AGENDA – PUBLIC FORUMJuly 9, 2009

1. Welcome and background Rod Lehnertz

2. Flood Task Force Update Gregg Oden

3. Site Selection Studies Joe Hibbard

4. Public Discussion

5. 8:30 Closing

Site Selection for

Hancher, Voxman, Clapp Replacement Facilities

Public ForumJuly 9, 2009

Alternative Sites for HVC Replacement Facilities

HVC Building Program Requirements Used in the Site Selection Process

• Existing HVC Building: 296,924 gsf

• Proposed Base Program for HVC Replacement315,675 gsf

• Proposed Base Program Plus Possible Upgrades 418,881 gsf

HVC Parking Program Requirements Used in the Site Selection Process

• Existing HVC area parking serving HVC and Theatre Building 1018 spaces

• Proposed HVC and Theatre Building parking 1300 spaces

Site Selection Assumptions

• The HVC building program requirement for site testing purposes will be 418,881 gsf, and parking demand will be 1300 spaces

• Hancher, Voxman and Clapp should be located together as a single complex on a single site

• The School of Music should be within reasonable walking distance of the undergraduate classroom core of the campus

• Project should be a model for sustainable design strategies

Site Selection Criteria

LAND

1. Ownership status2. Site size3. Site shape4. Expansion potential5. Utilities availability6. Topography, flood exposure7. Proximity to related programs8. Existing use and possible

displacements9. Competition for future University

uses

CIRCULATION

10. Vehicular access and traffic impacts11. Parking availability; event and daily

use12. Service access13. CAMBUS access14. Pedestrian access

SENSORY ENVIRONMENT

15. Appropriateness of architectural scale and massing

16. Views and visual impacts17. Open space impacts18. Image and character19. Symbolic associations – historical

and cultural values20. Potential for creation of quality

outdoor spaces21. Solar exposure, shadow and

microclimate impacts

Site Selection Criteria - critical factors

LAND

1. Ownership status2. Site size3. Site shape4. Expansion potential5. Utilities availability6. Topography, flood exposure7. Proximity to related programs8. Existing use and possible

displacements9. Competition for future University

uses

CIRCULATION

10. Vehicular access and traffic impacts11. Parking availability; event and daily

use12. Service access13. CAMBUS access14. Pedestrian access

SENSORY ENVIRONMENT

15. Appropriateness of architectural scale and massing

16. Views and visual impacts17. Open space impacts18. Image and character19. Symbolic associations – historical

and cultural values20. Potential for creation of quality

outdoor spaces21. Solar exposure, shadow and

microclimate impacts

Evaluation of Alternative Sites for HVC Replacement FacilitiesSites with Critical Flaws

Site 2: lack of proximate parking

Site 3: inadequate size; flood exposure; inadequate parking

Site 4: flood exposure at Ralston Creek 100 yr floodplain; inadequate parking

Site 5: inadequate size

Site 7: inadequate parking; flood exposure

Site 8: inadequate parking; utilities not available

Viable Site Options

West site

East siteBurlington Street

Clin

ton S

treet

Park Road

Site 1, West Site Option

Preliminary West Site Evaluation

ADVANTAGES

• Site is owned by University• Adequate land area• Above 500 year flood plus two

feet elevation• Land available for possible

geothermal well fields• Site is served by CAMBUS• Prominent visibility of Hancher

from Dubuque St. and Park Rd.• Continues the historic

association of HVC with the Arts Campus and Iowa River

ISSUES

• Distance from the undergraduate classroom core, student services, and related Arts Campus facilities

• Functional and visual impacts on Levitt Center

• Will require building new parking spaces to make up for those displaced by new buildings

• Parking will be distant from the Hancher front door because of site shape constraints

• Impacts on river park green space

Site 6, East Site Option

Preliminary East Site Evaluation

ADVANTAGES

• Close to undergraduate classroom core, student services and support functions in downtown

• Facilitates a pedestrian oriented campus

• Adequate land area• Above 500 year flood plus 2

feet elevation• Least cost scenario for utilities• Tangible contribution to

vibrancy of the east campus and downtown

• Served by City transit and CAMBUS

ISSUES

• Requires acquisition of land• Distant from other arts

programs located on the Arts Campus

• May require parking coordination with City ramps, or increase of University parking supply on Lot 11

• Displacement of the Engineering Research Building

Studio Arts Facility Site Selection

Program Requirement: 86,000 gsf to 116,873 gsf

Adjacency Need: Close proximity to Art Building West

Viable Sites for Studio Arts Facility

River Street

Art Building West

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