Church of the Redeemer: Relocation of Offices
updated 8/3/2007
New readers: start
at bottom with Planning, then up to Photos and
Designs, lastly Next Steps
NEXT STEPS
A) Remodel Doors and Walls:
hired a contractor, see carpentry work scope
in two phases.
Using Jose Esparza cell 281-435-3644, started 10 am Sat July 28 after volunteers
moved stuff.
We bought the doors and slider window at Lowes, he's doing work for $1400, with $500
upfront
As of Thursday evening, both new doors are hung, window in Admin door, slider
installed &
walls installed. ITT have run voice/data lines above the ceiling, but not yet
terminated in boxes
B) Electrical Work:
Install five 110v outlets in Admin office, split out
lighting circuit for storage
No response from Miguel Ruiz, consider C Turner Electric 281-374-9200,
recomm. by Environ Air
Jose Esparza will also do this work with the help of an electrician colleague:
need it priced
C) PHONES
Voice
is three-line
713-928-3221: PBX is Panasonic KX-TVS80 by
ITT
Houston, 713-868-8080
Contact is Monty Brit, mbrit @ itthouston.com who did the 2001
installation work "post-flood"
Received quote for $803 (if no tax), plus $67 for another network
hub on 1st floor in A/V closet
ITT Houston's quote covers voice, fax, DSL & data wiring installed: equipment,
materials, labor.
DSL number is 713-928-6469, and separate fax 713-921-7504,
both thru AT&T (877-722-3755)
Phone company termination demarcation is in
basement below steep stairs
from the Parish Hall.
SECURITY system is leased from ADT (phone 800-238-7887). We're customer
01300 104044086
Only change needed is
video surveillance. ADT quoting on conduit, routing above kitchen wall
ADT
field reps Ray Knight &
John-Michael
Anderson (713-525-6300) came on Wed July 25th
Accepted ADT's quote for running new cable and conduit, but deferred buying
a DVR for remote
D) Switching Storage Rooms : move tables & chairs July 28,
moved big shelves to ball storage.
Aug 4:
Add missing
floor trim, paint two side rooms, also paint new storage room and doors
E) Relocate Library: to be done after side room painting & trim repair by volunteers is completed
F) Networked Copier: Delivery is on Aug
6. Leah has advised
Konica Minolta to extend a month
Printer/Scanner/Copier will be networked after office network is set-up,
recommend Geek Squad
We're working with
Christopher.Johns@imagistics.com,
281-949-2651, Océ Corporate Printing
G) Network Offices: setup the LAN for desktops, laptops, local printers plus get Oce networked
H) Move Third Floor to First: Hire helpers for Carlos, or get bids from professional moving firms
I) HVAC (not yet budgeted?) $750 for fan motor of 5-ton heat pump #10 on Eastwood sidewalk
DESIGNS
ITT's 2002 markup of floor plans
on a 1998 Master Development Plan by Harper & AssociatesSee floor plans of ground floor and above and floor plan of basement (they're 36" * 24" PDFs)
Communications & Electrical
floor plan shows 110V outlets, phone, fax, networking needsNew space users drawn to scale for first floor plan, identifying all the proposed changes in red.
Rector and Administrator office layouts locating furniture, new walls, doors, windows in offices. Click current spaces scale drawing floor plan, showing how rooms off Parish Hall are now used.
PHOTOS
Added photos of construction
progress, office
equipment and
Room 108 equipment
Updated 3rd floor offices photos,
also photos of 1st Floor rooms contents
off Parish Hall.
Separately photographed "Polly Sumner"
Library, former
Bookstore/Stage,
Utility spaces
PLANNING
In order to relocate Rector and Administrator to 1st Floor, it's necessary to displace some existing
uses. Basic planning premise used is windowed rooms for people, storage in non-windowed spaces!
From an optimum planning perspective, ideally there would be up to four distinct spaces defined:
1) Personal office for the Rector
2) A separate Counseling space
3) A Church Administrator Office
4) Administrative storage space
First Floor has Room 108 for large Group meetings, so Rector thinks need number 2 is already met.
Spaces identified to relocate into: Rector into "Polly Sumner
Library";
room that currently stores
tables/chairs will be new Library; small room connected by Dutch door will be
for quiet reading or
contemplative prayer (or could be used by the Rector for one-on-one counseling).
Administrative office & storage functions to use much of the
space in former church Bookstore;
with balance of space not used for Admin becoming separated storage for
relocated tables/chairs.
Originally submitted
by Bob Andrew on Sunday July 1st, 2007
Credentials: former Jr. Warden, did remodel projects on 1st and 3rd Floors, Planning Commissioner
in Yardley, PA, taught Urban Planning in 2006. See Civic & Academic pages of www.BobAndrew.info
