| ARCH229 | MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| The effects of value engineering | |||||||||||||||||
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| The Zoo project was delayed almost two years because of the 49er stadium bond issue. Initially, a significant source of funding for the New Zoo was to be provided by a bond that was to be issued by the City of San Francisco. Voters approved the bond measure in the 1996 election by a wide margin. Unfortunately, the Zoo bond measure shared the ballot with the controversial 49er stadium bond. The Stadium Bond measure was confronted by a variety of legal challenges. This had the effect of putting the Zoo Bond on hold until the legal challenges were resolved.
Inflation over this period caused the buying power of the "zoo dollars" to decrease dramatically. As a result, the current design had to be value engineered to meet the change in budget. The zoo commitee board made it clear that the animal exhibits were the number one priority and that the change in budget had to be reflected in the architecture. |
All of the Zoo Street buildings suffered from the value engineering in some shape or form. The Snack Bar was deleted from the project entirely, while the remaining buildings, such as the Panorama Cafe and Gift shop were carefully redesigned with the budget as the prime constraint. In general, the value engineering process was very informal. Typically, the zoo committee would request changes, and Field Paoli,would recommend possible design changes and solutions. Being site architect, Field Paoli had the responsibility of making sure that all members of the design team were kept up to date on all design changes. This was particularly challenging because of the numerous and diverse consultants working on the project. The value engineering exercise looked at simplifying wall layouts, roof lines, and structure. Materials and landscaping were also reduced. | ||||||||||||||||
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| West elevation Panorama Cafe 11.17.1999 | |||||||||||||||||
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| North Elevation Snack Bar and Gift Shop 11.17.2000 | |||||||||||||||||
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