Hangar 3 Re-Use Guidelines
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Re-Use Guidelines Hangar 3 (Building No. 47) NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, California August 30, 2006 Prepared for Integrated Science Solutions, Inc. Moffett Field, California Prepared by page & turnbull, inc. San Francisco, California Reuse Guidelines Hangar 3 Moffett Field, California Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 3 a. Project Team..................................................................................................................................3 b. Purpose..........................................................................................................................................4 c. Methodology....................................................................................................................................4 d. Executive Summary.......................................................................................................................5 II. BUILDING SUMMARY ............................................................................................... 9 a. Description.....................................................................................................................................9 b. History ........................................................................................................................................20 c. Construction Chronology ...............................................................................................................33 d. Conditions Assessment.................................................................................................................36 III. HISTORICAL STATUS ............................................................................................ 47 a. National Register of Historic Places .............................................................................................47 b. California Register of Historical Resources....................................................................................50 c. National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks .........................................................................51 IV. SIGNIFICANCE ...................................................................................................... 52 a. Significance Statement ..................................................................................................................52 b. Significant Features and Elements................................................................................................52 c. Significance Diagrams...................................................................................................................57 V. BUILDING STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS ......................................................................... 62 a. Description of Hangars ................................................................................................................62 b. Physical Condition of Hangars and Past-Repair Work ................................................................68 c. Seismic Assessment.......................................................................................................................72 d. Wind Assessment ........................................................................................................................79 e. Structural Conclusions and Recommendations ...............................................................................80 f. Bibliography..................................................................................................................................82 VI. BUILDING MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS ..................... 84 a. Mechanical...................................................................................................................................84 b. Electrical......................................................................................................................................87 c. Fire Protection System ..................................................................................................................90 d. Plumbing Systems ........................................................................................................................95 VII. SAFETY/STABILITY ............................................................................................. 97 a. Foreword......................................................................................................................................97 b. Code Issue Matrix.................................................................................................................... 100 c. Summary................................................................................................................................... 101 VIII. REUSE GUIDELINES .........................................................................................107 a. Appropriate Uses...................................................................................................................... 107 b. Use Diagrams........................................................................................................................... 117 c. Common Considerations ............................................................................................................ 118 August 30, 2006 Page & Turnbull, Inc. 1 Reuse Guidelines Hangar 3 Moffett Field, California d. Architectural Treatments and Improvements.............................................................................. 120 e. Example Hangars..................................................................................................................... 125 f. Concluding Remarks.................................................................................................................. 129 IX. BIBLIOGRAPHY ....................................................................................................130 a. Books ....................................................................................................................................... 130 b. Articles..................................................................................................................................... 131 c. Unpublished and Other Resources.............................................................................................. 132 d. Internet Resources...................................................................................................................... 132 August 30, 2006 Page & Turnbull, Inc. 2 Reuse Guidelines Hangar 3 Moffett Field, California I. INTRODUCTION a. Project Team At the request of NASA Ames Research Center, Page & Turnbull has developed the following reuse guidelines for Hangar 3 at Moffett Field, California. The document identifies and evaluates historically significant and contributing elements at Hangar 3, analyzes code compliance concerns and provides recommendations and guidelines for its rehabilitation and reuse. Page & Turnbull has prepared a similar document for Hangar 2, a nearly identical hangar located adjacent and parallel to Hangar 3. NASA project managers, facility managers and archive curators have assisted Page & Turnbull in the preparation of this report. The project team consists of: • Page & Turnbull, Inc. 724 Pine Street San Francisco, CA 94108 J. Gordon Turnbull, Principal-In-Charge Melisa Gaudreau, Project Manager Elisa Skaggs, Designer Mark McMillan, Architectural Conservator Elizabeth Milnarik, Designer/Architectural Historian Richard Sucré, Architectural Historian Michael Tornabene, Designer • Degenkolb Engineers 225 Bush Street San Francisco, CA 94104 John Dal Pino, Principal Andrew Mitchell, Design Engineer • Flack + Kurtz 405 Howard Street, Ste. 500 San Francisco, CA 94105 Todd M. See, PE, LEED AP Peter G. Samaras, PE, IALD, LC, LEED AP • NASA Ames Research Center/Integrated Science Solutions Inc. (ISSi) Thomas Anderson, Project Manager, ISSi Keith Venter, Federal Preservation Officer, NASA Ames Roger Ashbaugh, Historic Preservation Code QE, NASA Ames Michael Makinen, Former Federal Preservation Officer, NASA Ames Rocci Caringello, NASA Planning Office August 30, 2006 Page & Turnbull, Inc. 3 Reuse Guidelines Hangar 3 Moffett Field, California b. Purpose These reuse guidelines establish parameters for rehabilitation work and building reuse. They are intended to serve as a tool for entities engaged in evaluation and planning for Hangar 3, so that the historic character may be considered and preserved in conjunction with necessary changes to accommodate reuse. Included is a building description, an historical analysis, a conditions assessment, a discussion of historic significance, an evaluation of the significant features and elements, an analysis of the structural system by Degenkolb Engineers, an analysis of the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems by Flack + Kurtz, a review of code issues, and reuse guidelines that analyze three scenarios, in light of the historically significant nature of the structure. Reuse guidelines exist for many buildings within the designated historic district at Moffett Field, and with the completion of reuse guidelines for Hangars 2 and 3, all contributing resources to the Shenandoah Plaza Historic will have been addressed. c. Methodology The following reuse guidelines are informed by historical information and plans supplied by NASA, site visits conducted by