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The project is a new 3500 SF private residence designed to fit the owner’s lifestyle and goals. Built on maintenance free, steep slope densely vegetated site with mature trees and periwinkle ground cover. The house replaces a former residence built on top of an existing heavily reinforced retaining wall.

· Make the site an integral part of the house and the house a part of the site.

· Build a home for the owner to age in, with minimum maintenance, multiuse interior spaces with maximum functionality to reduce the size of the house.

· Have open social spaces to accommodate an informal social life, with the kitchen and cooking as the centered / focal space enjoying maximum views to the exterior.

· Naturally screen the views of the social and living space from the neighbor’s house.

· Create a transparent multiuse, integrated social and living space, open to the privacy of the forested site allowing views thru from the inside and outside in multiple directions.

· Build a vertical connector; express the existing reinforced concrete retaining wall as a vertical connector giving character to the two story foyer and stair drawing visitors from the lower level entrance to the upper level.

· Configure the kitchen to allow social interaction while cooking. Locate it central to the site to overlook the fireplace, dinning, studio, entrance and outdoor terrace.

· Provide interior warmth and richness counterpointing the natural and built elements by showing their natural character: exposed wood (trees), stone (creek) and concrete (retaining wall)

UV resistant wood veneer and weathered zinc cladding rain-screen system Blue stone masonry

· Create a back wall to the North, separating indoor and outdoor living spaces from the closest neighbor’s house.

· Design for future accessibility: Include an elevator, roll-in shower at the master bathroom, laundry and pantry on the main level.

The President's Message

Earlier this month I attended the 2010 Grassroots Convention in Washington D.C. For those of you not familiar with the purpose of the Grassroots Convention, it is an annual event where architects and others affiliated with the AIA efforts can gather to take classes on leadership and to lobby on Capitol Hill for issues that affect our profession. New York State AIA prearranges meetings with our US Senators, and the individual chapters make arrangements to meet with their local US Representatives. The State Chapter did a nice job of prearranging our visits with Senators Schumer and Gillibrand. In addition, on very short notice I was able to arrange a meeting with Representative Dan Maffei’s staff.

While at the conference, I had the pleasure of meeting with many architects from across the country and most importantly fellow architects from the various regions of New York State including Buffalo, Rochester, the Southern Tier, Westchester, New York City and Long Island. I found that many of these regions are facing the same challenges that we are facing with respect to the current economic conditions. We were able to share our experiences and the various ways our offices are dealing with these issues.

The second day of the convention was primarily dedicated to visiting our respective Senators and Representatives. Our scheduled meetings with Senators Schumer and Gillibrand turned out to be a bit disappointing. In the morning, a New York contingent of approximately 15 architects was able to meet only with the Senators’ staff members, as neither Senator was available to meet with us personally. Our meeting areas were also less than ideal. In one case we met with our Senator’s staff in a very congested conference room and the other meeting was held in a hallway. In both cases the staff wrote down all of our positions, concerns and suggestions on how the federal government can help jump-start the building industry and the architectural profession.

After the scheduled meeting with the Senators, everyone had the option to return to the convention hall to attend lectures or to attend pre-arranged meetings with our Representatives. Since I had a meeting arranged with Representative Maffei’s staff, I proceeded to his office in the Longworth Building. Upon arriving at his office I was surprised to learn that plans had changed and I would actually be meeting personally with Representative Maffei. I found him to be very personable and interested in our concerns. In addition he expressed an interest in meeting in the future to further discuss how architects as a group can contribute to their communities and how government can assist them. My gratitude and appreciation goes out to his staff and to Representative Maffei for his hospitality and taking the time to meet with me on very short notice to discuss some issues of interest to our profession.

To cap off my week I had to cut the convention short, as the storm of the century bore down on Washington, and I barely escaped as flights were cancelling all around me. I was lucky to find a flight to LaGuardia and eventually to Syracuse. As we were taxiing down the runway, I couldn’t help but think that if I had stayed and got snowed in for the weekend I may have been able to reschedule a personal meeting with Senators Schumer and Gillibrand.

The ICC codes development cycle is 3 years and the code is enforced for 3 years, then it hopefully dies. The Monarch Butterfly migrates from Mexico every spring to Canada and returns in the fall. The Butterfly takes 3 generations in the spring to reach Canada over 2,000 miles away. It takes only one (or the fourth) generation to migrate back to Mexico in the fall.

The Empire State ’s code process changes the biorhythm of code development. New York State takes the dead ICC code and revives it in 3 years, as it’s new code. That was the regulated process. This process has been extended from the 2009 proposed code to the 2010 draft code that in fact should go into effect in 2011. If the Butterfly stayed to long in Canada (1 month) it would die. Fortunate The Empire State is above natural law.

