Narrative:
The building is designed to provide the users maximum flexibility over the life of the building. The exhibit hall, ballroom, and meeting rooms are all designed to adapt to a variety of conference, exhibition, and convention business requirements. The exhibition hall is set up on a 30'x30' module that allows for efficient layout of 10'x10' booths. Because the floor and parts of the ceiling are filled with multiple utility locations, the space is quite flexible to accommodate a variety of needs. The ballroom is set up to be one large space or broken down into four smaller spaces to meet the needs of the individual shows. The meeting rooms are arranged in a variety of sizes and configurations to allow for multiple arrangements of meeting space sizes. Several rooms can also be subdivided.
Even though the spaces are extremely flexible, the building is based on a very efficient structural grid that works to accommodate the layout requirements of typical conventions, exhibitions and conferences. The structural system life expectancy is 100+ years, and the MEP system life expectancy is 50 years. One upgrade is required to make the facility net-zero-water ready.
Long Life, Loose Fit
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