Chesapeake Bay Foundation – Gateway Conference Center
LOCATION:
Annapolis, Maryland
ARCHITECT:
SmithGroup, Inc.
LOW VOLTAGE CONSULTANT:
FORTRAN Communications
CONSTRUCTION COST:
$7.2 MILLION
GROSS SQUARE FOOTAGE:
32,000 gross square feet
LEED CERTIFICATION:
Platinum
Description
The scope of this project included a $275,000.00 design to budget for audiovisual (AV) & multimedia systems to include: speech reinforcement, videoconferencing, audiovisual presentation and recording, along with custom conference room presenter’s station and associated infrastructure. The primary space to receive technology systems was a 200-Seat Conference/Training Room with videoconference capability and a master control/edit record room for the two spaces. Project responsibilities included: complete specifications for all audiovisual/multimedia and RF video cabling systems, complete acoustical analysis and room finishes criteria, project management through bidding & negotiations concluding with construction administration project management through systems testing and acceptance. The design scope commenced with a schematic design phase that included the development of preliminary design to cost estimates for the to be specified AV systems. The project was a three-year, multi-phase design project. The project has been successfully complete since January 2001.[/col3]
