ACi Architects of Winter Park - City of Winter Park Public Library Request for Proposal

RFQ-9-2016 LIBRARY DESIGN CONSULTANT SERVICES April 21, 2016

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Table of Contents Submittal to Include: 1. Letter of Interest

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2. Request for Qualification Respondent Acknowledgement Form completed.

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3. Overview description of the firm and its ability to provide the professional services requested.

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4. Organizational Chart

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5. Completed Standard Form (SF) 330. The following changes to the standard form shall be incorporated for this submittal:

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a. Part I, Section E. Resumes – Limit resumes for each individual to 1 page, and provide a maximum of 5 Relevant Projects.

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b. Part I, Section F. Example Projects – Present a maximum of 5 projects.

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c. Part II item 11 – where requested to provide revenues for Federal Work, submitter shall provide revenues of Municipal contract work.

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6. Provide list of current contracts / references and contact information for each.

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7. Location of office(s) where the project management team will be located.

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8. Copy of architect firm’s current Professional License renewal.

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9. Copy of architect firm’s certificate of insurance.

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10. Signature Sheet, Drug Free Workplace Form, Non-Collusion Affidavit, Public Records Act Form, Addendums.

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Appendix Experience of the Architectural Firms

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Experience of the Total Team

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Explanation of Firm's Understanding

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1. letter of interest Dear Selection Committee, Leadership. Vision. Transformation. Responsibility.

So many in our community have given so much to bring forward a new 21st-century library for the City of Winter Park. In March of this year, the citizens entrusted the City to carefully move forward with a bold vision for the future with voter’s approval of a bond referendum for a new Library, Event Center and Parking Structure. This vision laid the groundwork for not just a library, but a bold new civic place providing opportunities presented by lifelong learning, technology, global competitiveness, and civic engagement.

The vision also set the course for a more rigorous quantitative and qualitative process to address our citizens desire for a new library + event center that is more than just a new library building. These concerns and challenges should be viewed as positive “root” characteristics of what can be improved upon during a design process that must be actively engaged with the community and stakeholders. Creating the right design strategy for a long life-span, single library community like Winter Park, should be represented by the bestof-class knowledge locally and globally including vision, trends, demographics, standards, and practices. The design should be uniquely Winter Park-driven, not imported from another community.

After three years of community meetings and studies, it was an honor for us to support the City and Library in its study, visioning, and outreach to experts, leaders, and the community. Our facilitating role for city-wide “open-to-the-public” workshops and meetings enabled us to listen, follow, and understand every imaginable path, turn, and comment involving at least five different sites, hundreds of citizens, city and community stakeholders, national experts, and potential library partners. This unique understanding offers a unique ability and benefit to continue to provide deep support and high predictability to the City’s and Library’s next steps in an informed and timely manner.

Nothing is more important to us than bringing to the Selection Committee the best library architect, engineers, public library space standard consultants, sustainability experts, and place-making designers with a nationally acclaimed reputation.

The ACi+MSR team has been collaborating on this project since December and is well prepared to guide this process, listen to the needs, and respond to the challenges of the future to create a 21stcentury Library + Event Center unique to Winter Park. Our team draws on 20 years as a City of Winter Park business with more than 50 projects in Winter Park alone, two years of hands-on community engagement with the City and its blue-ribbon Task

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1. letter of interest

Force and Library Board of Trustees, and the national library experience of MSR. We have assembled a comprehensive team of local and national experts to engage the entire Winter Park community, transcend the obstacles, and maximize every opportunity presented by this project.

Our design partner, MSR, is at the forefront of 21stcentury library design. With more than 35 years of experience, MSR has designed 208 libraries in 33 states totaling more than 12 million square feet. MSR represents informed architects and interior designers who thrive on the healthy dynamic and meaningful dialogue surrounding public libraries. As recent as April 18, 2016 MSR received an ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Award for Madison Central Library, for the Public Libraries Over 30,000 sf category.

The Winter Park community has extended a great deal of time to this endeavor thus far. The ACi+MSR team looks forward to the opportunity to serve both those who have been a part of the process up to now and those who will be involved as the project moves forward. We celebrate the outstanding place of learning and culture the City of Winter Park is today and what it will be in the future for generations to come.

Respectfully submitted,

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Larry H. Adams, Jr., AIA Principal-in-Charge

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Jack Poling, AIA, LEED AP Principal-in-Charge

MSR believes in community and the ability of public libraries to improve lives. MSR not only designs libraries, but is actively involved in the library industry. The MSR leaders routinely lecture at library conferences globally, nationally, and regionally and author articles for library publications, such as American Libraries and Library Journal. This experience allows MSR to provide the latest trends, smart guidance and insights to their clients. MSR shall preform its work, as legally allowed by the State of Florida, as a subconsultant to ACi Architects, who is the Architect-ofRecord for the project.

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3. overview description of firm and its ability to provide the professional services requested

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For more than 20 years, ACi’s Winter Park studio has delivered high quality architecture and contract documents for more than $5B of complex projects from highly community-sensitive public buildings like the Winter Park Train Station in Central Park to the new $247M Orlando Hyatt Regency Event Center/ Hotel/Parking Garage. We have the reputation, talent, experience and capacity to deliver the best results possible for this critical project.

Together with MSR Library Architects national expertise with over 208 libraries/33 States/12 Million SF, Library Planning Associates leadership role with recently revised national library standards for public libraries and, our knowledge of the community’s expectations through the Library + Event Center community engagement process, we are prepared to immediately address the first critical issue of finalizing the space program, budget and site. We have brought the best national 21st-century Library best practices experts (not just architects) to thoroughly validate and justify the project’s requirements in a transparent and inclusive manner with the community. Our focus is to make the process of implementing the project at the proposed site (or address other sites if required) as simple as possible. Our work plan will be structured by the integrated Owner-Owner Rep-Architect-CM/ GC process, which is a standard best practice here at ACi for every project.

The project will be managed and produced here in Winter Park by ACi as Architect-of-record. MSR and other key subconsultants will work closely with us here, especially in the design phases, and stay involved throughout the completion of final GMP documents and construction.

ACi and our local consultants have a long working relationship with the City of Winter Park, its key staff, and local CM/GC’s. This will foster a high level of cooperation and insight to deliver a high-quality result on-time and on-budget.

The ACi + MSR team has been customized to mirror the unique requirements of this project and is available to the City as we move forward: •

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ACi Architects-strong local firm with highly successful City projects that are respected by the Community; MSR-leading, award-winning national library architecture design firm known for delivering cost-conscious results; Library Planning Associates-national best practices Library standards/operational analyst and leader within the American Library Association;

ABOVE (left to right) Ramsey County Roseville Library; McAllen Public Library Main Library.

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3. overview description of firm and its ability to provide the professional services requested Sextant Group-national technology/acoustic engineering experts with 21st Century libraries and learning environments including the James L. Hunt Library; • Dr. Norman Jacknis-leading technology advisor to New York’s Metropolitan Library Council and the Aspen Institute Library Research Board; • Bahar Armaghani-LEED Fellow, U.S. Green Buildings Council Faculty, Univ. Florida’s Sr. Faculty/Advisor on UF’s “green” facilities program will advise our team on best sustainability practices for the site, buildings as learning opportunities with the library and community; • TLC Engineers-largest local MEP building systems engineering firm specializing in learning and new libraries including the John Hitt Library at UCF; • Walter P. Moore-local structural engineering firm with specialized knowledge involving large scale public projects including garages; • Stantec Landscape Architects-local/national sustainable park designers who worked with the citizens visioning process for the new Library/ Event Center/Garage at MLK Park; • Project for Public Spaces-Fred Kent’s work with major public spaces include Bryant Park (NY) and the Library Task Force Visioning process; •

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AVCON-local civil/traffic engineer who has worked with ACi and the City on MLK Park, Library Task Force and other numerous Winter Park projects; Walker Parking Garage Analysts-renown experts in the planning, traffic management and operations for public garages.

MSR is at the forefront of library design. We are smart, informed architects and interior designers who thrive on the healthy, dynamic, and meaningful dialogue surrounding public libraries. We believe in community and the ability of public libraries to improve lives. We not only design libraries, we are actively involved in the library industry. We lecture at library conferences globally, nationally, and regionally and write articles for library publications such as American Libraries and Library Journal. This experience allows us to provide smart guidance and insights to our clients. Consequently, in addition to being experts in architecture and interior design, we are true library leaders.

We value the importance of quality design and are proud of the more than 160 awards and honors we have received nationally and regionally. For example the adaptive reuse of a former Walmart big box store into McAllen Public Library’s Main Library received a national AIA Honor Award for Interior Architecture.

The McAllen Main Library, Dallas Public Library’s new Lochwood Branch, Denton Public Library’s North Branch, and Ramsey County’s renovated and expanded Roseville Library have all received AIA Minnesota Honor Awards. The Madison Central Library and Roseville Library were both named Library Journal New Landmark Libraries, and the Roseville Library received an IIDA/Metropolis Magazine Smart Environments Award. The new McAllen Main Library also received an ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Best Overall Award and Best of Category Award for Public Libraries Over 30,000 Square Feet, and the Roseville Library received an honorable mention in that category. Hennepin County Library’s new Maple Grove Library received a Library Journal New Landmark Library Honorable Mention, and the Stillwater Public Library renovation project won an AIA/ALA Library Building Award.

A potential library client recently asked us, “How does a customer walking into a library know it was designed by a library design expert?” Library expertise benefits library users in numerous ways, including: • The library’s offerings and services are arranged logically and accessibly.

• The building meets the needs of customers of all ages and abilities.

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“There’s no doubt that Roseville is, in the words of the judges, ‘an amazing transformation’ and a ‘dynamic improvement’ The designers broke through the design template of the 21st century’s first decade.”

3. overview description of firm and its ability to provide the professional services requested • The function and spirit of the library are seamlessly joined.

• All spaces, including the stacks and technologyrich areas, are properly lit. The spaces are multifunctional, flexible, and smart-facilitating daily shifts and future changes.

• The finishes and furniture withstand much use (and abuse) and still maintain their beauty.

• The building is designed with the security and comfort of staff and customers in mind.

• The reader seats are located in the right places and offer variety for a person seeking solitude or a person looking for community.

With ACi+MSR, there is no design tuition to pay. We know and love libraries.

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3. overview description of firm and its ability to provide the professional services requested

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ABOVE map showing MSR library projects across the country.

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3. overview description of firm and its ability to provide the professional services requested

we know winter park Our 129-year old city is a magnet, specific to the desires of each person who live in or visit Winter Park.

This long tradition of culture and heritage allows each generation its own opportunity to contribute to the one to come next.

Exploration through Community Engagement. ACi thrives in this environment. Being headquartered here lends our team an extra layer of understanding and appreciation for the ideas, push-back and passion of our entire community.

We know this. We experience this. Everyday. ACi has been headquartered in Winter Park for the past 20 years. We work across the nation and beyond, with a focus on work in Central Florida. We have done more than 50 projects in Winter Park alone.

We understand the varying architectural vernaculars that are universal to the practice of architecture, yet have experience in compositions of those which are uniquely Winter Park. We have demonstrated them all on projects here in Winter Park.

For the past two years we experienced, listened, engaged, and at times, led components for the new library process. This community process must now begin anew in Winter Park. Having that deep understanding of what has transpired up to now, paired with the 50+ projects/20+ years of Winter Park experience gives ACi a unique ability to hit the ground running with MSR and our total team to build consensus with the Winter Park citizens and community stakeholders. With ACi+MSR, no time will be lost.

The new Winter Park 21st Century Library + Event Center will have its own new center of gravity.

Community involvement is one of the most critical components of completing projects in Winter Park ontime, on/under budget, and with consensus. Creating a universally accepted and celebrated civic project in Winter Park takes an extra step. A critical one.

“A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.”

– Andrew Carnegie

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3. overview description of firm and its ability to provide the professional services requested ACi Architects has worked on 50+ projects in Winter Park

Single ACi projects Cluster of ACi projects ABOVE map showing ACi projects across the City of Winter Park.

