RFP for Stripe

 

RFP Response

Abstract

Our team of the best design professionals and engineers at Leonce Architects and Engineers, LLC. have constructed a design for your new Stripe Office Facility located at 101 Jefferson Avenue. Our design incorporates all office space requirements, alongside a concretized perspective from the team. The designers and engineers at Leonce Architects and Engineers, LLC. have designed a facility that integrates all desired office space necessities, while ensuring all zoning, building, and LEED requirements have been met. The design of the building guarantees accessibility from multiple entrances, but at the same time ensures absolute control of the building alongside the safety of passersby and employees. In order to create a new environmental fusion of business and lifestyle development for entrepreneurs, our design team have created a structure that is sustainable yet modern at the same time. The facility will have many different modern structural concepts, such as a fully glassed innovative design area to ensure natural light and a modernistic vibe.

On the contrary, smaller compact soundproof offices will be created to ensure maximum productivity and isolation. Our design team has created the design to assure reasonable building and maintenance costs by simply designing a structure which gets rid of jargon. The design team has created multiple parking spots across the street, and several bike racks which were strategically placed next to the building to improve traffic flow. At Leonce Architects and Engineers, LLC. we thrive for making our projects eco-friendly, which is why we have left a vast amount of space by the northern and eastern property lines to create a stress-free garden for employees. The empty spaces on the two sides of the infrastructure will consists of a laidback seating area amongst refreshing trees and other landscaping features. Since we put the ease of our clients first, we have incorporated a drop-off/pick-up drive through on the western side of the facility. This paved pathway, spaced enough for trailer trucks, will be the hub for supply deliveries and personnel drop-off throughout the day while maintaining the flow of traffic.

INTRODUCTION

With the understanding that your company desires to push the envelope in the tech industry with a futuristic building, we chose to go the route of making the exterior of your structure very cutting edge and minimalistic while establishing and interior space with such open space to allow your employees to feel that nice communal atmosphere to build creative vibes. By designing this environment, we believe will bring the personality of the company to fruition and encourage free flowing creativity and ideas. Utilizing a stainless steel finish with fully exposed windows makes the building aesthetically appealing, at the same time the structure’s skelton is steel encased in concrete to ensure fire resistance and structural safety for all your costly equipment and valuable workers.

MATERIALS

Placing a significance on cost efficiency and labor time conservation our research team found the best fit structural members to not only create your dream establishment but save you thousands of dollars annually in electricity, and also get the most square footage for dollar.

1. 430 Stainless Steel Panel- 30 cents per pound
2. Double glazed windows- 400 dollars per window

Procedure

Stage 1-

Pre-design is central to the success of the entire project. Yes, the entire project’s success is built upon the process before the first brick is even set in place. We develop a thorough process of understanding the project, outline a strategy, and assemble a dedicated team to get the job done. Before the project begins, we develop a thorough understanding of the chief’s business goals and align the project goals accordingly. Learn what the pre-construction phase is and what it takes to truly have the project under control. Meeting with the client is imperative to the process because they are defining the project, and we get a better sense of whom we are working with. Finding out the objectives, and resolving any questions that the client may have is important as well. There is also a site analysis, programming, construction cost analysis, and value engineering summing up the phase with program critiquing and setting a project cost.

Stage 2-

design phase, one or more designs are developed, with which the project result can apparently be achieved. Depending on the subject of the project, the products of the design phase can include dioramas, sketches, flow charts, site trees, HTML screen designs, prototypes, photo impressions and UML schemas. The project supervisors use these designs to choose the definitive design that will be produced in the project. This is followed by the development phase. As in the definition phase, once the design has been chosen, it cannot be changed in a later stage of the project.

