CINCINNATI UNION TERMINAL
AGENDA CUT History & Context Defining the Problem & Crafting a Plan Delivering the Promise
1930 Cincinnati Context of Train Stations C&O Fourth Street Station Central Union Depot, 1884 Court Street Station C.H. & D Depot, 1859 Pennsylvania Station, 1880 Torrance Road Station, 1907
National Context of Train Stations
Cincinnati Union Terminal Design Team Henry Matson Waite Alfred T. Fellheimer Steward Wagner Paul Philippe Cret Roland Wank
Innovation in Design & Technology
Passenger Railroads Falling on Hard Times.
1970 s & 1980 s Repurposing Ideas
The Last Resort. The Malling of Union Terminal
Even in decline a source of Inspiration
Cincinnati Museum Center 1990 Joint Venture of Separate Institutions: o Cincinnati History Museum & Library o OmniMAX Domed Theater o Cincinnati Natural History Museum o Duke Energy Children s Museum o 20,000sf Special Exhibits Gallery Planning by E. Verner Johnson w/ Glaser & Myers $80M Estimate - $40M Tax Initiative Most Culturally Significant Cincinnati Site - +2M Annual Museum Visits
CMC - Project One 2006 - Comprehensive Master Plan 2010 - Project 1: SW Corner of Building Test Case for Master Plan Conditions Exterior & Interior Components
Telling the Story to the Community Creating Urgency Cincinnati s Cultural Facilities Task Force Dec. 2013 Save the Icons Campaign Summer 2014 National Trust for Historic Preservation s Annual 11 Most Endangered Places - 2014
Telling the Story to the Community Creating Urgency Detailed documented of deterioration & risk of hidden deferred maintenance Ballot Initiative for Cincinnati Union Terminal Nov 2014 $175M of $213M Total Project Cost ($25M HTC s + $12.5M Grants & Philanthropy) Hamilton County Sales Tax Campaign - 5yr ¼% Request 63% Majority Vote Overwhelming WIN with 63% voter majority!!
Project Organization & Delivery Team Union Terminal Corporation (UTC, LLC) GBBN Architects John G Waite Associates Silman Associates ARUP with Heapy Engineering THP Limited Kleingers Associates Turner Construction Facilities Management & Planning Services Ellington Management Services Ownership Structure for Historic Tax Credits Design & Executive Architect Preservation Architect Structural Preservation MEP Structural Engineering 3D Scanning / Civil & Landscape Construction Manager Owner s Rep Inclusion Consultants
PROJECT GOALS.Pairing Vision & Stewardship
BUILDING DOCUMENTATION 1. REVIT input of 1930 s documents 2. Point-Cloud Scans of Entire Building
Integrated 3D Scans & Revit Model
Integrated 3D Scans & Revit Model
Constructed Structural Revit Model
Constructed MEP Revit Model
POINT-CLOUD / SCANS / TRUE-VIEW
Preservation and Rehabilitation Zones - NPS Concourse Level HISTORIC PRESERVATION SPACES PREVIOUS ALTERATIONS (HISTORIC) PREVIOUS ALTERATIONS REHABILITATION SPACES
PROJECT DEFINITION
PROJECT SCOPE Exterior Objectives: - Historic Preservation - Weather-tightness - Thermal Performance - Structural Integrity Exterior Walls: Repair, restore and clean stone and brick Windows: Roofs: Plaza: Repair and restore, provide new storm panels, new portal glazing Remove and replace flat roofs, repair marquee and dome Remove fountain and all other features, replace waterproofing, recreate fountain, drives and landscape - Longevity Additional Needs & Scope: West Wall, Drum Walls, 1989 Full Window Replacement
PROJECT SCOPE Exterior Masonry & Windows
PROJECT SCOPE Interior Systems Heating and Air-conditioning: - Replacing 2 chillers, adding a 3 rd - Replacing 3 boilers and eliminating steam - Computerized controls for HVAC and lighting. Electrical Systems: - New main panels, emergency generator, fire alarm - New LED lighting for work spaces and exhibits. Plumbing Systems: - New plumbing fixtures throughout - Redesign existing and increasing customer restroom facilities. Technology: - Extensive security camera coverage - Wider use of badges to access work spaces - Fiber IT network with Wi-Fi and cellphone coverage
PROJECT SCOPE Interior Preservation & Patron Experience Historic Preservation: - Newsreel Theater - Losantiville Dining Room - Rotunda Cleaning - Cleaning & refresh of previously restored spaces: Rookwood, UTPO, AMTRAK, HDR, CDR Enlarge Exhibit Spaces for Future: - Special Exhibit Gallery - Expanded footprint North side of building - Off-line spaces primed for Future - Spaces available for Premium Experience programming Improve Circulation - Museum entries at Rotunda & Lower Level - Plaza spaces within each Museum - Changing exhibits galleries on Mezzanine Level - Enhanced access to Holiday Junction/Duke Energy Trains - Enlarged Special Exhibit Gallery Improved Amenities - Restored LosantivilleDining - New and refreshed restrooms - Right-sized Retail Improve Visitor Experience; Better use of Interior Space to support Museum Activities
Rotunda / Concourse Level Plan
Losantiville Dining Room
Partial Mezzanine Level Plan
Mezzanine Level Lobby
Holiday Junction Gallery
Lower Level Plan Archives
Lower Level Lobby
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CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE
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