Well, after much time and effort spent looking down at concrete slabs, it's nice to finally start looking up. Above the ceiling, that is.
It's the stuff you don't see that will keep visitors comfortable...and safe. Namely, the HVAC system and the fire sprinkler system. As you'll see from this photo, the sprinkler system was installed with a standard office in mind.
Sprinkler pipes are at a height of ten feet, a problem considering that the walls for Studio One will be fifteen and a half feet high. So we had to raise them pipes higher. Here's a closer look. You'll see a round patched spot where the original penetration was, with a sprinkler pipe coming through its new penetration around 8 feet higher.
Here's a long shot with the sprinkler pipes at their new height. Room for those spacious ceilings!
And here's the first air handler set in place for the HVAC system. We'll have three separate systems when all is said and done. One for the offices and common areas, one for the control rooms and another for the studios. This will allow us to tailor the heating and cooling requirements for each unique environment, as well as managing acoustic and noise properties.
This longer shot gives you an idea of the generous ceiling height we have to work with. It's 18 feet to the bottom of the large girder, and 22 feet to the roof deck. No crawling around on the belly to install and maintain that stuff!
Next week, walls start going up. Meanwhile I'm enjoying watching the studio's innards begin to take shape. It ain't sexy. It ain't pretty. But there ain't no studio without 'em.
Until next time...
1 comment:
Um, I disagree. Its very sexy. At least to me. It's the backbone, hence basis, of all that we do now and hope to do in the years to come. That's the "come hither" factor. Sexy.
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