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3. overview description of firm and its ability to provide the professional services requested From the inception of ACi 20 years ago, a cornerstone of ACi’s standard practice is to recommend/require with all Clients/Owners, early Owner’s Rep and CM/ GC involvement. Because of this, ACi has successfully completed more than $2 Billion of construction on time and on-budget. This approach requires a day-to-day understanding of today’s development and modern construction technologies and the resources of hundreds of construction specialists, vendors and equipment manufacturers representing the construction industry. To do this, ACi senior team members Larry Adams, Scott Webber, along with our library architects, interior designers, engineers and specialty consultants, are recognized and respected by owners, owner representatives and construction industry.

ACi+MSR team together with the City/Owner Rep/ CM-GC will establish: • Goals and Objectives • Functional and Space Requirement • Quality Level • Budgetary Limitations • Schedule • Flexibility of Design • Design Options (e.g. scope, materials, systems) • Site Data

Establish Project Organization & Team (see Organization Chart) • Owner, Owner Rep, CM-GC, and Architect responsibilities • Team Management Responsibilities • Confirm Key Decision Makers Roles/ Responsibilities for all Team Members Establish Effective Management Techniques • Project Information Sharing FTP Site • Planning and Coordination Schedule • Regularly Scheduled Meetings/Review • Methodology for Documentation and Reporting • Problem Resolution –Task Lists Establish Management Methodology • Written Program • Project Time and Cost Control • Project Information Exchanges • Status Review • Anticipation of Required Action • Review and Checking Documents

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4. organizational chart CITY OF WINTER PARK Commission City Administration

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Budget GMP Schedule Construction

Oversight Budget Schedule

WINTER PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY

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Architect-of-Record Larry Adams, AIA, Principal-in-Charge

Shawn Shaffer, Executive Director

Scott Webber, AIA, Project Architect

LIBRARY TRUSTEES Marina Nice, President

MSR Library/Event Center Design Jack Poling, AIA, Architecture Traci Lesenski, CID, IIDA, Interiors

COMMUNITY

21st CENTURY LIBRARY

ENGAGEMENT Jeffrey Blydenburg

TRENDS/STANDARDS/ANALYTICS

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

LIBRARY PLANNING ASSOCIATES Anders Dahlgren

Julie von Weller

Menu of Services SITE CIVIL/TRAFFIC/GEOTECH Civil/Traffic AVCON

LANDSCAPE/ PLACE-MAKING Landscape Architect STANTEC

Geotechnical ARDAMAN & ASSOCIATES

Place-Making PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES

SUSTAINABILITY SITE/FACILITIES GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS Bahar Armaghani, LEED AP + Univ. Florida Faculty USGBC Sr. Faculty

TECHNOLOGY/ ACOUSTICS SEXTANT GROUP PUBLIC LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY Dr. Norman Jacknis The Aspen Institute

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING Structural WALTER P. MOORE MEP/FP TLC ENGINEERS Parking/Garage WALKER PARKING

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6. current contracts / references and contact information

City of Winter Park Randy Knight 407-599-3235

Valencia College Allen Bottorf 407-582-1701

City of Casselberry Randy Newlon 407-262-7700

Rasmey County, Roseville Library Susan Nemitz 651-260-3681

City of Maitland Dick Wells 407-539-6211

McAllen Public Library, Main Library Jose Gamez 956-451-9405

Maitland City Centre Dennis Suarez 305-443-1000

Hennepin County, Maple Grove Library Lois Lenroot-Ernt 612-543-8555

Integra Land Company David McDaniel 407-833-3927

Madison Public Library, Central Library Jeanne Hoffman 608-516-0776

Casto Development Jim Conroy 847-259-0500 Battaglia Companies Daniel Butts 407-622-1700

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7. project management team office location

ACi Architects

ACi Architects in Winter Park, Florida will be the location of the office where the project management team will be located.

ACi Architects 955 N Pennsylvania Avenue Winter Park, FL 32789

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APPENDIX Experience of the Architectural Firms

Experience of the Total Team

Explanation of Firm's Understanding of City Scope and Delivery Method

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EXPERIENCE OF ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS National Library Experience Winter Park Experience Community Engagement Complete List of MSR Public Library Projects Architectural Firms Similar Projects Key Team Members

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experience of the architectural firms “There’s no doubt that Roseville Library is, in the words of the LJ New Landmark Libraries judges, a ‘dynamic civic building.’ The designers broke through the design template of the 21st-century’s first decade—and it is popular. Visitors pour in from all across the Twin Cities, the number of cardholders is nearly triple the population serviced, and circulation has soared since opening.”

— Library Journal Library by Design Supplement New Rules of 21st Century Libraries Public libraries across the nation are coming to grips with the rapidly changing realities of expectations put upon them. This evolution is changing the rules of the public library. The library must lead change to remain vital. The following key features will distinguish the Winter Park Public Library of the future: •

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Focused & Distinctive. For the library to thrive, it must understand what it is and how to adapt to its customers. As with successful retailing, the library must find innovative methods to distinguish itself in the digitalmedia crowd.

Partnerships. Increasingly, partnerships are an important component in the library’s success as an institution in a world of shrinking

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budgets, skeptical constituents, and massive competition for the public’s attention and dollars.

Freestyle. The library needs to be designed like a market, with changing seasonal offerings.

Informal Sharing. Children and adults are sharing more through digital media and by talking. The library can and should become the community’s agora.

E-way Station. The more information that commerce pushes through the information pipeline, the greater the value the library and its skilled librarians offer to the community.

Long Stay. Digital media evaporates time.

People will stay, on average, twice as long at an electronic workstation as at a traditional

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(paper-based) station. This fact increases the need for spaces for technology.

24/7. Libraries operate 24/7 through their websites. Libraries must integrate and coordinate their physical and digital presence.

Easy Navigation. People need libraries to be able to navigate information. The library of the future must be designed so that librarians can be with customers rather than behind a desk waiting for them to come to them.

Books & Space. The library of the future is as much about space for informal gathering, community learning, idea sharing, making, homework helping, skill learning, and entertainment as it is about books. The rapidly evolving landscape of electronically

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accessible information and books is fundamentally altering the interior landscape of the public library. Advances in copyright issues, publisher’s business structures, and the availability of increasingly affordable electronic readers and tablets allow libraries to shift space away from printed books to other functions, while simultaneously increasing collections.

This opportunity is evolving rapidly. And it amplifies the differences between people and communities with means from those without.

Home = Library = Work = Home. The world-class library of Winter Park will be seen by patrons as an extension of their homes and workplaces.

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Immediate Satisfaction. People are busy, impatient, and responding to a frenetically-paced society. They want it now. The library needs to provide materials and service quickly to remain relevant to them. The building must accommodate this demand for immediacy.

Ageless. Library design should reach beyond trends. Given the economic investment, the design must last for at least two generations.

Achieving this goal requires smart design, exceptional and durable detailing and materials, and ease of change and maintenance.

Low Impact. The Earth has enough issues. We should design new and renovated buildings to

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have the smallest carbon footprint possible. We are experts at this.

Customized. The best libraries are designed for their individual local communities. This project is no different. It will be designed distinctly for Winter Park.

Bold. Designing a library most suited for the future demands a bold reinterpretation of what the public library, and the public library building will become and the courage to design and build such a building.

(ABOVE) North Carolina State University - James B. Hunt Library, The Sextant Group. (BELOW Hennepin County Library - Maple Grove, MSR project

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national library experience

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MSR is at the forefront of library design. We are smart, informed architects and interior designers who thrive on the healthy, dynamic, and meaningful dialogue surrounding public libraries. We believe in community and the ability of public libraries to improve lives. We not only design libraries, we are actively involved in the library industry. We lecture at library conferences globally, nationally, and regionally and write articles for library publications such as American Libraries and Library Journal. This experience allows us to provide smart guidance and insights to our clients. Consequently, in addition to being experts in architecture and interior design, we are true library leaders.

Roseville Library have all received AIA Minnesota Honor Awards. The Madison Central Library and Roseville Library were both named Library Journal New Landmark Libraries, and the Roseville Library received an IIDA/Metropolis Magazine Smart Environments Award. The new McAllen Main Library also received an ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Best Overall Award and Best of Category Award for Public Libraries Over 30,000 Square Feet, and the Roseville Library received an honorable mention in that category. Hennepin County Library’s new Maple Grove Library received a Library Journal New Landmark Library Honorable Mention, and the Stillwater Public Library renovation project won an AIA/ALA Library Building Award.

We value the importance of quality design and are proud of the more than 160 awards and honors we have received nationally and regionally. For example the adaptive reuse of a former Walmart big box store into McAllen Public Library’s Main Library received a national AIA Honor Award for Interior Architecture.

The McAllen Main Library, Dallas Public Library’s new Lochwood Branch, Denton Public Library’s North Branch, and Ramsey County’s renovated and expanded

A potential library client recently asked us, “How does a customer walking into a library know it was designed by a library design expert?” Library expertise benefits library users in numerous ways, including: ›› The library’s offerings and services are arranged logically and accessibly. ›› The building meets the needs of customers of all ages and abilities. ›› The function and spirit of the library are seamlessly joined.

LEFT Ramsey County Roseville Library; McAllen Public Library Main Library.

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“There’s no doubt that Roseville is, in the words of the judges, ‘an amazing transformation’ and a ‘dynamic improvement’ The designers broke through the design template of the 21st century’s first decade.”

national library experience

›› All spaces, including the stacks and technology-rich areas, are properly lit. ›› The spaces are multi-functional, flexible, and smart— facilitating daily shifts and future changes. ›› The finishes and furniture withstand much use (and abuse) and still maintain their beauty. ›› The building is designed with the security and comfort of staff and customers in mind. ›› The reader seats are located in the right places and offer variety for a person seeking solitude or a person looking for community.

With ACi+MSR, there is no design tuition to pay. We know and love libraries.

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national library experience

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ABOVE map showing MSR library projects across the country.

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winter park experience

we know winter park Our 129-year old city is a magnet, specific to the desires of each person who live in or visit Winter Park.

This long tradition of culture and heritage allows each generation its own opportunity to contribute to the one to come next.

Exploration through Community Engagement. ACi thrives in this environment. Being headquartered here lends our team an extra layer of understanding and appreciation for the ideas, push-back and passion of our entire community.

We know this. We experience this. Everyday. ACi has been headquartered in Winter Park for the past 20 years. We work across the nation and beyond, with a focus on work in Central Florida. We have done more than 50 projects in Winter Park alone.

We understand the varying architectural vernaculars that are universal to the practice of architecture, yet have experience in compositions of those which are uniquely Winter Park. We have demonstrated them all on projects here in Winter Park.

For the past two years we experienced, listened, engaged, and at times, led components for the new library process. This community process must now begin anew in Winter Park. Having that deep understanding of what has transpired up to now, paired with the 50+ projects/20+ years of Winter Park experience gives ACi a unique ability to hit the ground running with MSR and our total team to build consensus with the Winter Park citizens and community stakeholders. With ACi+MSR, no time will be lost.

The new Winter Park 21st Century Library + Event Center will have its own new center of gravity.

Community involvement is one of the most critical components of completing projects in Winter Park ontime, on/under budget, and with consensus. Creating a universally accepted and celebrated civic project in Winter Park takes an extra step. A critical one.

“A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.”

– Andrew Carnegie

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winter park experience ACi Architects has worked on 50+ projects in Winter Park

Single ACi projects Cluster of ACi projects ABOVE map showing ACi projects across the City of Winter Park.

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“The idea of collaboration, the need to get together and collaborate, share and actually going out into the park was fantastic! That was hands on. That’s what we need. That’s engagement. That’s involvement.”

- Winter Park Citizen & Workshop Collaborator

Winter Park community attendees of ACi Architects led public engagement workshops during 2015 Winter Park Public Library + Event Center Concept Study.

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public process MSR has worked with more than 160 communities across the United States, helping them to raise funds, locate appropriate sites, and plan, design, and furnish their library buildings. We have provided the full spectrum of services to guide library boards through the library building process, from conception to referendum, to opening day and beyond. These services include space usage plans, site feasibility studies, conceptual plan programming, and development of public campaigns.

Our best work comes from the participation of the community. Just as we have seen in Winter Park, the process of consensus building must be tailored to the specific needs of each community, although issues such as access, location, and cost are universal to all libraries. By inviting and facilitating community involvement in the process, we have successfully provided our design expertise without losing sight of the community’s needs and desires.

to library, dependent on the owner’s requirements and goals. Some projects are politically delicate (the 1.04% victory of the Winter Park Library + Events Center or the two vote referendum victory in Telluride, Colorado) requiring a great deal of careful public interaction. Some processes aggressively seek patrons’ involvement through open public discussions, while some processes are very formal where work is presented to the community only for limited input.

