Substantial Completion - North West Street Sidewalk ImprovementsFairfax County
North West Street Sidewalk Improvements project was substantially completed on February 10, 2021. The project consisted of the construction of new concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter, curb ramps and reconstruction of driveways along the north side of North West Street between Great Falls Street and Brilyn Place. As part of this project, the North West Street - Great Falls Street intersection was reconstructed, and the traffic signal was replaced. The construction also included drainage improvements, installation of decorative streetlights, watermain relocation and betterments, paving, pavement marking and signage.
The North West St. Sidewalk project is located in both Fairfax County and the City of Falls Church. The City and the County have agreed to bid and construct the project jointly with the City reimbursing the County for the City’s share of construction and administration costs.
Substantial Completion - North West Street Sidewalk ImprovementsFairfax County
North West Street Sidewalk Improvements project was substantially completed on February 10, 2021. The project consisted of the construction of new concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter, curb ramps and reconstruction of driveways along the north side of North West Street between Great Falls Street and Brilyn Place. As part of this project, the North West Street - Great Falls Street intersection was reconstructed, and the traffic signal was replaced. The construction also included drainage improvements, installation of decorative streetlights, watermain relocation and betterments, paving, pavement marking and signage.
The North West St. Sidewalk project is located in both Fairfax County and the City of Falls Church. The City and the County have agreed to bid and construct the project jointly with the City reimbursing the County for the City’s share of construction and administration costs.
An Interdisciplinary team from the AIA and New England Municipal Sustainability Network worked with the community of Bath, Maine to produce a strategy for the downtown and waterfront to address sea level rise and future development
The Telegraph Walkway Project was substantially completed on time and under budget on September 13, 2021. This project consisted of construction of 5’ concrete sidewalk, curb ramp, curb & gutter, drilled shaft for slope stability, RW-3, handrail, pavement mill and overlay, pavement marking, water line relocation and some other related items.
Taming Tyson's Corner - Transforming the Edge City Transit Oriented Developme...Peter Bass, LEED AP, PMP
Full version of the presentation I and my colleagues first gave at AIA’s national conference on planning transit oriented development: “Communities in the Line” in Washington, DC October, 2005. We were five years early in our ideas! Discusses our key recommendations for how to properly plan for using rail transit to help transform the quintessential US edge city into a more walkable, amenity rich, mixed use, sustainable urban environment. Besides the details on the key urban planning and urban design aspects, analyzes some of the likely traffic, economic and fiscal benefits compared to the existing Comprehensive Plan’s long term build-out scenario. A key finding was that increased density, if mainly residential, could lessen traffic impacts and generate so much added value that it could self-finance most of the needed infrastructure improvements and amenities. Some, but not all of these ideas, were picked up by others in the subsequent planning efforts for Tyson’s Corner in the late 2000’s, but were considered extremely controversial when we first proposed them!
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PO BOX 703 MEREDITH, NH 03253 603-279-6513
CHRISTOPHER P. WILLIAMS ARCHITECTS, PLLC
Hebron Town Hall Expansion
February 17, 2015
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APPROACH TO THE CHALLENGE
Historic Building Analysis – Fall 2010
Christopher P. Williams Architects – Norman E. Larson, AIA
H.E.Bergeron Engineers – Jason Ross, P.E. and Salvatore Disanza
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HISTORIC BUILDING ANALYSIS
Front Gabled Greek Revival Building
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HISTORIC BUILDING ANALYSIS
Typical Greek Revival Detailing
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HISTORIC BUILDING ANALYSIS
Gothic Revival Tower Elements
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HISTORIC BUILDING ANALYSIS
Stone Entry Steps – (not acceptable under ADA)
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HISTORIC BUILDING ANALYSIS
Stone foundation on east side and front
Concrete foundation on west side and rear
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HISTORIC BUILDING ANALYSIS
Vinyl Replacement Windows
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HISTORIC BUILDING ANALYSIS
Poor Egress from Meeting Room (and over a generator too)
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HISTORIC BUILDING ANALYSIS
New windows and finishes on Main Level
1974
2010
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HISTORIC BUILDING ANALYSIS
New windows and finishes on Upper Level
1974 (Librarian Isabel Blodgett)
2010
2010
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HISTORIC BUILDING ANALYSIS
Building Structure needs a little help
Crawl Space
Beam supporting 2nd
Floor
2nd
Floor Frame
Attic
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APPROACH TO THE CHALLENGE
Historic Building Analysis – Fall 2010
Plan New Hampshire Design Charrette – September 23 and 24, 2011
Robin LeBlanc – Plan NH Executive Director
Brian Murphy, AIA – (Team Leader) ManyPenny Murphy Architecture
Scott Collard – (Plan NH Charrette Committee Chair and Facilitator)
