[CAUT] New Building Specs

[Willem Blees]

Ken

My shop is 19 x 27, a little 500 square feet. Although I don't do any 
rebuilding, because they don't give me any money, I could do two 
pianos at a time in here. (Right now I have three octaves of 
handbells set up). One corner of the room is also my office. One thing 
I wish I did have is a seperate room, so that dust and dirt don't get 
all over my desk and computer. So if they are willing to give you a 
600 square foot room, maybe you could take one corner of it for a 10 x 
10 office. 

Wim 
Willem Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
School of Music
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL USA

Quoting Ken Zahringer <ZahringerK at missouri.edu>:

> I need some advice, guys.  Much to my shock and surprise, the
> University has
> hired an architectural firm to begin the planning & design process
> for a new
> School of Music.  I mean, our current building is only 55 years old,
> and it
> has fully half of the space we need!  Anyway, the Director sent out a
> draft
> of the space needs for the new building on Friday.  The draft
> recommends 600
> sq ft, with an inventory of 175 or so pianos.  I think I¹ll need more
> than
> that.  Some questions for you:
> 
> I¹m sure some of you have moved into a new building in the last 10
> years or
> so.  What kind of shop facility did you get, how involved were you,
> how did
> you justify your recommendations (if any)?  How is it working? 
> Anything you
> should have done differently, or any features you wouldn¹t trade for
> the
> world?
> 
> Does anyone know of any ³authoritative² source I could use, other
> than the
> Guidelines & Steinway¹s ISP, particularly one that directly addresses
> shop
> size?
> 
> The University has hired Susaki Architectural Associates from
> Boston.
> Anybody familiar with these guys, good, bad or indifferent?  You can
> reply
> off-list if need be :-)
> 
> Thanks for any and all comments,
> Ken Z.
> -- 
> Ken Zahringer, RPT
> University of Missouri
> School of Music
> 
>