This next phase of community engagement for the design and development of the Winter Park Public Library + Events Center will be deeply important as we start anew. With the ACi+MSR team, no time will be lost in translation of the community’s understanding and the passion the citizens share for this important project.

Through our involvement in public campaign strategies for funding libraries and for general community input, we have developed numerous strategies, including: ›› Conducting board workshops to explain the project’s financial and technical fundamentals. ›› Developing promotional literature. ›› Preparing speakers’ packets. ›› Presenting the library project to public groups. ›› Preparing drawings, illustrations, and models showing the project. ›› Leading weekend workshops with special interest groups (such as children, teens, and seniors) to gain feedback on their space needs. ›› Giving presentations to civic clubs, such as the Chamber of Commerce and Rotarians. These groups can become disciples for the project. ›› Providing interviews with local newspapers and radio shows.

Consensus building is essential for community support and staff ownership. Our inclusive process typically starts with administration and staff interviews because the employees provide essential information regarding the habits and trends of the patrons. Staff participation builds trust and a sense of ownership for the project.

The extent of community input varies from library ABOVE (left to right) MSR principal Traci Lesneski guiding new reimagined branch library public visioning session for Pueblo’s East Side neighborhood (in Colorado); ACi principal Larry Adams guiding Winter Park’s public engagement for a new 21st-century Library; MSR principal Jack Poling guiding visioning session for Missouri River Regional Library in Jefferson City, Missouri.

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architectural firms similar projects Louisville Free Public Library Southwest Regional Library Location Louisville, KY Size 40,000 sf Completion Year 2014 Design Architect/Interior Designer MSR

›› The first of three new regional libraries to be added to the system, for which MSR prepared a master plan. ›› Provides a community-gathering place for all ages that fosters interactivity and lifelong learning within a flexible, sustainable building. ›› The building’s tall beacon bay gives the library a presence along a highway of scattered strip structures. ›› An open interior plan offers a range of flexible spaces to meet the public’s evolving needs. ›› Features 35-foot tall light towers that reflect daylight and color while orienting visitors to the reading room and children’s program room. ›› Also includes two large public meeting rooms, several smaller study rooms, a dedicated teens’ area, and early childhood interactive learning stations. ›› Certified LEED-NC 3.0 Gold with strategies including orienting the building to take advantage of solar orientation for daylight and specific site conditions for access and stormwater management. ›› Winner of an AIA Kentucky Honor Award.

THIS PAGE (top left to right) light tower designating reading room; information desk; public meeting room; (bottom left to right) range of seating; children’s program space; flexible space that can be opened up or closed off depending on activity.

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“That’s the key to sustainable design: beauty. . . .

And this design is beautiful in the way it reveals the building to nature and human nature.”

—Susan S. Szenasy, Editor in Chief, Metropolis Magazine

architectural firms similar projects Hennepin County Library Maple Grove Location Maple Grove, MN Size 40,000 sf Completion Year 2010 Architect/Interior Designer MSR

›› New public library programmed and designed as a pavilion in a park in response to the community’s desire for a gathering space, connecting residents to information, the outdoors, and the larger community. ›› A lake provides renewable, hydrothermal energy for the building. ›› Designed in accordance with the B3: State of Minnesota Sustainable Building Guidelines. ›› Designed to exceed the Minnesota energy code by more than 40%, the library provides an annual energy savings of more than 1,329,100 kWh. ›› Construction bid came in 22.5% under budget.

›› A Library Journal Landmark Library Honorable Mention. ›› Winner of 3 IIDA Northland Chapter FAB Awards including Grand Award, Government/Institutional Award, and Excellence in Sustainability Award.

THIS PAGE (top) main entry; (bottom left to right) children’s area; innovative seating for individuals and groups; community meeting room. PREVIOUS PAGE close-up view of library entry.

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“The McAllen Main Library represents an important shift in American cultural attitudes toward tolerating big box, suburban structures. The interior spaces have been dramatically transformed from a warehouse to a place with a sense of intimacy.”

— AIA Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture Jury

architectural firms similar projects McAllen Public Library Main Library Location Size Completion Year Interior Architect/Interior Designer

McAllen, TX 124,500 sf 2011 MSR

›› Relocation of central library from an existing smaller building downtown to a converted Walmart store to create a highly functional, flexible 21st-century library—the largest single-story library in the U.S. ›› Design reflects McAllen’s role as the crossroads for thousands of migrating birds, insects, and mammals by focusing on movement and migration. ›› Materials, patterns, colors, and forms undulate throughout to create elements that organize the spaces and provide landmarks for visitors.

›› Winner of a national AIA Honor Award for Interior Architecture and an AIA Minnesota Honor Award, as well as an ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Best Overall Award and Best of Category Award for Public Libraries Over 30,000 sf.

THIS PAGE (top left to right) main service area; collection areas designated with colorful, textural landmarks; (bottom left to right) acoustically separated teens’ area designed to mimic a spy cave; nonfiction area; building before conversion. PREVIOUS PAGE entrance to children’s area with layout and patterns inspired by the Fibonacci Series.

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“Welcome to a new library. A whole new concept in libraries. . . . . Gone is the cramped and dismal interior of the library’s predecessor, replaced with a sense of spaciousness and natural light.”

— Gayle Worland, Wisconsin State Journal

architectural firms similar projects Madison Public Library Central Library Renovation Location Madison, WI Size 94,320 sf (renovation) 25,680 sf (new) Completion Year 2013 Lead Architect/Interior Designer MSR

›› Program and full design for reconstruction and expansion of a worn, 45-year-old central library through an extensive public process. ›› Features a new entrance, more natural light, other façade improvements, and a partial third floor addition. ›› Reconfiguration includes dedicated areas for collections, youths, teens, a technology center and coffee shop, commons, maker spaces, reading and meeting rooms, and a green terrace on the partial third floor.

›› Certified LEED-NC v.3 Gold with on-site renewable energy through photovoltaic panels on the roof. ›› Named a 2015 Library Journal New Landmark Library. ›› Winner of an IIDA Northland Chapter FAB Award for Excellence in Sustainability. ›› Selected as one of the national American Public Works Association Projects of the Year and the American Public Works Association Wisconsin Chapter Project of the Year.

THIS PAGE (top) new main entrance; (bottom left to right) laser-cut decorative gates that allow areas of the library to be sectioned off for after-hours events; making space that is part of the library’s new Bubbler creativity workshops; daylit third floor addition that houses meeting rooms, an art gallery, and administrative offices, as well as a reading room and terrace that can be rented for private events. PREVIOUS PAGE children’s area with inviting reading coves.

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architectural firms similar projects Ramsey County Library Roseville Library Expansion Location Roseville, MN Size 44,797 sf (renovation) 25,791 sf (addition) Completion Year 2010 Architect/Interior Designer MSR

›› Evaluation study, space use program, fundraising support, and full design for a much-needed, complete transformation of the busiest library in Minnesota, which was housed in a dark, unwelcoming, dated, and inefficient 1980s building. ›› Design focuses on incorporating daylight and views to outside that frame the mature tree canopy and screen the public’s view into adjacent residential backyards. ›› Open sightlines and clear wayfinding allow patrons to easily find what they are looking for. ›› Certified LEED-NC 2.2 Gold. ›› Winner of an AIA Minnesota Honor Award, ALA/ IIDA Library Interior Design Honorable Mention Award, and IIDA/Metropolis Magazine Smart Environments Award. ›› Named a 2011 Library Journal New Landmark Library.

THIS PAGE (top right) new entrance (bottom left to right) children’s reading area; teens’ area; main marketplace. PREVIOUS PAGE Evening exterior shot of Roseville Library.

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architectural firms similar projects Dallas Public Library Lochwood Branch Library Location Dallas, TX Size 20,000 sf Completion Year 2009 Lead Architect/Interior Designer MSR

›› New community branch library, bounded by a strip mall, apartment complex, and residential neighborhood. ›› The zinc-clad library hovers above a glass base, a contrast to the solid form of a black box theater (within an old YMCA, a resource-saving reuse strategy). ›› Views focus on the tree canopy and foreground landscape, avoiding less favorable context and providing privacy to neighboring homes.

›› Certified LEED-NC 2.2 Silver, featuring on-site stormwater management; native, drought-tolerant landscape; high-efficiency envelope and HVAC systems; daylight harvesting and light pollution reduction; and other sustainable measures. ›› Winner of an AIA Minnesota Honor Award.

THIS PAGE (top left to right) low windows scaled to children designed to redirect attention to the immediate landscape; large windows providing daylight for reading and screened views of the residential neighborhood; zinc clad exterior; (bottom left to right) canted form and high windows to direct the view over unsightly retail development; entrance at night; interior entry with sculpture design by Rex Kare.

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›› Aberdeen Public Library (Aberdeen, SD) Planning study and full design for new 28,200 sf library on new site, to be completed in 2016 (with CO-OP). ›› Al Ain Public Library Concept Study (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates) Library conceptualization study and development of comprehensive facility plan for new public library system including new 229,669 sf central library, completed in 2011 (with RHRA). ›› Albert Lea Public Library (Albert Lea, MN) Site selection for new 26,000 sf library, completed in 2003. ›› Amery Public Library (Amery, WI) Site evaluation for new 16,000 sf library, study completed in 2007. ›› Ames Public Library (Ames, IA) Feasibility study, site selection, public input process, fundraising support, and full design for renovation to 48,000 sf library

(including historic Carnegie library) and 27,000 sf expansion, completed in 2014 (with TSP). ›› Anne Arundel County Public Library (Anne Arundel County, MD) Facilities master plan to guide capital planning through 2031 for a recommended 613,000 sf of systemwide library space, completed in 2011. ›› Anoka County Library Northtown Library (Blaine, MN) Renovation to 10,000 sf branch library, completed in 2014. ›› Argie Cooper Public Library (Shelbyville, TN) Study for new 26,000 sf library, completed in 1998. ›› Artesia Public Library (Artesia, NM) Programming for new library, completed in 2012. ›› Austin Public Library (Austin, MN) New 27,000 sf library, completed in 1996, and master plan for expansion, completed in 2008.

›› Bayport Public Library (Bayport, MN) New teens’ room for community library, completed in 2012. ›› Bentonville Public Library (Bentonville, AR) New 38,000 sf library, completed in 2006 (with AFHJ). ›› Bowling Green Public Library Depot Branch (Bowling Green, KY) Adaptive reuse of historic railroad depot into 10,773 sf library, completed in 2000. ›› Bridgeport Public Library Facilities Master Plan (Bridgeport, CT) Facilities master plan for next 20 years, completed in 2014 (with Antinozzi Associates and S.R. Kent, LLC). ›› Bud Werner Memorial Library (Steamboat Springs, CO) 20,000 sf expansion to 9,000 sf library, completed in 2009 (with West Elevation). ›› Buffalo & Erie County Central Library (Buffalo, NY) Use analysis and program for 400,000 sf central library, completed in 2011 (with Architectural Resources and S.R. Kent, LLC). ›› Camden Public Library (Camden, AR) New 9,600 sf community library, completed in 2014 (with Allison Architects). ›› Carmel Clay Public Library (Carmel, IN) New 113,600 sf library, completed in 1999 (with BDMD). ›› Carver County Library Chanhassen Library (Chanhassen, MN) New 32,000 sf library, completed in 2003.

ABOVE (left to right) Bentonville Public Library; rendering of Aberdeen Public Library.

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›› Carver County Library Chaska Library (Chaska, MN) Renovation of 6,000 sf library and 6,000 sf expansion, completed in 2002 (with HTG). ›› Carver County Library Norwood Young America Branch (Norwood Young America, MN) Library consulting for new 9,000 sf branch library, completed in 2011. ›› Carver County Waconia Library (Waconia, MN) Interior design for 17,000 sf community library, completed in 2004. ›› Charles City Public Library and Fine Arts Gallery (Charles City, IA) 12,000 sf library expansion with meeting space and art gallery, completed in 2001. ›› Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake, IA) Renovation of 10,540 sf library and adaptive reuse of adjacent 5,430 sf historic Masonic Temple, completed in 2001.

