11. INTERIOR DESIGN
a. Explain scope of interior design work.
b. Provide a document of data collected in interior design programming. Include
collection and analysis of data from the VAMC project coordinator and interior
designer. Data includes, but is not limited to the following: existing interior and
exterior design and materials, light, safety, patient profile, customer's "vision" or
desired image, public vs. private spaces, signage, goals of customer, relationship to
existing facilities, future expansion/renovation plans, regional influences, etc.
12. PLUMBING
a. If modernization is involved, describe the existing facilities and make
recommendations to replace or reuse fixtures and equipment.
b. Locate and provide approximate sizes of new equipment.
13. SANITARY
a. Provide description of fuel gas, oxygen, and water sources; disposal methods of
sewage and storm water; and proposed fuel gas, water, irrigation, sanitary sewage,
and storm water systems. Indicate if water or sewage treatment, pumping, and
storage are necessary. Indicate if existing utilities and equipment can be used for
this project.
b. Submit plans indicating existing, abandoned, and proposed utilities listed above.
Provide approximate size of proposed utilities. Locate roughly where treatment
facilities (if required) will be located and areas of lawn irrigation.
14. SITE DEVELOPMENT
a. Become thoroughly familiar with the medical center site. Provide the following in
narrative and graphic format:
1) Analysis of the site in relation to the surrounding community, mass transit
routes, utilities, etc. Include restrictions, on and off site, zoning ordinances,
easements, aircraft flight patterns, fire apparatus building access, flood hazards,
sub-soil characteristics, etc., that may impact the design and costs. Identify
possible future plans for surrounding roadway improvements and items of
historical significance;
2) Circulation study to evaluate ingress/egress to the site by pedestrians,
including the handicapped, cars, trucks, emergency vehicles, and mass transit
traffic;
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Schematics 1
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