Stage 3-

When a final design has been established and given to our construction team we then initialize the project development. Initial Site Work allows for soils to be excavated to facilitate installation of building foundations and underground utilities services for the building. After soils have been removed to the required depth, Foundations are formed and reinforcement steel is placed in position. When this is complete, concrete is placed to create the Foundations. During this phase steel columns beams and bracing are erected on top of the foundations to form the structural “skeleton” for the entire building and the concrete floors are put in place. As each section of Superstructure is completed, the building facade components are added to form what is considered the “envelope” of the building. These include the glass and finished materials and glass that make up the exterior walls and roof. It is at this point, before the building is completely enclosed, that large pieces of equipment necessary to operate the building are put in place while there are still exterior openings large enough to fit them through. As the façade is completed, the interior “fit out” begins with the construction of the interior walls and ceiling framework. Concurrently, the initial “rough” mechanical piping, ductwork, and electrical wiring is put in place before the finished materials are applied to the rough.

During the Commissioning phase all the equipment systems needed to operate the entire building are put through a series of rigorous testing procedures before the building can be occupied. The planning for this process begins during the design phase, and the actual testing begins as the equipment is installed and connected and continues through the early stages of the initial operation of the building. Commissioning is the final step to confirm that all the systems are designed and installed properly and function as they were intended. When building is in the final stages of completion, the site is given its final grade, topcoats of roadways, drives, pedestrian walkways/spaces, site furniture, lighting, and landscaping are put in place and the doors are ready to be opened!

Stage 4-

When the landscaping is complete, the last wall is painted, and every knob is on every door, we have reached substantial completion. Typically, when construction is finished in accordance with the contract documents and the owner can start using the space for its intended use is when this milestone is achieved. The architect determines this date by issuing a certificate of substantial completion. The contractor, owner, and/or architect then conduct a walk-through inspection to determine a final list for final completion.After this a  governmental authority issues a Certificate of Occupancy certifying that the building complies with all proper statutes and regulations and occupancy is permitted.

Once all of the work called for by the contract is finished, the punch list is complete, and a cessation of labor is filed, the project reaches final completion. The owner’s payment of retainage to the contractor is outlined in the contract and is linked to either final completion, substantial completion, or the certificate of occupancy. Construction of a building from start to finish is a long process consisting of lots of legal dos and don’ts, contract negotiations, searching for supplies, and planning. As your design and construction team, we love the days when we get to hand over the keys to your new office. We understand that the construction process can be a long one, which is why we pride ourselves in our timely completion of projects and being there to help you every step of the way.

Proposed Site

Discussion

In regards to structural feasibility a steel beam and girder system may be the best economically choice since it is so easy to implement floor slabs between beams. We can also use open steel joist and joist girder to hold the horizontal spanning load of the structure. This opens the creative design team to open ceiling with visible ductwork which is a modern aesthetic touch to cutting edge design. We can use steel decking or reinforced concrete slab. Skeleton will be supported by vertical columns. Possibility of utilizing bearing walls on building’s west and east hang off. Can use built-up roofing system due to its easy maintenance and price. Utilizing a built-up roof can allow the roof to serve dual purpose as structural protection and also a terrace for social hangouts for employees and/or clients. First floor will possible be a slab on grade that is raised 2 feet from finished grade with a catwalk  leading down to the garage space which is directly on finished grade. The preferred foundational system that we believe best suits and is feasible for this structure is deep foundations with steel columns that can be, to the discretion of our client, enclosed or encased in concrete for fireproofing.

Furthering the discussion of project efficiency, Double glazed windows are an ideal energy efficient choice with the added benefit of minimising noise. The sealed air gap between the two panes acts as an added layer of insulation. This added thermal resistance reduces the amount of heat escaping in winter and keeps your home at a more comfortable temperature. Double glazing has the reverse effect in summer, preventing unwanted heat from coming into the home. This extra insulation lessens your reliance on artificial heaters and air conditioners and can ultimately reduce your energy costs.When you are close to a window, your comfort is also affected by the temperature of the glass. With double glazing it’s harder for the unwanted outside temperature to transfer through, leaving the inside pane close to room temperature. Double glazing also reduces condensation which can result in the unhealthy formation of mould. Sealed double glazing is effective at reducing medium to high frequency noise such as the human voice. A difference in glass thickness between the inner and outer panes will improve sound reduction even further. Double glazed windows are considered a safer option when compared to standard single pane windows. Two sheets of glass are a lot harder to break than one and for even greater security you can specify toughened or laminated glass.

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