Eastvold Renovation
Eastvold
Chapel and Auditorium, built in 1952, is home to our emblem, the Rose
Window. The renovation and expansion of Eastvold will
modernize the auditorium and theatre spaces, create a new home for the
humanities and theatre departments, and improve Tower
Chapel.
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Project Overview
Planning and Construction Process
Steering Committee Roster & Newsletters
Floorplans and Schematics
Project Overview
The renovation and expansion of Eastvold will improve
facilities for the Division of Humanities, Performing Arts and Tower
Chapel.
Performing Arts
The Eastvold renovation
will provide new and refurbished spaces for the performing arts,
including not only the current theatre stage but also a black
box/studio theatre, an arena for speaker's forums and outlying office
and classroom areas as a place for breakout sessions. Theatre faculty
will also be located in the same building as the stage, allowing them
to spend more time in their teaching arena and giving students better
access to their offices.
Tower Chapel
The Eastvold
renovation will allow Tower Chapel to become an even greater spiritual
sanctuary by creating a brighter, more comfortable space for Campus
Ministry and religious clubs to meet and worship. A new grand entrance
will welcome the PLU community to celebrate and worship, and will allow
the chapel to be accessible to the PLU community 24 hours a day, seven
days a week. Additionally, the chapel will have a balcony to provide
overflow seating or space for a choir, as well as a narthex, sacristy,
and an alcove for the rehabilitated historic pipe organ. Finally, from
the new chapel floor you will be able to look up one story to the Rose
Window, which was adopted as the logo for Pacific Lutheran University
in 1975.
Planning and Construction Process
The Planning Committee for the Eastvold Chapel and Auditorium
renovation and expansion is headed by Vice President of Finance and
Operations Sheri Tonn, and is advised by President Anderson and the PLU Board of Regents.
Early on in the space planning
stage, focus groups will be organized and, along with other campus
groups, will help to inform the design process. The Eastvold Steering
Committee represents constituents from all over campus, especially
departments who will be significantly affected by the renovation. Please see below for Steering Committee minutes.
In
March 2002, the planning committee submitted a Request for Proposal (RFP) for
design services to several architectural firms, and ultimately elected
to work with NBBJ. In Summer 2005, an RFP was also submitted to several
contractors, and the committee decided to hire Sellen Construction. The
design process is nearly complete, but the project has been temporarily put on hold.
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Steering Committee Roster and Newsletters
Eastvold Steering Committee Roster 2006-2007
The project is currently on hold, but newsletters will be posted as updates are available.
Floorplans and Schematics
View from Northeast and Site Plan (September 2006)
Floorplans - Basement and Level 01 (September 2006)
Floorplans - Level 02 and Level 03 (September 2006)
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Project Timeline
April-July 2005
Schematic September-December 2005
Design Project is on Hold
Related Links
Eastvold / Office of Development
NBBJ
Sellen Construction
Lorig Associates
Office of Finance and Operations
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