.
Jury's Comments: The design successfully breaks down a large building space into smaller nodes, while maintaining a warehouse feel. The use of vibrant color and a concise logical floor plan pull the project together. The project is exciting in providing an incubator space in downtown Syracuse.
The President's Message
Joseph Piraino, AIA
I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and I
hope all our members had a happy and safe holiday season. 2008 is here with
the promise of a new year and a new opportunity to make a difference in our
profession. For those of you who do not know me I grew up in
At the Board of Directors Retreat in December the new
board established Core Values and Goals for 2008. Our organization Core
Values are as follows: 1) Promote the profession of architecture, 2) Be an
advocate for Architects, 3) Increase membership and 4) Provide value to our
current members. The goals we have established will always be in line with
the four core values. One of the most important goals was to establish a
full schedule of programs for the entire year with at least four programs
per month. A program could be a lunch and learn, an evening presentation at
a local firm, a roundtable or a discussion group and special events, such as
the awards banquet and golf tournament. Another goal was to create more
programs for our associate members and to recruit more emerging professional
into the organization. And lastly we want to make membership fun with more
social events and a monthly happy hour.
These new initiatives take commitment from individuals
dedicated to our profession. At this year’s Awards Banquet our chapter
honored our past presidents with a medal. Many of the past presidents are
now honoring the chapter with their involvement.
Craig Polhamus has volunteered to be the Director of the
One of the ways our members judge their chapter is by
the quantity and quality of the programs we offer. Our Program Director
Claude Louis Bosnier has worked hard with committee member Madonna Foster to
create our program schedule and they are off to a great start. Ron Bagliere
our Director at Large will be heading up our effort to reach out to our
associate members and will be sending out a new survey to better serve our
membership. A new technology
committee has been created which will be lead by Scott Soules and will also
engage our associate members. We
will also be reinstituting an old program the Principal’s Roundtable which
will be lead by Wayne LaFrance.
Bob Haley has redesigned our website which will be up
and running the beginning of this year. The new website will be the face of
our organization and the home for all the chapter activities including our
program schedule and the newsletter. We look forward to having a website
that will give us the ability to highlight firms, projects and even our
sponsors. I wanted to highlight some of the individuals that are involved in
some of the new initiatives we are working on but I also want to thank the
entire board for their dedication to our profession especially John Goodman
for his continuing involvement in the chapter.
As you can tell I am very excited about this year, we have a lot to offer our members and I want to encourage every one to get involved. If you have an idea for a program or you want to volunteer and create a committee please feel free to call me at 422-0201. I understand that only 50% of architects are members of the AIA, I feel we can do better. I think the best way to increase membership is to make our local chapter into a vibrant and active organization that our members can be proud of.
Thank You,
Joseph Piraino,
President, AIACNY
2007 Central NY Design Awards Winners
Religious
Holy Cross Church (Citation)-Beardsley Design Associates
Commercial
An Architecture Firm (Design Award)-Lake Architectural
Residential
Leffingwell House (Merit) (submitted as Adaptive Reuse)-Holmes King Kallquist
Institutional
Katherine D. Elliot Studio Arts Center (Design Award)-QPK Design
Onondaga Community College Gordon Student Center (Merit)-King & King Architects
Interiors
Roger W. Follett Hall (Merit-
Interiors) (submitted Institutional)
State
Adaptive Reuse
Syracuse Technology Garden (Merit)-QPK Design
Destiny USA Research and
Development Park (Citation)
-Dal
Pos Architects LLC
President’s Award
President’s
Citation - David Ashley -Ashley McGraw Architects
A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS.....
by Dick Lafferty
Christmas
in
New York
After celebrating one
hundred and fifty years of Central New York architecture and architects,
traveling to
This must have been the
year for numbers.
Walking around the
corner and another huge 75 appears. It is hung over the
One photo op was missed
as a double-decker bus zipped by with advertisement for the 75 years
As we bid farewell to
As always with codes,
there is good news and bad news. The good news is that the Building Code
Appendix K has been extracted. The bad news is that it has been transplanted
and grown into the Existing Building Code of New York State.
This new code has its
own appendix A of 52 pages, 5 Chapters all about seismic retrofitting
existing buildings. The good news is that it has a Resource A of 150 pages.
The bad news is that it defines Night Club which is not defined in the
Building Code for new buildings therefore the old ploy of secret hidden code
references has been used.
The Building Code of
New York State may be assumed to have become smaller. Wrong! The good news
is that Chapter one was reduced by at least 10 sections from the draft
before it was published. The bad news is that these sections are now (the
old ploy of secret hidden reference code) part of Title 19 and in local law.
The good news is the addition of Appendix S New York State Agencies with
Construction Regulations or Construction Authority. The bad news is 22 pages
and 23 agencies with their added requirements (the old ploy of secret hidden
reference code).