›› Cook Memorial Library (Libertyville, IL) Feasibility study for renovation of 33,000 sf library and 39,000 sf expansion, completed in 1998. ›› Dakota County Library Pleasant Hill Library (Hastings, MN) New 16,360 sf library, completed in 1994. ›› Dakota County Library Wescott Library (Eagan, MN) Remodeling of 30,000 sf library, completed in 2009. ›› Dallas Public Library Lochwood Branch (Dallas, TX) New 20,000 sf library, completed in 2009 (with FKP). ›› Dayton Metro Library Main Library Renovation and Expansion and Branch Projects (Dayton, OH) Facilities plan for renovation to 100,000 sf main library and 100,000 sf addition, as well as work on branches, completed in 2013 (with LWC). ›› Denton Public Library North Branch (Denton, TX) Adaptive reuse of former grocery store into 32,801 sf library, completed in 2003 (with HH). ›› Detroit Lakes Public Library (Detroit Lakes, MN) Historic renovation of 13,200 sf Carnegie library and 10,000 sf expansion, completed in 1989, and needs assessment for expansion completed in 2009. ›› Dover Public Library (Dover, DE) Facilities feasibility study for main library expansion or relocation, completed in 2004 (with RHRA).

›› Drake Community Library (Grinnell, IA) Site selection, predesign, and full design services for new 31,500 sf library, completed in 2009 (with TSP). ›› Duluth Public Library Facilities Study (Duluth, MN) Facilities study to determine space needs and to determine whether to renovate current main library or build a new facility, completed in 2015 (with Library Strategies). ›› Duluth Public Library West Duluth Branch (Duluth, MN) New 5,300 sf library, fire station, and senior center, completed in 1991. ›› Durham Public Library (Durham, NC) Community workshop consulting for new 65,000 sf main library evaluation, completed in 2008. ›› Eastern Shore Regional Library (Eastern Shore Region, MD) Facilities master plan to guide capital planning through 2032 for 8 county library systems, completed in 2013. ›› Ellsworth Public Library (Ellsworth, WI) Space options evaluation, concept designs, and evaluations of buildings to consider for reuse as a library, completed in 2013. ›› Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield, IA) New 24,072 sf library (replacing the oldest Carnegie library west of the Mississippi), completed in 1996.

ABOVE (left to right) Dallas Public Library Lochwood Branch; Dakota County Library Wescott.

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›› Fargo Public Library (Fargo, ND) Program, predesign, and full design services for new 52,620 sf main library, schematic design for new 15,000 sf branch, and design consultation for new 4,000 sf branch, completed in 2009 (with Image Group). ›› Fayetteville Public Library’s Blair Library (Fayetteville, AR) Master plan, program, and full design for new 88,754 sf library and 200-car parking structure, completed in 2004 (with AFHJ); reconfiguration space study, completed in 2010; master plan to expand current library and determine number of branch libraries to add to system and full expansion completion TBD. ›› Ferndale Public Library (Ferndale, WA) Needs assessment for new community library, completed in 2006 (with Stewart+King). ›› Fletcher Community Library (Little Rock, AR) Program review for new 13,500 sf library, completed in 1996 (with AMR). ›› Fort Smith Public Library (Fort Smith, AR) Feasibility study, site evaluation and selection, and full design for new 67,000 sf main library and 3 branch libraries of 11,720 sf each, completed in 2001 (with MAHG). ›› Grand Forks Public Library (Grand Forks, ND) New 37,415 sf community library, completion TBD (with JLG).

›› Greensboro Public Library (Greensboro, NC) Interior design for new 98,500 sf library, completed in 1998 (with J. Hyatt Hammond). ›› Handley Public Library (Winchester, VA) Feasibility study for historic renovation of 30,252 sf library, completed in 1992. ›› Hastings Public Library (Hastings, NE) Feasibility study and site selection for new 45,000 sf library, completed in 1998 (with Schemmer). ›› Hedberg Public Library (Janesville, WI) Renovation of 40,500 sf library and 20,799 sf expansion, completed in 1996. ›› Hennepin County Library Champlin Library (Champlin, MN) Design consulting for new 8,905 sf library, completed in 1994 (with TSP). ›› Hennepin County Library Edina Public Library & Senior Center (Edina, MN) Interior design for new 18,000 sf library and 16,000 sf senior center, completed in 2002 (with Opus). ›› Hennepin County Library–Maple Grove (Maple Grove, MN) Program and full design for new 40,000 sf library, completed in 2010. ›› Hennepin County Library Ridgedale Regional Center (Minnetonka, MN) Renovation of 103,000 sf library and 61,450 sf expansion, including 225-car parking structure, completed in 1999.

›› Hennepin County Library Southdale Library (Edina, MN) Renovation of 65,000 sf library and 15,000 sf expansion, completed in 1994. ›› High Plains Library District Riverside Library & Cultural Center (Evans, CO) New 12,000 sf library as part of library and cultural center, completed in 2014 (with Roth Sheppard). ›› Hudson Public Library (Hudson, WI) Space planning and predesign for relocation of 10,000 sf historic Carnegie library to city courts building, completed in 1995. ›› Indianapolis Public Library Branch Facilities Assessment (Indianapolis, IN) Facilities assessment and analysis of services for 22-branch city library system, completed in 2014 (with RATIO and Susan Kent).

ABOVE Hennepin County Library Maple Grove.

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complete list of msr public library projects “A great example of an economy of means generating an economy of form. We applaud all the effort that went into making this budgetconscious project so appealing.”

— AIA Minnesota Honor Awards Juror regarding Dallas Public Library Lochwood Branch

›› Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, IA) Schematic design for renovation of 47,350 sf library and 30,000 sf expansion, completed in 1997. ›› Jefferson Parish Library System Master Plan (Jefferson Parish, LA) Master plan for next 20 years for library system with a recommended total sf of 642,893 sf, completed in 2010 (with LPA). ›› John F. Henderson Memorial Library (Westville, OK) Feasibility study and programming for renovation of 2,556 sf library and 2,800 sf expansion, completed in 2001. ›› Johnson County Library Master Plan (Johnson County, KS) Master plan for 13-library system, with branches ranging in size from 2,700 sf to 25,000 sf, completed in 2009. ›› Kendall Young Library (Webster City, IA) Renovation of 9,000 sf historic library and 12,000 sf expansion, completed in 1998. ›› Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny, IA) New 25,000 sf library, completed in 1998. ›› Kirkwood Public Library (Kirkwood, MO) Predesign for new 45,000 sf library, completed in 2003 (referendum failed).

›› Kitchigami Regional Library Pine River Public Library (Pine River, MN) Feasibility study for new 17,000 sf library and headquarters, completed in 1996. ›› Lake City Public Library (Lake City, MN) Renovation to 4,800 sf library and 1,200 sf addition, completed in 2015. ›› Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, KS) Library program and site analysis for 139,988 sf community library, completed in 2005 (with LPA). ›› Lee-Itawamba County Library Main Branch Expansion (Tupelo, MS) Feasibility study for expansion to main branch of county library system, completed in 2012. ›› Lincoln Public Library Main Library Concept Study (Lincoln, NE) Concept study for main library to determine whether to expand the current facility to 150,000 sf or relocate the library, completed in 2012 (with Sinclair Hille Architects and S.R. Kent, LLC). ›› Louisville Free Public Library Fairdale Branch Library (Louisville, KY) New 7,000 sf branch library, completed in 2012.

›› Louisville Free Public Library Master Plan (Louisville, KY) Master plan for library system with a recommended total of 444,783 sf, completed in 2009, and comparative cost estimate for designing a LEED Gold or Platinum certified central library completed in 2007. ›› Louisville Free Public Library Main Library (Louisville, KY) Renovation of 167,031 sf library, completed in 2010. ›› Louisville Free Public Library Newburg Branch (Louisville, KY) Program and full design for new 8,348 sf branch library, completed in 2009. ›› Louisville Free Public Library Portland Branch (Louisville, KY) Renovation of 5,960 sf branch library, completion TBD. ›› Louisville Free Public Library Shawnee Branch (Louisville, KY) 10,024 sf renovation and expansion to branch library, completed in 2011. ›› Louisville Free Public Library South Central Regional Library (Louisville, KY) Program and full design for new 40,000 sf regional library, to be completed in 2017.

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›› Louisville Free Public Library Southwest Regional Library (Louisville, KY) New 40,000 sf regional library, completed in 2014. ›› Louisville Free Public Library Western Branch (Louisville, KY) Renovation of 6,216 sf branch library, completion TBD. ›› Madison Public Library Central Library (Madison, WI) Needs assessment and full design for renovation to existing 94,320 sf central library with a 25,680 sf expansion, completed in 2013 (with Potter Lawson and LPA). ›› McAllen Public Library Main Library (McAllen, TX) Adaptive reuse of Walmart into new 124,500 sf library, completed in 2011. ›› McMillan Memorial Library (Wisconsin Rapids, WI) Multi-phased remodeling of 52,000 sf community library, first phase completed in 2006. ›› Mesa County Central Library (Grand Junction, CO) Predesign and schematic design for new 74,000 sf central library, referendum failed, completed in 2002 (with Chamberlin). ›› Metropolitan Library System Capitol Hill Library (Oklahoma City, OK) Remodeling of 17,000 sf branch library, with a planned 2,800 sf addition, completion TBD (with Guernsey). ›› Metropolitan Library System Northwest Branch (Oklahoma City, OK) Building program for new 21,000 sf branch library, completed in 2009.

›› Metropolitan Library System Southern Oaks Branch (Oklahoma City, OK) Interiors and library consulting for 16,700 sf library remodeling, completed in 2012 (with Architectural Design Group). ›› Minneapolis Public Library Central Library Interim Facility (Minneapolis, MN) Office space fit-out for 85,012 sf temporary library, completed in 2002. ›› Minneapolis Public Library Franklin Community Library (Minneapolis, MN) Historic renovation of 12,149 sf Carnegie library and 880 sf expansion, completed in 2005. ›› Minneapolis Public Library Hosmer Community Library (Minneapolis, MN) Historic renovation of 8,000 sf Carnegie library and 4,700 sf expansion, completed in 1997. ›› Minneapolis Public Library Roosevelt Community Library (Minneapolis, MN) Predesign for 12,000 sf library, project cancelled.

›› Missoula Public Library (Missoula, MT) Program, predesign, and full design for new 121,044 sf central library to include shared facilities with children’s museum, science museum, and local public access TV station, to be completed in 2018 (with A&E Architects). ›› Missouri River Regional Library (Jefferson City, MO) Site selection and schematic design for new 86,000 sf regional library, completed in 2006. ›› Monticello Public Library (Monticello, AR) New 20,000 sf regional library for Southeast Arkansas Regional Library and Drew County Library, completed in 2014 (with ETC). ›› Moorhead Public Library Feasibility and Programming Studies (Moorhead, MN) Feasibility and site selection study, completed in 2005, and programming study for new 58,000 sf library, completed in 2008.

ABOVE (left to right) Madison Central Library; Louisville Free Public Library Southwest Regional Library; McAllen Main Library.

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›› Mora Public Library (Mora, MN) New 12,000 sf library, project cancelled. ›› Mount Prospect Public Library (Mount Prospect, IL) Predesign and full design for renovation of 50,000 sf library and 51,290 sf expansion, completed in 2004, and 2nd floor remodel, completed in 2014. ›› Muskogee Public Library (Muskogee, OK) Master plan for public library, completed in 2010; and site selection, programming, and conceptual design for 35,622 sf renovation and 23,036 sf expansion, to be completed in 2016. ›› New Orleans City Archives (New Orleans, LA) Feasibility study for 42,000 sf archives facility, completion TBD (with Manning). ›› New Orleans Public Library Alvar Street Branch Library (New Orleans, LA) Pro bono restoration of 2,550 sf historic library severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina, completed in 2006. ›› New Orleans Public Library Master Plan (New Orleans, LA) Master plan for overall planned 406,454 sf public library system, completed in 2008. ›› New Orleans Public Library Jazz Branch Library (New Orleans, LA) Concept plan for new 25,500 sf branch library, completed in 2008. ›› Northfield Public Library (Northfield, MN) Building needs assessment (completed in 2006) and site feasibility study for expansion of existing 12,320 sf Carnegie library, completed in 2008 (with RHRA).

