Main Administration Building Renovation & Restoration
Completion Date June 1999
Published June 1999
Built in 1879, University of Notre Dame's Main Administration Building is considered the nation's most recognized college landmark. After 120 years of use, the structure suffered--wood timbers would not support floor load requirements; one floor was not in use; handicap access and life safety requirements were nonexistent; there were no elevators; mechanical, electrical, lighting, communication, and audiovisual systems were unreliable. The building was due for a comprehensive renovation.
In 1996, a renovation strategy was developed with a historical approach: the building's exterior was of primary historic importance, while the interior would be a blend of historic restoration, historically sensitive renovation, and transitional design. A detailed Restoration/Renovation Program was developed: while the public spaces would be a historic restoration/preservation effort, the office area challenge would be to develop a historically sensitive environment accommodating modern office requirements allowing for future flexibility.
Masonry cleaning began and efforts were made to duplicate crucial aspects of the exterior. The original slate roof was replaced. The decorative sheet metal on the roof (the window hoods, trim, and cornices) were removed, rebuilt in a local metal shop, and replaced. Interior mural restoration moved forward, documenting any mural work uncovered.
The interior phase of project included structural modifications, finishes, exit stairs, historic wood stairs, elevators, window replacement, mechanical systems, fire protection systems, toilet rooms, electrical systems, and site work.
The nine-year renovation process ended with the reopening of the Main Administration Building in the summer of 1999. Ceremonies were held in October of that year to welcome the restored building back to its place as the heart and soul of campus. "There's an elegance to the building that was hidden by the dust of years in the past," the Vice President of University Relations says. "I think it stands for the progress of Notre Dame. Just seeing it now, you realize this is the Main Building. This is the heart of the University, and this is where the University began."
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University of Notre Dame |
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Owner Contact:
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Father Edward Malloy, C.S.C.
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Building Location:
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Notre Dame, IN UNITED STATES
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Project Type:
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Renovation
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Principal Building Function:
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Teaching and administration |
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Project Timeline
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| Dec 1990 | Planning Start |
| May 1992 | Design Start |
| May 1995 | Construction Start |
| Jun 1999 | Completion |
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Last known status: Completed
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| Project Cost: |
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$23,000,000 |
| Construction Cost: |
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$18,000,000 |
| Cost Per Sq. Ft: |
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$124 |
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About These Cost Figures
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Project Includes:
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Education
Education: Administration
Office
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| Total GSF: |
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145,000 |
| Total NSF: |
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116,000 |
| Efficiency: |
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80% |
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Building Population:
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290
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People Density:
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500 gsf/person
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Building Services:
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Emergency power, fire alarm system, security and telecommunications raceway systems
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Special Equip:
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Variable frequency drives, low voltage lighting control, lighting dimming system, lighting protection system, liquid detection system, electric heat tracing system, electric hand dryers
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Office Size:
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40 to 300 NSF
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Power Req:
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8.6 w/nsf
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HVAC Req:
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1.51 cfm/nsf
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Structure/Foundation:
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Existing building structure: multiwythe brick bearing walls. Foundations: mulitwythe brick walls or rock boulders.
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| Profile Created 06/01/1999 |
| Last Updated 04/04/2006 |
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The cost figures reported are supplied by the firms that submitted these
projects for publication, which in most cases are the designers or builders.
Whereas these sources are intimately familiar with their projects, they may
not be fully aware of the owners' finally-realized and recorded costs. In some
cases, costs are truly and completely accounted for, and in others they represent
a near approximation of the final costs. Costs have not been adjusted for
year of construction, nor has any attempt been made to make regional cost
adjustments.
Further, costs are not comparable on any kind of detailed standard costing model.
Hence, it is possible for the cost of one building to include a steam boiler, while
the cost of a comparable building might not include the boiler, if steam is being
supplied from an already existing campus grid. Or, in another case, a building might
include excess boiler capacity to supply steam to another building. Some submittals
include fees or unusual site improvements as part of the construction costs, which
others do not.
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Main Administration Building Photo courtesy of Ellerbe Becket, photographer Timothy Hursley Notes:
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