Lee Street Studio : Programming Notes

Before we began to create the programming document for the Lee Street Studios project, my group members and I looked at the latest programing document for our current studio building, the Muad Gatewood Studio Arts Building. Notes were taken on things such as the purpose/objective of the document, the university's master plan, state and university requirements/guidelines, and handicap issues.

It seems that the purpose of the programming document was to provide the designers with information about the project, and issues of high concern to UNC-Greensboro. The document informs the designer about the university's master plan to update interrelating campus entry points, overall pedestrian access, building massing, and the overall landscaping of UNC-Greensboro. There is a great desire to modernize facilities of the aging campus, while building new facilities that also respond to the character of the university.



Both the university and the state of North Carolina require the designer to refer to the North Carolina Construction Manual of North Carolina Department Administration, IBC, and to have the project reviewed by the North Carolina Department of Insurance. They also require an Environmental Assessment Statement, and provide a complete list stating the protocol of all involved in the project. Our group noticed that the university has its own desires of building systems, recycling procedures, interior and exterior hardware, building mechanical equipment, and sustainable design (by wanting only LEED buildings).

After reading the document, we began to ask ourselves how much should we obey these requirements throughout our project.