Offices, the Facilities Quality Service, and the Consulting
Support Office.
b.
For this review, suitable illustration of the exterior is
needed including relationship to adjacent buildings and
surroundings. Elevations may suffice, but any other drawings,
sketches, or models that clearly show your intentions as to
massing, fenestration, and materials will be welcomed. If
future vertical expansion is planned, the building must be
illustrated with and without the future addition. A written
description of design concept and intent may be helpful,
especially for unusual or complex solutions. Color boards and
photos of existing adjacent facilities are also helpful for
evaluating the exterior design concept.
c.
If a primary exterior material is proposed which differs from
the primary material of existing buildings, submit studies and
sketches of the exterior with both the existing and the
proposed materials, and an analysis of the costs of the two
different exteriors.
2.5
EXISTING CONDITIONS: You will be given the current "as-built"
documents for your project. However, it is your responsibility to
visit the site and verify all such conditions including those
above existing ceilings. Where components indicated on existing
drawings are not correct, make whatever changes are necessary to
show the actual existing conditions.
2.6
FLOOR-TO-FLOOR HEIGHTS:
A.
Ceiling heights and space to economically install mechanical
and electrical systems above the ceiling require certain
minimum dimensions. In developing your design, special
attention must also be given to conditions where a new
structure joins an existing structure. The project manager
should be immediately informed if you find that the existing
building's floor-to-floor heights are inadequate for:
1.
Maintaining VA minimum ceiling heights (see elsewhere in
this manual).
2.
Installing mechanical and electrical systems above the
ceiling.
B.
If the existing building's floor-to-floor heights are
inadequate, submit composite section drawings of the most
difficult conditions along with the suggested solutions to the
problem so that VA can make a decision based on
recommendation.
2.7
CHANGES DURING DESIGN: Do not withhold proposals for changes in
plan arrangement, materials of construction or architectural
design for the periodic scheduled reviews. On the contrary,
discuss them with the project manager by telephone and
correspondence or forward drawings for review as soon as they are
sufficiently developed for consideration.
2.8
COORDINATION OF DOCUMENTS:
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