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As the Architecture, Construction and Engineering mentorship program moves forward on its project to renovate the Minneapolis armory, it enters the final phases, according to club mentor Jenn Corazzo.

Corazzo said the Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE) Club’s renovation project moved its focus to the floor plans and structure.

“They are working on renovating the Armory building in Downtown Minneapolis to a new  function,” Corazzo said. “It’s going well. They are working on the floor plan right now, finalizing those. We’re starting to get the structural model designed and working on site logistics.”

Senior club member Kim Tran said ACE currently designs the setup and rooms for its renovation plans.

“Currently we have all the plans right now and we’re just designing which type of functions will be in each room, like a gym, a pool or a retail place where you can rent out stuff,” Tran said. “Personally, I’m working on drawing it and then doing it in 3D.”

Tran said after basic design, the focus becomes the intricate details of the building systems.

“I think after designing we will look into how it’s going to look like — as in the colors, the lighting and the materials we will use,” Tran said. “After that, we should focus more on mechanical and electrical systems.”

Senior club member Henry Feldman said designing can cause confusion, but he believes the members will soon adapt.

“It’s kind of difficult for us to wrap our heads around it because the whole process of designing a building is pretty complicated. But as time goes on, we’re going to understand and be better at it,” Feldman said.

Corazzo said after the members finish designing, the club will complete its final steps before it presents its plans in a competition against different schools in Minnesota.

“Once they get the design done and everything’s picked out, we will move on to writing the schedule. Then there’s also the budget estimate, phasing and whole planning,” Corazzo said. “When all that stuff’s done, we put it into a presentation and get that ready for the early March competition.”

The competition to present the design plans takes place
March 3 at the University of Minnesota.

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