›› Omaha Public Library Charles B. Washington Branch Library (Omaha, NE) Renovation of 10,329 sf library and 7,931 sf expansion, completed in 2006 (with Schemmer). ›› Omaha Public Library Millard Branch Library (Omaha, NE) Renovation of 10,320 sf library and 9,023 sf expansion, completed in 1998 (with Schemmer). ›› Omaha Public Library W. Dale Clark Central Library (Omaha, NE) Renovation of 22,864 sf library, completed in 2000 (with Schemmer). ›› Oshkosh Public Library (Oshkosh, WI) Feasibility study for historic renovation of 80,000 sf library, completed in 1989. ›› Palo Alto Public Library (Palo Alto, CA) Predesign study for renovation/expansion of 70,000 sf library, completed in 2002 (with ELS). ›› Pioneer Library System Master Plan (OK) Master plan, predesign study, and fundraising support for new 107,841 sf main library and 2 new 14,000 sf branch libraries, completed in 2003 (with Crafton Tull); master plan update completed in 2014. ›› Pioneer Library System Norman Public Library Central (Norman, OK) Planning and design for new 82,000 sf central library, to be completed in 2019. ›› Pioneer Library System Norman Public Library East (Norman, OK) Planning and design for new 12,500 sf branch library, to be completed in 2017.

›› Pioneer Library System Norman Public Library West (Norman, OK) Conversion of a former Borders bookstore into new 6,500 sf model for branch libraries, completed in 2013. ›› Pioneer Library System Purcell Public Library (Purcell, OK) Program and site selection study for new library, completed in 2014. ›› Pioneer Library System Southwest Oklahoma City Public Library (Oklahoma City, OK) Library consultant for new 19,000 sf branch library, completed in 2011. ›› Pioneer Library System Tecumseh Public Library (Tecumseh, OK) Program for new 12,500 sf library, completed in 2014. ›› Pitkin County Library Interiors (Aspen, CO) Interiors for 31,000 sf library renovation and 5,000 sf addition, to be completed in 2016.

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›› Pleasant Grove Public Library (Pleasant Grove, UT) Improvements to 6,000 sf within community library, completed in 2014. ›› Pope County Library Needs Assessment and Master Plan (Russellville, AR) Needs assessment and master plan for county library system, completed in 2012 (with LPA). ›› Poteau Public Library (Poteau, OK) Library design consulting for renovation of 9,000 sf library and 15,000 sf addition, completed in 2008 (with MAHG). ›› Ramsey County Library Roseville Library (Roseville, MN) Programming and full design for 44,797 sf renovation of and 25,791 sf addition to community library, completed in 2010. ›› Ramsey County Library Shoreview Library (Shoreview, MN) Internal reorganization of 7,000 sf library, completed in 1997.

›› Rancho Mirage Public Library (Rancho Mirage, CA) New 45,092 sf library, completed in 2006 (with Cuningham), and space planning study, completed in 2014 (with CO Architects). ›› Rapid City Public Library (Rapid City, SD) Study for 28,400 sf renovation and 21,000 sf addition to public library, completed in 1995. ›› Rice Lake Public Library (Rice Lake, WI) Preliminary study and site analysis to determine whether to expand current library or build a new library, completed in 2013. ›› Robert W. Barlow Memorial Library (Iowa Falls, IA) New 15,500 sf library, completed in 2000. ›› Rochester Public Library (Rochester, MN) Studies for remodeling 86,000 sf central library, completed in 2005 and 2010. ›› Sahara West Library and Fine Arts Museum (Las Vegas, NV) New 122,000 sf library and art museum, completed in 1996. ›› Saint Cloud Public Library (Saint Cloud, MN) New 118,025 sf regional library, completed in 2008. ›› Saint Paul Public Library Branch Internet Stations (Saint Paul, MN) Furniture upgrade or replacement for stations at nine branch libraries, completed in 2001. ›› Saint Paul Public Library Central Library (Saint Paul, MN) Renovation of 88,000 sf, historic central library, completed in 2002.

›› Saint Paul Public Library Materials Management Center (Saint Paul, MN) 8,000 sf expansion for collections management, completed in 2000. ›› Saint Paul Public Library Merriam Park Branch Library (Saint Paul, MN) New 14,500 sf library, completed in 1992. ›› San Diego Public Library Central Library (San Diego, CA) Programming, technology consulting, and preliminary interior design for new 497,652 sf library (with Rob Wellington Quigley). ›› San Jose Public Library Bascom Branch Library and Community Center (San Jose, CA) Preliminary interior design for new 40,000 sf building with 20,000 sf library (with Rob Wellington Quigley). ›› San Jose Public Library Solari Community Center and Seventrees Library (San Jose, CA) Preliminary interior design for new 58,000 sf building with 22,000 sf library (with Rob Wellington Quigley). ›› Scott County Library System Jordan Library (Jordan, MN) New 8,000 sf branch library in mixeduse complex, completed in 2013. ›› Scott County Library System New Prague Memorial Library (New Prague, MN) Renovation of 4,500 sf library and 3,000 sf expansion, completed in 2000.

ABOVE (left to right) Ramsey County Library Roseville Library; Saint Paul Public Library Central Library.

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complete list of msr public library projects ›› Scott County Library System Elko New Market Library (New Elko, MN) Interior design for new 7,000 sf library located within a mixed-use development, completed in 2011. ›› Scott County Library System Prior Lake Public Library (Prior Lake, MN) New 15,000 sf library and renovation of existing 5,500 sf building into community space and a dance studio, completed in 1999. ›› Scott County Library System Savage Public Library (Savage, MN) New 19,800 sf library, completed in 1998. ›› Siloam Springs Public Library (Siloam Springs, AR) Study and full design for new 25,000 sf community library, to be completed in 2016. ›› Springdale Public Library (Springdale, AR) Functional layout review of 43,000 sf library, completed in 1998 (with MW&Y). ›› Springville Public Library (Springville, UT) Interior design for new 40,000 sf library, completed in 2011 (with JRCA Architects).

›› Superior Public Library (Superior, WI) Space use study for 33,000 sf library, completed in 2014. ›› Thousand Oaks Public Library (Thousand Oaks, CA) Feasibility study for 20,000 sf expansion to 60,000 sf library, completed in 1991. ›› Toledo-Lucas County Public Library (Toledo, OH) Technology and lighting consulting for main library and 18 branch libraries, completed in 2003. ›› Tulsa City-County Library Central Library (Tulsa, OK) Renovation to 131,532 sf central library and 1,830 sf expansion, as well as a new parking garage and loading dock, to be completed in 2016. ›› Van Buren Public Library (Van Buren, AR) Library design consulting for new 19,194 sf library, completed in 2011 (with MAHG). ›› Waconia Public Library (Waconia, MN) Interior design for new 16,000 sf library, completed in 2001. ›› Washington County Library Park Grove Branch Library (Cottage Grove, MN) New 21,500 sf library, completed in 1985.

›› Washington County Library Stillwater Public Library (Stillwater, MN) Historic renovation of 13,126 sf Carnegie library, completed in 1987, building efficiency study, to be completed in 2016. ›› Watertown Regional Library (Watertown, SD) Predesign study for renovation of 15,686 sf library and 25,909 sf expansion, completed in 2003. ›› West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines, IA) New 51,400 sf library and city offices, completed 1996. ›› Wilkinson Public Library (Telluride, CO) Feasibility study, site analysis, and full design for new 21,000 sf library and 16,000 sf basement with underground parking, completed in 2000. ›› Wood County District Public Library (Bowling Green, OH) Facilities planning retreats for future growth of library, completed in 1998.

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"Through ACi's unique ability to involve the community, their team was able to build consensus regarding concepts site composition, quality of architecture, style and visualization. It was not an easy task in the great City of Winter Park, FL." - Sam Stark, Chairman, Library Task Force City of Winter Park

Winter Park citizens at community engagement session, discussing MLK Jr. Park site for New Winter Park Public Library. + Event Center + Parking

architectural firms similar projects City of Winter Park Winter Park Public Library + Event Center + Parking Concept Study Location Winter Park, FL Size 50,000 sf Library 9,000 sf Event Center Parking Year 2014 - 2015 City Consultant ACi

›› The City of Winter Park hired ACi to more carefully assess the City’s Library Task Force report’s findings regarding physical and implementation constraints, impacts and opportunities including park character and open space, surface and structured parking, street presence, as well as repurposing the existing civic center with the new library. ›› ACi engaged the community with open access, dialogue, participation and input facilitating 3 community forums regarding a specific location within the site designated by the Commission. ›› ACi and its sub-consultants collected, studied, evaluated and developed specific data which was then used in connection with the following areas of study in preparation for: ›› Review of existing data including geotechnical topographical, boundary & utilities. ›› Create a conceptual Events Center facility program.

›› Develop site location options for new Library, Events Center & Parking. ›› Civil drainage/storm water capacity study. ›› Sustainability ›› Pedestrian & bicycle access/circulation. ›› Relationship to surrounding uses. ›› Conceptual site and building design expressions. ›› Concept budget.

THIS PAGE (top) Library + Event Center + Parking conceptual visualization translated from community workshop input; (bottom) citizens discussing site location options and placemaking during community engagement workshop.

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architectural firms similar projects Cornell Fine Arts Museum Rollins College Location Winter Park, FL Size 11,050 sf Completion Year 2005 Architect ACi

›› Rollins College was in need for a environment to house and exhibit their art collection while providing a space for teaching, research and expanding their outreach to surrounding community. ›› The college required the facility to be expandable, flexible and architecturally sensitive to their picturesque campus architecture. ›› The greatest design challenge was to design a windowless building with 360-degree views that were architecturally pleasing and significant. This was

achieved by carefully crafting the building mass and using stylistic elements such as buttresses, a water table base, slate and travertine infill to this textured stucco building. ›› The museum is equipped with a state-of-the-art lighting and air conditioning system to protect the environment for the preservation of art.

THIS PAGE (top right) Rollins College's Cornell Fine Arts Museum;(bottom left to right) interiors.

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architectural firms similar projects Downtown Winter Park Train Station at Central Park Location Winter Park, FL Size 2,598 sf Completion Year 2014 Architect ACi

›› ACi was selected by the City of Winter Park to design a new train station in the City’s downtown Central Park to serve existing AMTRAK activities, while integrating with the State’s station platform improvements for the newly created SUNRAIL commuter rail system. ›› The City required the station to be architecturally compatible with the aesthetic of Central Park and the downtown Park Avenue corridor while providing suitable space to accommodate the expanded needs of AMTRAK and its 30,000+ passengers who pass through its doors on an annual basis. ›› Working with the City and the Florida Department of Transportation, the ACi team crafted a building that integrates with the extensive SUNRAIL platform improvements while maintaining a residential scale and aesthetic that is both compatible with the park and downtown, while being invocative of the craftsmen architectural style that was popular during the 1920’s land rush era in Winter Park.

›› The federally funded project was designed and constructed using sustainable practices, while following the strict Buy AMERICA requirements of the Federal Transportation Administration for all construction materials. The project includes sustainability elements including LED lighting efficient HVAC systems, increased insulation, as well as a demonstration project utilizing several methods of stormwater management and treatment for the parking areas.

THIS PAGE (top right) Craftsman architectural style, Downtown Winter Park Train Station in Central Park; (bottom right) arrival entrance and departure area for new Winter Park Train Station.

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architectural firms similar projects Winter Park Welcome Center Chamber of Commerce Headquarters and Event Center Location Winter Park, FL Size 10, 620 sf Completion Year 2007 Architect ACi

›› Design Architect, ACi, provided spatial needs programming, site planning, architecture, interior design and cost budgeting services for one of the City’s most prominent public service buildings. ›› As the City’s “front door” to thousands of people that visit downtown Winter Park, the “Welcome Center” houses the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce operations and Community Rooms for town meetings, debates and tour groups. ›› Working with the city, civic and community leaders,

ACi created a building that first met the city’s budget and functional requirements, while meeting the city’s high standard of architectural style. ›› The Winter Park Welcome Center is a balance expressing civic pride, strengths and our city of home’s heritage.

