2008 Woodie Awards
Residence Hall Designs to be Reviewed in January
New Facility will cost approximately $4.5 million
Paul Davis
Issue date: 12/10/03 Section: News
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Two additions to the campus that will be priced at about $10.5 million and will add twenty percent more to the ground area of the school are now being planned. These additions are the expansion of the Wehr Center and the creation of a new dorm. The board will review both projects on January 28. Information on the Wehr Center can be found in the sports section.
On January 28th, 2004, the board of administration will review the plans for another dorm. The cost will approximately be $4.5 million to create a coed-dorm that houses 96 students plus a person similar to a Hall Director. It will stand three stories tall with a basement.
The dorm will have several pods where eight students are roomed: two doubles and four singles per pod. Two restrooms will accommodate each pod. These bathrooms will consist of two sinks, a toilet, and each will have a bathing facility: one will have a standing shower and the other one will have a full bath.
A fireplace in the lobby is a possibility along with an atrium, which will be seen from the higher floors. The basement will be storage for the students. Verhulst, Krueger, and the suites will surround the new dorm. Moving the road slightly north must be done to make room for this accommodation.
As for a name, there is none at the time. If it is approved it will likely be named after one of the former Lakeland College presidents, as the other dorms have been.
The money will probably be borrowed on tax exempt bonds.
The contractor, Jos. Schmitt and Sons from Sheboygan, have been chosen for this job. They have been contracted to work on other colleges such as Concordia Mequon. The middle of January is when the firm will have a maximum price estimate on the project.
The architect for the project will be SLaM (Sachs, Long, and McMatron). They had several focus groups, including students, to check what they wanted in the dorm. They attempted to accommodate these wants as best they could within a certain budget. Some of the wants included the pod rooming, a fireplace (which is still in being question), and the possibly air conditioning. SLaM has done several other college designs throughout the Midwest.
Two of the leaders in the planning of the building are Wayne Warnecke and Tony Fessler. Both have a great deal of confidence in the designs and the companies chosen for making the plans of the future building, because they picked firms that have been Lakeland has employed in the past and have a good track record.
Fessler also commented on the closeness of the dorm to other buildings. He assured it wasn't because of lack of room like so many other campuses, but because the school could use some density. He believes that this density will help give the campus more of a community feeling.
It was emphasized that nothing is final yet. The board of advisors is going to vote on the plan January 28th, 2004. Should they find that it is not in the best interest of the school to construct the dorm; the plan will not be accepted.
On January 28th, 2004, the board of administration will review the plans for another dorm. The cost will approximately be $4.5 million to create a coed-dorm that houses 96 students plus a person similar to a Hall Director. It will stand three stories tall with a basement.
The dorm will have several pods where eight students are roomed: two doubles and four singles per pod. Two restrooms will accommodate each pod. These bathrooms will consist of two sinks, a toilet, and each will have a bathing facility: one will have a standing shower and the other one will have a full bath.
A fireplace in the lobby is a possibility along with an atrium, which will be seen from the higher floors. The basement will be storage for the students. Verhulst, Krueger, and the suites will surround the new dorm. Moving the road slightly north must be done to make room for this accommodation.
As for a name, there is none at the time. If it is approved it will likely be named after one of the former Lakeland College presidents, as the other dorms have been.
The money will probably be borrowed on tax exempt bonds.
The contractor, Jos. Schmitt and Sons from Sheboygan, have been chosen for this job. They have been contracted to work on other colleges such as Concordia Mequon. The middle of January is when the firm will have a maximum price estimate on the project.
The architect for the project will be SLaM (Sachs, Long, and McMatron). They had several focus groups, including students, to check what they wanted in the dorm. They attempted to accommodate these wants as best they could within a certain budget. Some of the wants included the pod rooming, a fireplace (which is still in being question), and the possibly air conditioning. SLaM has done several other college designs throughout the Midwest.
Two of the leaders in the planning of the building are Wayne Warnecke and Tony Fessler. Both have a great deal of confidence in the designs and the companies chosen for making the plans of the future building, because they picked firms that have been Lakeland has employed in the past and have a good track record.
Fessler also commented on the closeness of the dorm to other buildings. He assured it wasn't because of lack of room like so many other campuses, but because the school could use some density. He believes that this density will help give the campus more of a community feeling.
It was emphasized that nothing is final yet. The board of advisors is going to vote on the plan January 28th, 2004. Should they find that it is not in the best interest of the school to construct the dorm; the plan will not be accepted.