Design Team

The Juneau firm of Jensen Yorba Lott, Inc. (JYL) Architects is the prime consultant for the Terminal Renovation & Expansion Project. Their team includes a variety of engineers and specialists who, together, will provide the design and construction documents for the project. The airport planning and design expertise will be provided by HNTB, a large architecture and engineering firm with multiple offices in the U.S. Their expertise in aviation planning has been used in other Alaskan airports including Anchorage, Fairbanks and Sitka.

The JYL Team is led by Antonio Yorba, AIA and includes:

• Barten Drake, HNTB: Aviation designer
• Chris Gianotti, PE, PND: Structural engineer
• Ben Haight, PE, Haight & Associates: Electrical engineer
• Doug Murray, PE: Murray & Associates: Mechanical engineer
• Jim Rehfeldt, PE: Alaska Energy Consulting: Energy engineer
• Eshan Mugal, HMS: Cost estimator

Conceptual Design

Once the broad ideas and needs/desires are articulated in the planning phase, the project is ready for Conceptual Design. During this stage, the architects begin to study how the building’s design can meet the needs of the client. For a renovation project, this means fitting the desired changes of use into the existing building shell, or adding space onto the building if the existing structure is too small to meet the necessary improvements. Conceptual Design was completed during the Spring/Summer of 2007.

• Conceptual Design Workshop Summary
• Conceptual Design Report
• Updated Conceptual Design Floor Plans, August 2007
  • First Floor
  • Second Floor

Schematic Design

Schematic Design brings the concept forward in sufficient detail to allow all the expected impacts and issues of the design to be understood. The size of the project, specific needs of areas to be remodeled or built new, and the extent of interior finishes to be replaced are all part of the schematic design of a renovation project. The engineering disciplines (electrical, mechanical, and structural) consider the existing building conditions and the Owner’s needs to determine how to accomplish the desired concept. Goals for energy efficiency are typically set during this phase of design.

A Schematic Design review of the Terminal Renovation & Expansion project was held on September 27, 2007. The Design Team presented drawings and described the systems included in the renovation and expansion project. The links below include Schematic Drawings and reports that describe the scope of the Schematic Design, followed with an Appendix of supplemental information including the technical drawings. The meeting agenda and summary notes are linked, as well.

•      First Floor Final Schematic Oct07
•      Second Floor Final Schematic Oct07
•      Exterior Elevations Final Schematic Nov07
•      Schematic Design Report
•      Schematic Design Appendix
•      Schematic Design Work Session Agenda - September 27, 2007
•      Schematic Design Work Session Notes

Design Development

By the end of “DD” t he design is fully developed with detailed understanding of the scope of the work. This phase includes drawings and partially developed specifications that describe the extent of construction work needed and the character of each space. This is the last formalized phase of design where changes in design scope can be reasonably accommodated without significant impact to budget or schedule.

At the completion of Schematic Design, it was determined that the total total scope of the terminal renovation should be sequenced into three primary components: Phase I will include new roofingsiding, windows, and ugrades to Shell Simmons Drive in front of the main entry. This work will have a brief "DD" phase and will move quickly into Construction Documents to allow a February, 2008 Advertisement for Bids.

Phase 2 includes the bulk of renovation work currently funded. Estimated at approximately $11 million construction cost, the DD phase will extend through March, 2008. A public review meeting will be scheduled at the completion of Design Development.

The scope of Phase 3 will be determined by the Airport Board, once the renovation work described above is under construction. This scoping is expect to take place in early 2009.

Construction Documents

Construction Documents are the technical drawings and specifications that describe how the project is to be constructed. In the traditional public procurement model, Construction Documents thoroughly explain the project in both graphic line drawings and written text. They specify all materials and products to be used. However, the means and methods by which the components are to be assembled are not drawn or described – these decisions of how to construct the project are left to the construction contractor. Please refer to the Construction section of this website for additional information about this phase of the Terminal Renovation Project.