THIS PAGE (top left to right) exterior view of tower; interior views of lobby and rentable event space and downstairs corridor to event space (bottom left to right) exterior views of ground level architecture and entire view of building.

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key team members Larry H. Adams, Jr., aia, Principal-in-Charge, Architect of Record, ACi Architects Larry is a founding partner and Principal-in-Charge of ACi. Florida born, Larry enjoys a long career as a partner of national design firms and international real estate development companies.

His unique ability to manage major projects through the firm’s unique process, identifies and filters constraints into corresponding strategic solutions.

His expertise in both real estate development and architecture has enabled Larry to provide sustainable, high-return results to communities, users and investors. Larry and his family have resided in Winter Park for more than 30 years.

Larry holds a duel Bachelor degree in both Architectural Design and Architecture / Engineering from the University of Florida and University of Miami respectively. Mr. Adams is a licensed Architect in the State of Florida a member of the American Institute of Architects and NCARB holder.

As an active citizen of the Winter Park community, Larry has been a member of organizations such as Rollins College President's Leadership Council, City of Winter Park Affordable Housing Task Force, and City of Winter Park Comprehensive Land Use Plan Updates.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

›› Winter Park Public Library + Event Center + Parking Concept Study (Winter Park, FL) Worked alongside City/Library administration and Winter Park community stakeholders on a conceptual study for a new 50,000 sf 21st Century Library + 9,000 sf Event Center in Martin Luther King Jr. Park. ›› Winter Park Chamber of Commerce Headquarters and Event Center (Winter Park, FL) Worked alongside City and Chamber administration to conduct spatial needs programming, site planning, architecture, interior design and cost budgeting. ›› Downtown Winter Park Train Station at Central Park (Winter Park, FL) New City train station in Winter Park's downtown Central Park to serve existing AMTRAK activities, while integrating with the State’s station platform improvements for the newly created SUNRAIL commuter rail system. ›› Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) Expandable and flexible museum used as exhibit, teaching and event space housing delicate art designed to ensure preservation of historical significance. ›› Seminole County Courthouse and Justice Center (Sanford, FL) Design Architect for new $250 MM/225,000 gsf county courthouse to deliver a new civic symbol for Seminole County. * See SF 330 resume form for more project details.

ABOVE (top to bottom)Winter Park Train Station, Rollins College’s Cornell Fine Arts Museum; and Winter Park Welcome + Event Center.

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key team members Scott Webber, aia Project Architect, Architect-of-Record, ACi Architects Scott Webber is the Managing Principal of Design at ACi and has been practicing architecture for the last twenty six years, 16 of them at ACi Architects. Scott is an award winning arts, industrial designer and accomplished architectural delineator. Scott Specializes in Architecture, Urban Planning, Visioning/ Concepts, Design Standards and Architectural Pattern Books. During his career, Scott has helped develop stimulating buildings such as the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center, Downtown Winter Park Train Station, Alhambra Towers, Maitland City Centre, Keene Music Hall, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, and the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian. His invigorating vision helped create the official design and code books for multiple cities in Central Florida.

Scott holds both a Master and Bachelor degree in Architecture from Montana State University. His additional education come from Mechanical Engineering US Navy and American Community School in London, England. He is also a licensed Architect in the State of Florida, a member of the AIA and an NCARB holder.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

›› Winter Park Public Library + Event Center + Parking Concept Study (Winter Park, FL) Worked alongside City/Library administration and Winter Park community stakeholders on a conceptual study for a new 50,000 sf 21st Century Library + 9,000 sf Event Center in Martin Luther King Jr. Park. ›› Winter Park Chamber of Commerce Headquarters and Event Center (Winter Park, FL) Worked alongside City and Chamber administration to conduct spatial needs programming, site planning, architecture, interior design and cost budgeting. ›› Downtown Winter Park Train Station at Central Park (Winter Park, FL) New City train station in Winter Park's downtown Central Park to serve existing AMTRAK activities, while integrating with the State’s station platform improvements for the newly created SUNRAIL commuter rail system. ›› Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) Expandable and flexible museum used as exhibit, teaching and event space housing delicate art designed to ensure preservation of historical significance. ›› Seminole County Courthouse and Justice Center (Sanford, FL) Design Architect for new $250 MM/225,000 gsf county courthouse to deliver a new civic symbol for Seminole County. * See SF 330 resume form for more project details.

ABOVE (top to bottom) Winter Park Public Engagement Session; Winter Park Welcome Center and Chamber of Commerce; Seminole County Courthouse Justice Center.

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key team members Jack Poling, aia, leed ap Lead Library + Event Center Design Architect, MSR Jack has led MSR teams on over three dozen library projects. Senior principal and managing partner of MSR, Jack has 30 years of professional experience. His work has received numerous awards, including a national AIA Honor Award for Interior Architecture for the new McAllen Main Library (located in a converted Walmart big box retail store) and AIA Minnesota Honor Awards for the McAllen Main Library, the renovation and expansion of the Ramsey County Roseville Library, the new Dallas Public Library Lochwood Branch Library, and the adaptive reuse of a former grocery store into Denton Public Library’s new North Branch Library. The Roseville Library also was named a Library Journal New Landmark Library, and the McAllen Main Library received an ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Best Overall Award. Jack gave a talk at the 2008 Public Library Association conference entitled “Rethinking the Big Box: Restocking the Shelves with Books.” He has also led workshops at Library Journal’s Design Institute seminars and at conferences for the Minnesota Library Association and Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians.

Jack holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Environmental Design from Texas A&M University.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

›› McAllen Public Library Main Library (McAllen, TX) Adaptive reuse of former Walmart into 124,500 sf library. ›› Ramsey County Roseville Library (Roseville, MN) Program and full design for 44,797 sf renovation and 25,791 sf second-floor expansion. ›› Dallas Public Library Lochwood Branch (Dallas, TX) New 20,000 sf branch library. ›› Missoula Public Library (Missoula, MT) Program, predesign, and full design for new 121,044 sf central library to include shared facilities with children’s museum, science museum, and local public access TV station (with A&E Architects). ›› Aberdeen Public Library (Aberdeen, SD) Planning study and full design for new 28,200 sf library on new site (with CO-OP). ›› Bud Werner Memorial Library (Steamboat Springs, CO) Library renovation and expansion to library. ›› Fargo Public Library Main Library (Fargo, ND) Program, predesign, and full design services for new 52,620 sf main library. ›› Denton Public Library North Branch (Denton, TX) Adaptive reuse of former grocery store into 32,801 sf branch library. ›› Muskogee Public Library (Muskogee, OK) Site selection, program, and conceptual design for renovation and expansion to community library.

ABOVE (top to bottom) adaptive reuse in the new McAllen Public Library Main Library; Dallas Public Library Lochwood Branch; renovated and expanded Roseville Library.

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key team members Traci Engel Lesneski, cid, iida Lead Library + Event Center Interior Designer, MSR Traci joined MSR in 1996 and has 21 years’ experience, mainly in designing learning spaces. As head of interiors and a principal with the firm, Traci promotes an integrated design approach, believing that projects are most successful when multiple disciplines have a role in shaping them. Traci believes in designing for overall experience, equally valuing comfort, productivity, aesthetics, and delight. Designing spaces that can positively impact a person’s life motivates and inspires her—whether for a public library, an arts building, a university community center, or a workspace. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and is a regular guest lecturer at her alma mater. Traci has made a name for herself as an inspiring designer and speaker, presenting workshops and discussions nationally on library design. For example, she has given presentations at the annual ALA conference for the past four years and recently presented a talk entitled “Reset: Transforming Mid 20th-Century Libraries to Meet 21st-Century Needs” at the IFLA Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, in August. She has also contributed articles to New Library World and Library Journal. Traci is currently chair of the ALA LLAMA/BES Architecture for Public Libraries Committee and began a two-year term as chair of the IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section Standing Committee in August.

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›› Hennepin County Library–Maple Grove (Maple Grove, MN) Program and full design services for new 40,000 sf county library. ›› Ramsey County Roseville Library (Roseville, MN) Programming and full design for 44,797 sf renovation and 25,791 sf second-floor expansion. ›› Madison Public Library Central Library (Madison, WI) Needs assessment, planning study, and full design for 94,320 sf renovation and 25,680 sf expansion to central library. ›› Missoula Public Library (Missoula, MT) Program, predesign, and full design for new 121,044 sf central library to include shared facilities with children’s museum, science museum, and local public access TV station (with A&E Architects). ›› Tulsa City-County Library Central Library (Tulsa, OK) Renovation to 131,532 sf central library and 1,830 sf expansion, as well as a new parking garage and loading dock. ›› Duluth Public Library Facilities Study (Duluth, MN) Facilities study to determine space needs and to determine whether to renovate current main library or build a new facility. ›› Mount Prospect Public Library (Mount Prospect, IL) 50,000 sf renovation and 51,290 sf expansion of public library.

ABOVE (top to bottom) Ramsey County Roseville Library teens’ area; Madison Central Library children’s area; Hennepin County Library–Maple Grove children’s area.

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key team members Wade Miller Job Captain, ACi Architects Wade Miller is a project designer at ACi Architects with over 15 years experience designing and leading impactful architecture projects throughout the country.

He returns to Winter Park from Austin, Texas, where he had the opportunity to work on an array of both community and private designs, namely the new Austin Public Library and the United States Federal Courthouse. He holds a BS in Environmental Studies from the University of Vermont and a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Austin, with focused community design residencies from Yestermorrow School of Design/Build and Design Corps New Orleans. His architectural residencies were completed at Lake I Flato in San Antonio, TX and Mack Scoggin Merrill Elam in Atlanta, GA. Wade is excited to again be living in Winter Park, where he and his wife are raising their two children.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

›› Winter Park Public Library + Event Center + Parking Concept Study (Winter Park, FL) Worked alongside City/Library administration and Winter Park community stakeholders on a conceptual study for a new 50,000 SF 21st Century Library + 9,000 SF Event Center in Martin Luther King Jr. Park. ›› Austin Central Library* (Austin, TX) New $120 MM, 98,000 sf public library defined by a light filled 6-story atrium wrapped by collections and event space. Reading porches overlook Lady Bird Lake and a 350 seat special events center supports the city's culture and arts scene. ›› ** See SF 330 form for more project details.

ABOVE (top to bottom) Winter Park Public Library Community Engagement Study and Austin Central Library; * previous firm personal experience

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key team members Julie von Weller Community Partnerships, ACi Architects Julie is the Community Engagement Director for ACi. Winter Park born, Julie has worked across civic, government, and small business organizations for the last 13 years.

She has demonstrated experience in identifying, filtering and bringing partnerships to bear in a way which is transformative and successful for all parties at hand. Julie’s role in this project will be Community Partnerships.

Through her previous professional experience in building partnerships in the non-profit market with the ninth largest YMCA Association in the nation and managing Congressional and Legislative Affairs for the State of Florida at FEMA during the state’s response to 4 major hurricanes in less than 24 months, her ability to identify and solve community problems without misfires brings a layer to ACi other architecture firms typically do not have.

Her role with the civic engagement portion throughout the 2 year exploration process for a new 21st Century Winter Park Library + Event Center is the most recent example of her approach to bringing various groups of stakeholders through a design process in a way that is transparent, engaging and responsive to the needs of the client and community. Julie also works with our clients, the City of Casselberry and Lake Mary on behalf of ACi.

Julie holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations from the University of Florida. She is an active member of the Winter Park community, being a board member of the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce, on the Planning Committee of the Aspen Institute: Winter Park Dialogue, and Past President of the Park Avenue Merchant Association. She is also a member of Seminole County’s Community Leaders and Elected Officials (CLEO) and the Council of 101 at the Orlando Museum of Art. She and her husband, Ryan, are anchored in Winter Park, raising their two young children, Caitlin and Cade.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

›› Winter Park Public Library + Event Center + Parking Concept Study (Winter Park, FL). ›› City of Casselberry Continuing Services Economic Development Consultant (Casselberry, FL). ›› City of Lake Mary Continuing Services City Architect Consultant (Lake Mary, FL). ›› FEMA, Florida Long Term Recovery Office, Acting Director of Congressional and Legislative Affairs* (State of Florida). ›› Central Florida YMCA Association, Metro Headquarters, Director of Strategic Initiatives * (Central Florida). ›› ** See SF 330 form for more project details.