Gordon Cormack – Cormack Construction Management
Maggie Stier – New Hampshire Preservation Alliance
Norman Larson – CPW Architects
Jeffrey Taylor – Jeffrey Taylor Planning
A very long list of Hebron Citizens and Elected Officials
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PLAN NEW HAMPSHIRE DESIGN CHARRETTE
Listening Sessions – Friday Afternoon and Evening
Team Presentation – Saturday Afternoon (Brian Murphy)
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PLAN NEW HAMPSHIRE DESIGN CHARRETTE
The iconic nature of the Town Common
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APPROACH TO THE CHALLENGE
Historic Building Analysis – Fall 2010
Plan New Hampshire Design Charrette – September 23 and 24, 2011
Town Offices Expansion and Refurbishment Committee Formed - 2014
Roger Larochelle
Paul Hazelton
Mark Coulson
Trip Swartz
Patrick Moriarty
Ellie Lonske
Ivan Quinchia
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APPROACH TO THE CHALLENGE
Historic Building Analysis – Fall 2010
Plan New Hampshire Design Charrette – September 23 and 24, 2011
Town Offices Expansion and Refurbishment Committee Formed - 2014
Program for Town Offices – July 2014
Norman E. Larson, AIA
Town Offices Committee
Town Staff
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APPROACH TO THE CHALLENGE
Historic Building Analysis – Fall 2010
Plan New Hampshire Design Charrette – September 23 and 24, 2011
Town Offices Expansion and Refurbishment Committee Formed – 2014
Program for Town Offices – July 2014
Three Preliminary Schemes to solve the same problem – Presented August 2014
Scheme A – Addition to Rear– Administration on second floor (too small)
Scheme B – Two Story – Tax Collector and Town Clerk upstairs
Scheme C – One Story – All services on main floor
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THREE PRELIMINARY SCHEMES
Scheme A – Addition to Rear– Administration on second floor (too small)
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THREE PRELIMINARY SCHEMES
Scheme B – Two Story – Tax Collector and Town Clerk upstairs
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THREE PRELIMINARY SCHEMES
Scheme C – One Story – All services on main floor
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APPROACH TO THE CHALLENGE
Historic Building Analysis – Fall 2010
Plan New Hampshire Design Charrette – September 23 and 24, 2011
Town Offices Expansion and Refurbishment Committee Formed - 2014
Program for Town Offices – July 2014
Three Preliminary Schemes to solve the same problem – August 2014
Collection of Community Input – September 2014
Schemes B and C displayed in Town Hall and online
Clear consensus to keeping all Town Offices on main level
Several comments in favor of western facing gable
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APPROACH TO THE CHALLENGE
Historic Building Analysis – Fall 2010
Plan New Hampshire Design Charrette – September 23 and 24, 2011
Town Offices Expansion and Refurbishment Committee Formed - 2014
Program for Town Offices – July 2014
Three Preliminary Schemes to solve the same problem – August 2014
Collection of Community Input – September 2014
Revised Schematic Design of two Schemes – October 2014
Scheme D – North South Gable – all services on main floor - selected
Scheme E – East West Gable – all services on main floor - rejected
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REVISED SCHEMATIC DESIGN
Scheme D – North South Gable – all services on main floor - selected
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REVISED SCHEMATIC DESIGN
Scheme E – East West Gable – all services on main floor - rejected
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APPROACH TO THE CHALLENGE
Historic Building Analysis – Fall 2010
Plan New Hampshire Design Charrette – September 23 and 24, 2011
Town Offices Expansion and Refurbishment Committee Formed - 2014
Program for Town Offices – July 2014
Three Preliminary Schemes to solve the same problem – August 2014
Collection of Community Input – September 2014
Revised Schematic Design of two Schemes – October 2014
Collection of Community Input – November 2014
Drawings posted at the polling place
Drawings and video made available online
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APPROACH TO THE CHALLENGE
Historic Building Analysis – Fall 2010
Plan New Hampshire Design Charrette – September 23 and 24, 2011
Town Offices Expansion and Refurbishment Committee Formed - 2014
Program for Town Offices – July 2014
Three Preliminary Schemes to solve the same problem – August 2014
Collection of Community Input – September 2014
Revised Schematic Design of two Schemes – October 2014
Collection of Community Input – November 2014
Initiation of Design Development
Revisions made to reflect Committee Input
Development of Energy Performance and Construction Criteria
Systems comparative cost analysis
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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
View of Proposed Addition from West Shore Road (without woods)
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APPROACH TO THE CHALLENGE
Historic Building Analysis – Fall 2010
Plan New Hampshire Design Charrette – September 23 and 24, 2011
Town Offices Expansion and Refurbishment Committee Formed - 2014
Program for Town Offices – July 2014
Three Preliminary Schemes to solve the same problem – August 2014
Collection of Community Input – September 2014
Revised Schematic Design of two Schemes – October 2014
Collection of Community Input – November 2014
Initiation of Design Development
What’s Next
Confirm direction of the project with the voters
Long and short term cost analysis of building systems and construction process
Construction Documents including engineering
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Thank you for your time and we welcome any questions you may have.
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