KPLU Relocation
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Lutheran University's resident jazz and NPR News radio station, KPLU, currently
resides in Eastvold Chapel and Auditorium. Prior to the
renovation and addition of Eastvold, KPLU will be moving to a new
building, the Martin J. Neeb Center, designed specifically for their needs near South Hall on lower
campus.
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Project Overview
Planning and Construction Process
Floorplans & Artistic Renderings
Weekly Progress Photos
Weekly Newsletters
Project Overview
Since its inception in 1966, KPLU has built a rich heritage as a
pre-eminent broadcast asset in the Pacific Northwest. Offering NPR
news, jazz and blues, KPLU's signal reaches all of Western Washington,
Northern Oregon and Southern British Colombia, giving it a weekly
audience of over 350,000 listeners. Additionally, KPLU's 24-hour
jazz stream is heard on the Web by 20,000 listeners per week,
making it one of the most listened-to streams on the Internet.
Prior to the renovation of Eastvold, KPLU will be moving to a new building, the Martin J. Neeb Center,
near South Hall on lower campus, which will be designed specifically to support their broadcasting needs.
This new building will provide much-needed upgrades including on-air
studios, production rooms, small performance space, and offices.
Planning and Construction Process
The KPLU project is overseen by the KPLU Planning Committee, which
is overseen
by PLU's Construction Management Department. The project is also supervised by the KPLU
Steering Committee, which reports to President Anderson and the PLU
Board of Regents.
In
March 2005, the planning committee submitted a Request for Proposal
(RFP) for design services to several architectural firms, and
ultimately elected to work with Bloomfield and Associates and Helix
Design. In Spring 2006, the committee also decided to hire John Korsmo
Construction as contractor for the project. A
conceptual design for the building has been completed, and the
committees will soon finalize construction documents and county
permits. Construction is scheduled to begin January 2008.
The project is estimated to be completed by January 2009.
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Newsletters
June 30, 2007 Newsletter
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Floorplans & Artistic Renderings
Floorplan - First Floor (June 2006)
Floorplan - Second Floor (June 2006)
Rendering - View from North (June 2006)
Rendering - View from Northwest (June 2006)
Rendering - Overhead View from Southwest (June 2006)
Rendering - View from Southeast
Rendering - View from Northeast
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Project Timeline
May 2005: Helix Design Selected as Architects January 2006: Corner Lot Purchased May 2006: John Korsmo Construction, Inc., selected as General Contractor 2007: Construction documents drafter and permit applications submitted January 2008: Groundbreaking February 2008: Building permits issued, construction starts following permit release February 2009: Building is completed May 2009: Equipment Installed June 2009: KPLU goes live
Related Links
KPLU Website
Helix Design John Korsmo Construction
Lorig Associates
Office of Finance and Operations
LEED Information
LEED Scorecard LEED Certification (PowerPoint Presentation)
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