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EXPERIENCE OF THE TOTAL TEAM Team Qualifications Key Team Members

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experience of the total team team qualifications ACi has been immersed in the community exploration of a new library for the last two years and carefully listened to the needs of the community. This unprecedented public discourse has brought us to an understanding of the need to invest in Winter Park’s future. The ACi+MSR team has assembled a total team of experts that have been innovating 21st century learning centers across the country. Our team embodies a holistic approach to re-thinking how a community learns today and into the future. Each team member provides a signature skill set that when combined in a collaborative design process will yield a uniquely Winter Park solution.

TLC Engineering for Architecture (TLC) will insure that the program and building design address the user’s technology, comfort, safety and sustainability needs.

TLC will be providing high-performance mechanical and electrical engineering services to meet the project goals for the library and events center.

AVCON, Civil Engineering brings unparalleled experience and understanding of the issues associated with the MLK Park site. AVCON was the engineer of record for the last permit modification associated with MLK Park, the pond that is a significant functional and aesthetic element of the Park.

Dr. Norman Jacknis, Technology Consultant provides world-class experience in the innovative application of technology in learning environments, libraries, parks and their application to the user(s) Dr. Jacknis' role will be to identify the ways technology can enhance Winter Park's 21st century learning facility while integrating the library, civic center and park into a “knowledge park”.

Walker Parking will be designing a parking solution that both integrates into the surrounding environment and efficiently circulates people, as well as cars. The ability of a parking facility to safely, comfortably and logically circulate both the parking patron and the vehicle is essential to the user experience of the facility.

The ACi+MSR team represents a holistic menu of expertise that is available to the City as we move towards the ultimate solution for the 21st century learning and event center. In addition to our architectural design team our supporting engineers and consultants feature:

Stantec, Landscape Architects will be addressing the landscape architecture and will insure the arrival, departure and landscape envelope enhance the building design seamlessly, embracing and enhances the natural beauty of the MLK Park.

Library Planning Associates (LPA) will lead the programming that will be driven by the services the community needs from its library. The program provides instructions to the architect to define the internal departments, rooms, areas and spaces needed to support the mission and operations of the library.

Project for Public Spaces (PPS) will thoughtfully integrate the new library and event center into the MLK Park while ensuring the programmatic coordination of events, functions, and design requirements to accommodate expanded community activities and functions.

Jeffrey Blydenburg, Community Engagement will leverage his 35 years of experience in Winter Park as an architect and facilitator for the community engagement portion of the design planning phase. He has worked successfully with clients around the world, planning and facilitating public workshops, including three of the Winter Park Library + Event Center concept design public workshops in the Fall of 2015.

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Ardaman, Geotechnical Engineers will serve as the geotechnical engineers for the new Library project and will draw on their experience with tens of thousands of geotechnical projects in Florida. They have already conducted a preliminary subsurface exploration and geotechnical engineering evaluation on the library site, and have accumulated valuable information relating to the subsurface soil and groundwater conditions. They will build upon their current site experience to provide a design level exploration and geotechnical engineering study.

Global Sustainable Solutions, Bahar Armaghani, LEED AP Bahar will use her extensive experience in environmental engineering and construction to be the lead for Sustainability and Site Facilities. She implemented and manages one of the most successful green building programs in the nation for the University of Florida and teaches LEED at the School of Architecture at the University.

Sextant Group, Technology and Acoustics will support out team as a technology adviser to enhance learning, communication and collaboration.

Walter P. Moore, Structural Engineering is an international company of engineers, innovators, and creative people who solve some of the world’s most complex structural and infrastructural challenges.

Walter P. Moore will be the lead in structural engineering.

"Libraries can help you get from too much information to knowledge."

- Dr. Norman Jacknis

ABOVE interior James L. Hunt Library technology wall (Team Member, The Sextant Group's Project)

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experience of the total team AVCON Rick V. Baldocchi, P.E. Project Role: Civil & Traffic Engineer Lead Education: Master of Science, Structural Engineering, University of California Berkeley

Bachelor of Science, California Polytechnic State University Similar Projects: Winter Park Library + Event Center Conceptual Study, Winter Park Train Station, City of Sanford Public Safety Complex, CNL Winter Park Office Building, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Municipal Facilities Evaluation, Education Learning Center Parking Garage

WALTER P. MOORE Jaime E. Vasquez, P.E. Project Role: Systems Structural Engineering, Principal-in-Charge Education: Master of Science, Civil Engineering, The City University of New York

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, The City University of New York Similar Projects: The Alfond Inn at Rollins College, Hyatt Regency Orlando, Administration Center Garage, Parc Soleil by Hilton Grand Vacations

TLC Wayne Allred, P.E., LEED AP BD+C Project Role: MEP/FP, Senior Electrical Engineer Education: Master of Science, Engineering Management, Florida Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Central Florida Similar Projects: Orange County Downtown Library, UCF Hitt Library Renovations, UCF Morgridge International Reading Center, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and Event Space, Orange County Convention Center Phase II West Building Renovations and Tangerine Ballroom ACi +

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experience of the total team ARDAMAN & ASSOCIATES Chuck Cunningham, P.E. Project Role: Geotechnical, Project Manager Education: Master of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Florida

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Florida Similar Projects: Winter Park Public Library Preliminary Subsurface Soil Exploration and Geotechnical Engineering, City of Winter Park Continuing Services, City of Orlando Continuing Services, City of Ovideo Continuing Services

STANTEC Eric N. Buck Project Role: Place-Making, Landscape Architect Education: Bachelor of Science, Landscape Architecture, West Virginia University Similar Projects: Winter Park Library + Event Center Concept Study, Lake Concord Park, Epcot Japan Katsura Grill, Disney's Polynesian Village Resort, Shanghai Disneyland Toy Story Hotel, Cape Eleuthera

PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Fred Kent Project Role: Place-Making, Principal Education: Master of Arts, Geography, Columbia University

Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Columbia University Similar Projects: Winter Park Library + Event Center Concept Study, Bryant Park, Discovery Green Park, Stanford Business School

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experience of the total team GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS Bahar Armaghani, LEED AP Project Role: Sustainability Site/Facilities Education: Master of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Florida

Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering, University of Florida Similar Projects: University of Florida Library West, University of Florida Hub, University of Florida Research and Conference Facility at Lake Nona, University of Florida Institute on Aging Clinical Translational Research Building, University of Florida South West Stadium Expansion

THE SEXTANT GROUP Gregory A Coudrient, CTS, INCE, LEED AP DB+C Project Role: Technology / Acoustics, Principal-in-Charge Education: Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Boston University

Bachelor of Science, Engineering Acoustics and Music, University of Hartford Similar Projects: Slover Memorial Library, University of Calgary Digital Library, Martin Luther King Memorial Library, Carlow University

WALKER PARKING Victor M. Iraheta, P.E. Project Role: Parking / Garage, Project Manager Education: Master of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Central American University Similar Projects: Orlando International Airport South Terminal Parking Stucture, Mount Pleasent Town Center, North Wallace Creek Parking Stucture, Cobb County Lawrence Street Parking Structure, Center for Disease Control Parking Structure 107

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experience of the total team JEFFREY BLYDENBURG Jeffrey Blydenburg Project Role: Community Engagement Facilitator Education: Bachelor of Fine Art, Environmental Design, Rhode Island School of Design

Bachelor of Science, Architecture, Rhode Island School of Design Similar Projects: Winter Park Public Library + Event Center + Parking Concept Study, Orlando Museum of Art, Alfond Inn at Rollins, Vision Winter Park

LIBRARY PLANNING ASSOCIATES Anders Dahlgren Project Role: Programming and Planning Review (Library Trends, Standards, and Analytics) Education: Master of Science, Library Science, University of Illinois

Bachelor of Arts, Engineering, University of Iowa Similar Projects: Madison Public Library, Pioneer Library System, Wauwatosa Public Library, Ames Public Library, Natrona County Library, Barrington Public Library

GOTHOM INNOVATION GREENHOUSE (GIG) Dr. Norman Jacknis Project Role: Public Library Technology Advisor (Library Trends, Standards, and Analytics) Education: PhD, Cognitive Sciences, Princeton University

Master of Science, Cognitive Sciences, Princeton University

Bachelor of Science, Political Science, Princeton University Similar Projects: Winter Park Library + Event Center Concept Study, Director, IBSG Public Sector, Westchester Library Systems; Regents Adv. Council on Libraries, Chief Information Officer Westchester County, ACi +

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EXPLANATION OF FIRM’S UNDERSTANDING OF CITY’S SCOPE & DELIVERY METHOD Scope and Delivery Method Budget Sustainable Design

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To understand the City’s scope and delivery method for this significant undertaking, we believe the following attributes of the Architectural Team are critical to meeting the requirements of this project: • A deep understanding of Winter Park, Library and Stakeholder's visions and expectations; • National experience with new 21st Century public libraries, life-long learning and civicpurposed event destinations; • Industry leaders and academic experts (not just architects) who will ensure accurate and justifiable programmatic and operational metrics using Winter Park's community data and American Library Association modern library practices; • Award winning place-making library, education and civic architecture; • Proven design-to-cost management ability using an integrated “Owner-Owner Rep-ArchitectCM/GC” delivery process.

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Community Visioning Process

Located in Winter Park for 20 years, ACi’s role for this project is Architect-of-record with MSR Architects as our Library + Event Center Design consultant. ACi brings an unparalleled understanding and management capability regarding the City of Winter Park's public projects process. This delivers a deep understanding of Winter Park’s unique design requirements, technical code, approval process, strict budgets and schedule, and operational compliance requirements. Examples include City developed projects such as the new SunRail/Amtrak Train Station in Central Park and Welcome Center/Chamber of Commerce across from City Hall. Other relevant experience includes the Cornell Fine Arts & Art Archives Museum and Tiedtke Performing Arts Auditorium/Music Education Building. Our key staff of more than 14 years has served on City appointed boards, committees and organizations. This ensures a citizen-oriented passion, as well as professional knowledge to provide an extraordinary level of care and sensitivity for our community.

As one of the City’s continuing services consultant, ACi and its consulting team, assisted the City, Library Task Force and Library Trustees as a technical resource (not as Project Architect) to assist in creating a framework to envision possibilities for a new 21st Century library.

Our focus was directed by the Task Force, Library and City. It included research, concept programming, code compliance and community engagement. This support involved more than 5 different sites, 2 years of public dialogue, and in-depth discussions with national library industry leaders, and experts involved with other exemplary 21st Century community libraries. ACi facilitated a critical framework for the Commission, Library Task Force and community to engage and formulate critical "guiding principles" that led a successful bond referendum and another critical "beginning point".

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Critical Next Steps The next beginning point is now a highly-detailed and integrated planning and design process that will deliver: • Technical analytics involving current/long term user demand data, national standards/best practices, operational impacts and total cost to validate key assumptions of the initial concept and Task Force Report; • Confirm site organization solutions including program footprint, geotechnical, traffic, parking, drainage and low impact design to the park; • Study architectural styles compatible with the heritage, culture and environment of Winter Park and the site; • Analyze feasible sustainable "green design" solutions that are visible to educate users and visitors as amenities for learning versus a distraction.

Understanding the Site A good design will start well beyond the site and draw you towards it. This pedestrian and vehicular approach should provide landscape elements that serve as wayfinding and help reinforce the expression lines of the buildings. Upon approach, the guest should feel a sense of adventure and curiosity through the shade, shadow and texture that the trees, flowers and hardscape play in the public realm.

Open space, existing mature oaks, lakes, flora and fauna can inspire a building that seems to have grown in place with its surroundings. The architecture should have deep roots in the local Winter Park culture and its vernacular buildings.

Fred Kent, founder of Project for Public Spaces (PPS), and Eric Buck, ASLA of Stantec are two of the world's most respected place-making consultants and worked closely with ACi and the Winter Park community to engage our citizens in facilitating a new park vision for the project. They will continue to work on this process exclusively with the ACi+MSR Team.

