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PROJECT APPROACH BKV G R O U P sustainable opportunities, proper squad and apparatus circulation, etc. We will devote a significant amount of energy to solving site circulation issues. Separating squad/apparatus circulation from the general population is a priority to avoid accidents that delay response times and to avoid damage to expensive vehicles. This requires an obvious entry/exit point for civilian cars and a self-evident building entry near any community -use spaces to assist in wayfinding. The topography of the sites and various storm water management options need to be analyzed to make sure the solution is cost-effective. A plan for building expansion can be accommodated if required. Finally, the locations of utility access points will be reviewed and an estimate of costs to extend them to the building will be provided for the project budget. We will present multiple options to the team, pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of each with regards to aesthetics, due diligence issues, functionality, constructability, sustainability, and financial feasibility. Through this process we will begin to arrange the program areas into a fit plan. Sometimes called a block diagram or an adjacency plan, the fit plan shows all the programmatic spaces, interior and exterior, on the site and adds walls and corridors to establish a conceptual plan that can be analyzed for internal response times, acoustic separations concerns, ease of distribution for mechanical engineering and plumbing (MEP) systems, optimal solar orientation, etc. Using our building information modeling (BIM) system, we can output some preliminary information on Energy Use Intensity (EUI) for the buildings and simulate how different massing or orientation approaches affect the long-term energy costs of the facility. The team will explore and present a variety of ways to organize the building to make sure we are achieving the optimal design for these specific projects. We will then discuss those options with the owner's team, pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of each with regards to aesthetics, functionality, constructability, sustainability, and financial feasibility. As we make refinements to the plans to meet owner requests, we will begin to explore exterior design options. The program spaces can be grouped and shaped into a variety of different exterior designs, with styles ranging from very traditional to very modern; from very clean and simple to very detailed and complex. As always, the city will be presented with many options to review, and we will help to organize the discussion by pointing out the impacts to maintainability, constructability, sustainability, and financial feasibility. These schematic concepts will be updated and iterated through collaboration with the owner over multiple workshops until the optimal solution is reached and is estimated to be within budget. Cost estimating is made easier through our robust BIM model, which can output precise quantities for systems -based takeoffs. We will use our virtual reality system at intervals to communicate the character of the proposed spaces and the workflows the police officers and firefighters will be experiencing on a daily basis to make sure the owner's project team is comfortable with the design. At the end of the phase, we can utilize the Virtual Reality system at a community open house or town hall meeting to communicate to the citizens exactly what is proposed. The schematic design deliverable will include grading and utility plans, stormwater plans, landscape plans, architectural site plans, floor plans, elevations, structural plans, narratives about MEP systems, 3D renderings, a cost estimate, and a code review. ENRICHING LIVES AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES 1 51