Don’t want to lose out on all of those hours you have accumulated, but have yet to sign up for the Intern Development Program? Come fill out your NCARB registration application online, step-by-step, with members of the AIA.

Begin your NCARB record NOW to start recording your work history. You must submit your hours every six months or you run the risk of losing them! You do not need to complete your work history to begin your NCARB record.

Opening of the Meeting: This meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Architects Central New York Chapter was held Thursday, January 14, 2010 at the AIACNY Resource Center . Pete Sorber, AIA called the meeting to order.

As I indicated last month I would continue this series with a two pronged approach and cover not only well designed green architecture but also attempt to bring you more scientific information that would address the supposed negative information on global warming raised by skeptics. This month we bring you a very interesting house design in Massachusetts.

Dinner Meeting and Plant Tour
Hubbell Galvanizing, 5124 Commercial Drive East, Yorkville, N.Y. 13495

Date:   April 1, 2010
Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Place:    The Event Center
             Turning Stone Resort & Casino
             Verona, NY

JCM Architectural Associates moved into Avon Office Park, Building #2, approximately 1 year ago. JCM is a small architectural firm of eight (8) people & has leased an office space (5 year term) of 4,000 s.f.. JCM only occupies a portion of this space & would sub-lease the remaining unused portion. JCM is also willing to share our receptionist to provide secretarial duties, conference room (10 person), break room w/ kitchen, data room, & storage room. Please refer to plan below.

The available office space to be sub-let includes:

1. Private 10'x12' corner office.

2. 730 s.f. of open office area. A privacy wall can be added.

Contact information: JCM Architectural Associates
7449 Morgan Road, Avon Office Park - Building #2
Liverpool, N.Y. 13090

Daniel Manning or Joseph Maryak, Office # 315-424-0141

danmanning@jcm300.com or joemaryak@jcm300.com

Please call for more information or to set-up an appointment @ 315-424-0141

Daniel J. Manning, AIA
LEED Accredited Professional
JCM Architectural Associates

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER POSITION AVAILABLE

Qualifications

Minimum of ten (10) years work experience as a project architect, or graduation with a Bach. Of Architecture degree from a regionally accredited or NY State registered college/university in architecture plus five (5) years of experience as a project architect or possession of an architect’s license issued by New York State Education department plus five (5) year of work experience as a project architect.

Duties

The Deputy Commissioner is responsible for departmental operations and capital planning. The position is responsible for the direct supervision of the divisions of “construction and office planning”; “maintenance trades”; “facilities engineer & energy management”. These divisions account for approximately 70 of the department’s 109 funded positions. The department has a operating budget of $24 million for fiscal 2010 and maintains approximately 1.5 million square feet of space.

Concurrent with the responsibilities above, this position also serves as the project coordinator and administrator for many of the County’s capital projects. This often includes planning, program development, scheduling, project budgeting, legislative presentations, requests for proposals (RFP’s) for project design firms and construction managers, contracting with multiple prime contractors, relocation and move services, furniture, fixtures and equipment procurement, project claims resolution, project close-outs, maintenance training and warrantee claims adjustments.

Send resume by February 28^th, 2010 to Brian Lynch, Commissioner, Dept. Facilities Management, 600 S. State St. , Syracuse, NY 13202 email: BrianLynch@ongov.net

SWBR wants to grow their healthcare practice and seeks a talented healthcare architect with substantial clinical design experience to join our team and lead this practice area . SWBR is building a responsive healthcare/life care group to foster and develop long-term client relationships.

Requirement of 10 years of quality healthcare experience; accredited architecture degree; licensed in NYS. Additional skills include Business development, communication, client management, leadership, organization, design, planning, and budgeting.

If you are interested in joining a firm that rewards hard-working team players, please send your cover letter and resume to: SWBR Architects, 387 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604, Attn: Human Resources or email to resumes@swbr.com.

Minimum of 10 years architectural experience in K-12 project management, school design and construction administration; proficiency in Revit/Autocad; accredited architecture degree; license preferred. Additional skills include communication, client management, organization, design, planning, budgeting, project leadership, maturity, good judgment, and project success.

Members of The AIACNY Chapter of Central New York
now have access to WI-FI at The Resource Center
Monday-Thursday- 8:30am- 12:30pm.

All AIA Members have access to all ARE Study Materials, There is no fee to use the ARE Study Material, but a Deposit (Check) will be required, which will vary.

The check for deposit is given to Susanne Gruening at Resource Center on the date you want to borrow the material. You will receive your check for deposit on the return of the material to The Resource Center .

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