HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0621IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
LIBRARY ARCHITECTURAL PRESENTATIONS & BRIEFING MINUTES
DECEMBER 18, 2001
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, December 18,
2001, at 4:15 p.m., for architectural presentations regarding the new Iredell County
Library, and at 5:00 p.m., for the agenda briefing in the Iredell County Government
Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Karen B. Ray
Tommy E. Bowles
Steve D. Johnson
R. Godfrey Williams
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan
Blumenstein, Library Director Steve Messick, Support Services Director Jim Vernon,
Tax Collector Joe Ketchie, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
PRESENTATIONS FROM ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS REGARDING THE
NEW IREDELL COUNTY LIBRARY: Iredell County Library Director Steve
Messick introduced Architects Earle Gaulden and David Moore, with the firm of Craig
Gaulden Davis, for a presentation regarding the new library.
Gaulden said he was confident his firm could design a building to fit the county's
needs. He was also confident that a 40,000 sq. ft. building could be built with the
budgeted amount of $5,590,000. Mr. Gaulden said a local civil engineer (Steve Knight)
would assist on the project.
Mr. Moore said the firm had designed over 45 libraries. He described the usual
layout of most libraries, e.g., being arranged to have visual control over the entire
building and having conference rooms near the main section for security reasons. He
also discussed:
1. The importance of having no nail holes in a metal roof.
2. The importance of staying abreast of technological changes.
3. The importance of the interaction with the client as well as the community in
the design process of a library.
Commissioner Johnson asked how much technological leeway should be given
when designing a library.
Moore said it was difficult to forecast new technology; however, the firm tried to
be flexible when it came to wiring or electrical components.
Gaulden and Moore said Iredell's building could be built at $115 per sq. ft. They
said the cost might be a little less, and if so, alternates could be added.
Messick then introduced Architect Michael West with the firm of Calloway
Johnson Moore West.
West said his firm had an -house engineering section; however, it did not have a
civil engineer. He said the firm had built public facilities all over the southeast and about
the only types of construction it did not engage in were supermarkets and shopping malls.
Mr. West said the firm did not have a set agenda or a "signature style" for library
architecture. West said the firm had built libraries in residential, business, and rural
areas. He said the firm had won a most improved library award (Sheppard's Memorial
Library) in North Carolina as well as a best project award (Airborne & Special
Operations Museum) for North and South Carolina.