Drainage/Traffic/Parking Considerations The area surrounding the proposed Library+Event site has seen and is continuing to see a great deal of development. The CNL office building, Paseo Apartments, Village Park Sr. Housing Development, Trader Joe’s Shopping Center and the redevelopment of the Mount Vernon Hotel will impact roadways adjacent to the Library. In addition, Ravadage and Whole Foods, and the future redevelopment of the K-Mart Plaza and additions to the Winter Park Village will also impact the surrounding roadways, including US 17-92. We understand the City will be performing a traffic study with the assistance of one of their continuing consultants as part of the library development. This study will evaluate the impact of

the library, considering the on-going development mentioned above, and the proposed “road diet” being proposed on Denning Drive. The ACi+MSR Team, through its subconsultant AVCON, will work closely with the City’s Consultant to insure the traffic issues related to the library are identified and reflected in the study. AVCON has a great deal of traffic study experience, and is a continuing consultant performing traffic studies for Orange County Public Schools.

Relative to the Morse Blvd. site, AVCON has evaluated the conceptual plan and prepared stormwater options for the City to consider during the planning and design process. Currently, the Rachel D. Murrah Center development drains into Lake Island without any pretreatment or attenuation. The proposed Library will replace previously unpermitted impervious areas (building, parking lot, and driveways). In replacing and expanding these facilities, some level of treatment and attenuation will be required.

Walker Parking, our parking design and parking management consultant, will analyze and recommend well thought out and manageable parking solutions.

They are experts at solving parking garages that must respond to complex, high traffic congestion, access and circulation. Their experience includes public garages in urban areas and high traffic corridors like 17-92.

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understanding of city scope & delivery method and Harper Avenue must be addressed, as the new Unicorp retail development's primary access and parking will occur in the same general location.

Design Considerations- "Winter Park is not like anywhere else."

The ACi+MSR Team understands the City Commission’s and Bond Referendum Consultant's requirement for a “conceptual program, imagery and site organization plan” for the bond referendum was only a concept.

The delivery of a final project design will reveal itself through the critical next steps of a detailed process of programming, design, and budgeting. A 21stcentury Winter Park Library + Event Center must add to the great history of Winter Park’s indigenous architecture and place-making environments. This must be carefully considered in the design from both an “inside-out” and “outside-in” perspective. Many of America’s new century libraries are modern or contemporary styles of architecture, yet we believe there are important options and refinements that must be considered and shared with the community and project team to deliver a final design that does not force the current design.

The Winter Park community has a pattern of influences, a rhythm and timing that establishes a harmony to its overall urban and cultural fabric. The

“Culture, Heritage and Art of Architectural Design” is discovering and unlocking the symbiotic relationships that can only be found in city’s history, building, people and landscape. Translating these patterns into a new form that not only reflects a community’s soul, but helps guide that community forward to the next century.

Event Center Considerations ACi+MSR Team experience includes civic event spaces, meeting, learning and community performance facilities.

We see the new Event Center as a complimentary shared environment with the new Library and Park.

We have a thorough understanding of community event facilities and believe the following programmatic and design considerations are critical to increasing the Winter Park Event Center as a new destination option that will increase learning, wedding, entertainment and business revenues for the project: • Guest Management (arrival/departure, parking, grand entry/exit area, flexible, soundproof dividable meeting rooms, variety of event layouts, back-of-house dressing rooms, bride/ groom rooms, versatile & contemporary patio/ terrace/multiple parkside venues for receptions, concerts, wedding ceremonies, parties, etc.)

• Smart Building Technology/Cost-effective Customizable Lighting • High-quality Acoustics/Sound System • Food Service/Equipment/FFE Storage

• Proper Offices/Customer Service Areas • Security • Hidden Service/Loading Areas

ACi+MSR Team believes those historical attributes must guide the Design process and become a key part of the new Library, Event Center and Parking Garage as a new place-making catalyst to the park, surrounding neighborhood and city as a whole.

• Look at built patterns of rhythm of repetition in the existing palette of important buildings along the city’s street.

• Study the shade and shadow of the fenestration and undulations.

• What is the community architectural history?

How can that be reflected?

• Look for stylistic possibilities for adapting local architecture language into a new contemporary design • Surrounding neighborhood attributes • Who are the people of Winter Park, where did they come from and how do they want to grow?

• What defines the people and culture? How can that be reflected in the built environment?

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understanding of city scope & delivery method Understanding the Delivery Method Great concepts are not enough to turn a creative product into a 3-dimensional constructed and cost effective project. ACi+MSR Team recognizes the importance of delivering a predictable financial return on investment using an integrated Owner representative and CM-GC process from day one.

From the inception of ACi 20 years ago, a cornerstone of ACi’s standard practice is to recommend/require with all Clients/Owners, early Owner’s Rep and CM/ GC involvement. Because of this, ACi has successfully completed more than $2 Billion of construction on time and on-budget. This approach requires a day-to-day understanding of today’s development and modern construction technologies and the resources of hundreds of construction specialists, vendors and equipment manufacturers representing the construction industry. To do this, ACi senior team members Larry Adams, Scott Webber, along with our library architects, interior designers, engineers and specialty consultants, are recognized and respected by owners, owner representatives and construction industry.

ACi+MSR Team together with the City/Owner Rep/ CM-GC will establish: • Goals and Objectives • Confirm Functional and Space Requirement • Quality Level • Budgetary Limitations • Schedule • Flexibility of Design • Design Options (scope, materials, systems) • Site Data

Establish Management Methodology • • • • • •

Written Program Project Time and Cost Control Project Information Exchanges Status Review Anticipation of Required Action Review and Checking Documents

Establish Project Organization & Team (see Organization Chart) • Owner, Owner Rep, CM-GC, Architect responsibilities • Team Management responsibilities • Confirm Key Decision Makers Roles/ Responsibilities for all Team Members

Establish Effective Management Techniques • • • • •

Project Information Sharing FTP site Planning and Coordination Schedule Regularly scheduled meetings/review Methodology for documentation and reporting Problem resolution –Task Lists

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understanding of city scope & delivery method budget Establishing and adhering to the correct construction and project budgets is one of the most critical factors in project success.

then delivering a design that meets both the design expectations and the budget. The actual number (i.e. $200 per square foot or $400 per square foot) is not the issue. Success is achieved at all budget levels as long as expectations meet resources.

Public libraries are built within a wide range of budgets, from the low $100s per square foot (for construction) to over $1000 per square foot.

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The primary goal in adhering to the established budget is for the design team and the owner to work together to set realistic expectations that conform to the available funding. This is achieved through a fearlessness in leading a discussion about a difficult topic, and by visually establishing a common understanding of what the target budget will provide.

This visual understanding may be achieved through examination of photographs of finished library buildings and through visiting libraries to see and feel first hand what a project budget will provide.

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Cost and quality are inextricably related. You get what you pay for. The best buildings are constructed within a budget that the owner can support and to a level of quality that the owner understands and agrees on. Our team has worked with libraries across the country to establish this understanding, develop a budget that supports the desired level of quality, and

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understanding of city scope & delivery method sustainable design Sustainable design has always been embedded within our design philosophy and methodology. We believe that architecture is the art of making places of enduring value: beautiful, well-built, functional, of their time and place, and respected by the community. The need for energy efficiency and carbon emission reduction has expanded our commitment to the environment.

In 2007, MSR became the first Minnesota firm to commit to the 2030 Challenge, which advocates for architects to design buildings to meet an aggressive schedule of carbon emission and energy reduction goals. In 2013 and 2014, we met the AIA 2030 Commitment by achieving an average 60% or more reduction in predicted energy use intensity (EUI) across our projects. MSR incorporates energy modeling during the design process, and we report projected energy efficiency of our new projects annually as part of the AIA

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2030 Commitment requirements. MSR is also one of 11 firms that recently joined the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) in making a Clinton Global Initiative commitment to develop protocols for health and wellness in design.

The majority of our professional staff is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited, and we have designed dozens of high-performing buildings that meet LEED, Green Communities, Green Globes, or State of Minnesota B3 and SB2030 standards. We also have experience working with the Living Building Challenge certification standards.

We practice a holistic approach to sustainable design that integrates economical, environmental, and social ethics into our commitment to developing high performance solutions for our clients that add to the so-

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cial and cultural enrichment and health of the larger community. Making smart and truly sustainable choices requires broad, conceptual thinking combined with deep technical and practical knowledge and exploration. MSR has implemented a sustainability initiative designed to encourage, educate, and inspire the firm’s employees, clients, and consultants. Specifically, the firm is committed to the following core strategies: ›› Reduce carbon emissions in our building projects by 70% by 2015 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. ›› Integrate energy modeling and daylighting studies into the schematic design phase of all major renovations and new building projects to meet energy targets. ›› Be advocates for sustainable architecture by pursuing innovative ideas, testing new theories or methods, measuring results, and sharing our findings. ›› Collaborate with the University of Minnesota College of Design research initiative to deepen expertise in energy efficiency and healthy materials. ›› Reduce the carbon emissions of office operations through improved supply purchasing, support for alternative transportation, recycling and composting, and internal education opportunities. ›› Maintain the majority of our professional staff as LEED accredited professionals.

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SUSTAINABLE HEALTHY MATERIALS

Developing energy efficient systems is a core component to any sustainable design plan. Our work has integrated approaches to energy efficiency since the founding of the firm. Daylight harvesting is an essential tool for reducing energy consumption. Combining daylighting strategies with high-performance and climate responsive building envelopes has resulted in measurable savings to our clients. Geothermal heating and cooling, active chilled beams and sails, biomass plants, solar hot water, and photovoltaic solar arrays are some examples of physical plant and mechanical systems that have been successfully incorporated into MSR projects.

MSR’s thoughtful consideration of materials is founded on an understanding of the total life-cycle and health impact assessment of the material. With new materials, we take into consideration the material’s origin and the impact of extraction, shipping distance to the project site, the toxins released during manufacturing and installation, toxins released during the materials’ predicted life cycle, recycled content, and the recycle/ reuse potential of the materials. We also focus on specifying healthy materials as we assess the impact on the health of the building occupants. Our integrated approach to architecture and interior design allows us to make informed and timely assessments of our materials choices.

MSR has designed a number of projects that have achieved more than a 60% increase in energy efficiency.

For example, the Schaar’s Bluff Gathering Center gets 83% of its yearly energy needs from a 90-foot tall wind turbine. Recently completed, the University of Minnesota Itasca Biological Station and Lab Campus Center at the headwaters of the Mississippi River is designed to achieve net-zero energy. The Rose—a 90-unit mixed-use, mixed-income development currently under construction—is targeted to use 72% less energy than code.

Materials can add beauty, functionality, and durability to a project. Building materials are also responsible for almost 6% of America’s total annual energy consumption. The production, installation, and decommissioning of materials can impact the health of workers and the environment. And materials in completed buildings can off-gas, potentially harming building occupants.

MSR is committed to researching materials to enable designers to make the best possible decisions on our projects. MSR is conducting leading-edge research on

materials. In 2013, the firm began an in-depth materials study, while designing an affordable housing project that used the Living Building Challenge as a framework for sustainability. The materials study focused on the health impacts of interior materials, and the design team set out to specify materials that are International Living Future Institute Red List compliant, locally sourced and manufactured, and made in factories that use healthy workplace standards of production. This area of study is relatively new, and many manufacturers refused to give out specific information about the ingredients or health impacts of their products. But the design team persisted and developed a process to solicit and collect information from manufacturers, compare products, and submit their findings to the International Living Future Institute. The research was so successful that the International Living Future Institute is talking with MSR about adopting the process nationally.

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IMPROVED INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Over the last two years, we have used applied research efforts to develop an in-house energy modeling methodology, a process to help project managers start every project with sustainability in mind, a study of insulating historically protected buildings, a daylighting analysis methodology, research into the health impacts of materials, and a study of the embodied energy in two of our projects nearing completion. MSR will continue to develop applied research. We have created a staff position to coordinate our internal research efforts and oversee the integration of the resulting new knowledge, tools, and practices. We also have a research partnership with the University of Minnesota and conduct a research effort with them annually.

These efforts will continue to refresh our practice and help us meet the increasing environmental challenges of our time.

Healthy indoor environmental quality involves the proper selection of nontoxic interior materials, appropriate levels of human thermal comfort, acoustics, the selection of mechanical systems that optimize ventilation levels with fresh air, and the establishment of best practices during and post construction for management of contamination paths. As part of MSR’s design process, our teams consider and address each of these issues and use the International Living Future Institute Red List where appropriate.

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