This document outlines the program requirements and design considerations for renovating a three-story building to create a creative industry space. It lists typical shared support spaces such as conference rooms, restrooms, kitchenettes, and workshops. Examples of existing creative industry models are provided for reference. The renovation can extend the building upwards within 20 feet and increase total square footage by no more than 15%. Parking and site planning must be configured on neighboring lots. An initial list of required spaces is given but will be rewritten based on findings in the first design phase, including entrances, offices, lounges, meeting rooms, labs, studios, and commercial rental spaces.

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Typical types of shared support spaces are: conference rooms (12 people), restrooms (per code),
kitchenettes, 3 workshops (general and craft specific) and (in our case) a small lecture hall (100
people) for conferences. You are required to provide a commercial space similar to the Storefront
for Art and Architecture in NYC. The three story building can be entirely renovated and spaces can be built upwards as long as the
extension stays within 20 feet above the current parapet line and does not increase the total square
footage of the existing building by more than 15%. Parking and site planning need to be configured
Examples of existing Creative Industry models to look at: on two neighboring lots along Damen Avenue and along North Avenue, which we assume are, with
the flat Iron building, part of a Planned Development allowing a higher FAR for the project.
Oxo Tower Wharf in London by Coin Street Community Builders
http://www.coinstreet.org/shopeatdrink/index.aspx
Viaduc Daumesni in Paris
http://www.pps.org/great_public_spaces/one?public_place_id=726
Creative Exchange, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, by 5th Studio (article on the portal)
http://www.archicentral.com/creative-exchange-st-neots-uk-5th-studio-4195/
Also see article on the Creative Exchange on the Portal
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
Programming being an important assessment criteria for this semester, this program is given only as
a base to be altered, debated, rewritten according to the stance that this first phase and the vision
statement are setting forth. A more detailed program will be given to you before Phase 2 and you’re
first task then will be to rewrite it according to the criteria discovered during Phase 1
• Entrance Lobbies
• Elevator lobbies
• Front office
• Stairs
• Lounges
• Vending areas
• Restrooms (per Chicago Building Code requirements)
• Ground floor Commercial rental space
• Emergency Sprinkler pumps and control room
• Surface Parking (number of spaces determined by Chicago Building Code requirements)
• Mechanical equipment room
• Com-Ed Vault
• Telecom Vault
• Delivery and holding / waste removal
• Meeting rooms
• Innovation Business Center including offices, labs, studios spaces, technology rooms
• Exercise room
• Lecture hall
• Showroom(similar to the Storefront for Art and Architecture in NY)
• Commericial Space
• Corridor
• Mechanical equipment
• Electrical and telecoms room
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