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Communications Equipment Room

This was a multi-year, multi-phase project at the Philips Arena (later State Farm Arena), located in Atlanta, GA. The project scope was to design a Communications Equipment Room, serving a Distributed Antenna System (DAS), converted from an existing storage room.
Phase 1 design, 2016:
  • Demolition of selected existing features, including walls.
  • New 25.5' wall (CMU lower 10', stud wall upper 15') (I did not draft this).
  • New door.
  • Equipment layout plan.
  • Overhead cable rack layout plan (auxiliary framing).
  • Fire protection plan & requirements (FM-200 fire suppression system).
  • Life safety plan.
  • Mechanical plan with new indoor air handler units, ducting, and outdoor condenser units.
  • Electrical plan with new transormer and AC panelboards connecting to an existing electrical system.
  • Grounding plan.
  • Lighting plan for new overhead lighting, as well as new AC receptacles.
  • Electrical riser diagram and AC panel schedule.
Phase 2 design, 2018:
  • New steel elevated equipment platform in portion of room.
  • Lighting plan with replacement of most light fixtures and revised mounting methodology to accomodate new equipment platform.
  • Structural design of equipment platform (I did not draft this).
Phase 3 design, 2019:
  • Design for additional equipment.
  • Mechanical plan for additional HVAC units.
  • Electrical plan for additional transformer and AC panelboard.
  • Grounding plan for new equipment.
  • Electrical riser diagram and AC panel schedule.
Deliverables included:
  • Phase 1 Conceptual Plan.
  • Phase 1 Permit Drawings.
  • Phase 1 As-Built Drawings.
  • Phase 2 Structural Design.
  • Phase 2 Heat Load Calculations.
  • Phase 2 Permit Drawings.
  • Phase 2 As-Built Drawings.
  • Phase 3 Equipment Plan.
  • Phase 3 Heat Load Calculations.
  • Phase 3 Permit Drawings.
  • Phase 3 As-Built Drawings.
Photo - Existing Conditions
Photo - Phase 1 Conditions
Photo - Phase 2 Conditions
Equipment Elevation
Equipment Elevation
Mechanical Plan

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