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1500 sq. ft. Building Shell
BUILDING DESCRIPTION
This turn-of-the-century firehouse has been
retired from active service after many years.
It is part of a small cluster of commercial
buildings that are separated by load-bearing
masonry fire walls in row-house-like manner.
The front and rear walls are of non-bearing
masonry construction. The second floor and
roof structures are of typical wood joist con-
struction. The garage door openings in the
south wall have arched lintels, 12'-0" high at
their mid-point. The side doors in the south
wall have glass transoms above 7'-0" high
doors, with arched lintels over the transoms,
9'-0" high at their midpoint. The rear service
door is 7'-0" high, and the windows in the
north and west walls have sills at 3'-0" A.F.F.
and heads at 9'-0" A.F.F. For the purpose of
this design problem, the second floor will be
used for future expansion purposes only, with
access to the existing stair a basic planning
consideration.
The ground floor is a reinforced concrete slab
on grade. The interior face of the exterior walls
SITE PLAN
and the party wall are exposed brick. The free-
standing interior columns are 6" diameter steel
lally columns. The first floor ceiling is plaster,
on wood lath attached to the underside of the
second-floor joists and is at 14'-0" A.F.F. A new
HVAC system is planned for rooftop installa-
tion, with supply and return ducts to be fed
down adjacent to the east party wall; new inte-
rior construction on the first floor may expose
new ductwork, or construct a new suspended
ceiling to conceal the new ductwork. All plumb-
ing fixtures must be placed within 10'-0" of the
east and west walls in order to connect with
the main drain lines along those walls in trench-
es below the finished floor.
Because of its clear period character, the
south wall of the building may not be altered.
But the infill windows within the garage door
openings may be designed to fit the needs of
the new interior use. The basic provisions of
standard regional building codes, including
those provisions related to barrier-free
access and design, shall be complied with.
BUILDING SECTION
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1500 sq. ft. Building Shell

FLOOR PLAN

BUILDING
SHELL

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