An over view of the
Code family tree is that it has grown. The good news is that the distant
relative, Residential Code of New York State, still has its Appendix J and
stands alone. The bad news is that the 23 distant relatives are lurking in
the wings. Twenty years ago, the irritating code controlling factors were
footnotes at the bottom of tables. The new family has exceptions that allow
nonconformance or occupancy group conformance, or send conformance to a
relative code. The family has construction methods and means stated but no
field implementation procedure provided.
Christmas comes but
once a year and New Year day comes every year. The present for the year 2008
to Design Professional of Record is the 2007 Codes of New York State. May
your seismic calculations be few, may your projects be many and may the
numbers that influence your practice be significant.
Happy New Year!
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here for PDF image Robert C. Thompson, AIA Continuing Education Provider
Certified Professional Code Administrator, M.B.A.
Contributing Writer
IBC,
A117.1 MEET FHA ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Now
having said what I just did, be aware of the following:
Recently, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) recognized the 2006 International Building Code (IBC) and
the 2003 ICC/ANSI A117.1 Accessible and Usuable Buildings and Facilities, as
safe harbors in compliance with the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA)
accessibility requirements. Architects,
developers, builders and others who use the 2006 IBC to design and construct
multi-family housing, and code officials who enforce it, can be confident
they are in compliance with the FHA. [Incidentally, the 2007 N.Y.S. Building
Code (which will be enforceable 1/1/2008 references the 2003 ICC/ANSI A117.1
standard. Furthermore, the 2006 ICC Building Code (a document currently
being studied by the N.Y.S. Department of State, also references 2003 ICC/ANSI
A117.1). This edition of the
standard could change prior to the next publication [sometime after 2008] of
the New York Codes but it seems rather likely that the regulatory community
is moving toward one acceptable standard.]
When applied to building codes and standards, the
term “safe harbor” means that the requirements set forth in a given
document have been reviewed by HUD and been deemed to met or exceed FHA and
HUD’s Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines.
The 2006 IBC and A117 are now two of ten safe harbors that HUD
recognizes for compliance with the FHA's design and construction
requirements. Other documents
include the 2000 and 2003 IBC, the 2000 ICC Code Requirements for Housing
Accessibility, and the 1998 ICC/ANSI 117.1 Accessible and Usuable Buildings
and Facilities.
When jurisdictions adopt the 2006 IBC with its safe harbor status, they help ensure the availability of accessible housing in their communities. People with disabilities have greater opportunities to find an affordable place to live. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 50 million Americans have a disability. At least 11 million use a cane, crutch, walker or wheelchair. As people age, their likelihood of becoming disabled increases. Seventy-two percent of people over the age of 80 have a disability.
Adoption of the 2007 Codes of New York State
Update to the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and State Energy Conservation Construction Code.
Transition period for Uniform Code is
October 3, 2007 to December 31, 2007.
Uniform Code will become effective on January 1, 2008.
Energy Code has no transition period, effective January 1, 2008.
To order code books from ICC ask for the 2007 Codes of New York State.
www.iccsafe.org Phone: (800)-786-4452
Specific Titles:
Existing Building Code of New York State
– 2007 Edition (This
is a NEW code for NYS)
Building Code of New York State – 2007 Edition
Residential Code of New York State – 2007 Edition
Fire Code of New York State – 2007 Edition
Property Maintenance Code of New York State – 2007 Edition
Plumbing Code of New York State – 2007 Edition
Mechanical Code of New York State – 2007 Edition
Fuel Gas Code of New York State – 2007 Edition
Energy Conservation Construction Code of New York State –
2007 Edition
PROPOSED IEBC MODIFICATIONS
Items
#1, 27, 41 and HP 28 - Seismic Requirements in Existing Buildings
Note: new text Underlined, deleted text Strikeout
Sections: 101.2, 407.1.1, 407.3.2.1.1, 507.2.2, 607.4.2, 707.5, 707.8, 807.3.1, 812.6, 903.3, 1001.2, 1102.4
see
attached document for text
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and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation cordially invite you to attend an AIA Houston Chapter Continuing Education (CE) Seminar. Attend the full day of seminars and earn 8.5 AIA LEARNING UNIT (LU) CREDITS (7.5 HSW). Some of the seminars will focus on energy efficient building practices that will help to comply with sustainable building standards. Some of the products have been used in LEED certified buildings.Complimentary Breakfast Provided.
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January
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AIA
The
link to the AIA New York Chapter’s newsletter is:
http://www.aiany.org/eOCULUS/newsletter/.
eOculus
is
issued through email every two weeks.
You
may also search the archived issues of eOculus
at: http://www.aiany.org/eOCULUS/pastissues.php
AIA
New York Chapter’s public calendar is also a great place to promote both
this Chapter’s events and other outside events: http://www.aiany.org/calendar/index.php
You
may also self-list a program by submitting a form online at: http://www.aiany.org/calendar/submit.php.