Planning & Design Meetings Planning Meeting 12/2/2014 - MinutesPALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL
Palo Alto Unified School District
PROGRAM MEETING NOTES
DATE: 2 December 2014
SUBJECT: BUILDING 500 RENOVATION (LIBRARY)
Student Activities
ATTENDEES: Matt Hall, PAUSD Tom Hodges, fs3/Hodges Erwin Lee, DLM
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the program needs of the Student Activities.
The following are the highlights of the meeting:
1. The architect presented the current floor plan as well as a sketch model to describe
the Activities space.
2. The primary change from the previous floor plan is that the Activities space
increased in area. The area was reallocated from the “Gallery” which the Building
500 user group determined was larger than necessary. The additional area creates
an alcove for cabinets and storage. The curved demising wall between the Activities
and the Gallery should be a ‘tall’ wall within the double height space. It was
suggested that the ‘tall’ wall could be articulated with small, fixed windows to let in
natural light from the skylights in the Gallery.
3. Noise isolation between Activities and the adjacent spaces should be considered.
4. The door to the storage room can be a single door in lieu of a double door. The door
should be placed as far to one end of the storage room as possible in order to
maximize the uninterrupted wall surface in the classroom.
5. The main teaching wall will be on the east wall and should have a 16 ft. marker
board. All other wall surfaces should be tack panel. The classroom space is under
the lower ceiling portion of the building.
6. A ceiling mounted projector and large, pull down projection screen is preferred over
a ‘smartboard’.
7. It was noted that the window area facing the quad cannot be continuous because of
an existing utilities chase that must remain. However, it was acceptable to have
windows on side in lieu of one continuous window.
8. Window coverings will be provided but it was mentioned by the user that glare would
not be an issue.
9. The exterior door should be relocated so that it is in the back of the classroom and
circulation into the room does not occur in front of the teaching wall.
Next Meeting:
TBD
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