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Building budget, stage 1 1 Background and intentions 1.1 Goal This budget should be a tool in our work to finance the project. It is also to give guidelines, for the architect and other technical personnel, in working with design and technical specifications for the buildings to be. Even though we have visions of SoL as an institution that will eventually house a multitude of activities, we feel it correct to limit our scope at this initial stage of the project. Therefore, this budget will only handle minimum requirements. We think of this building stage as the first stage and we contemplate a second stage in the near future, say within this decade. 1.2 Composition To obtain the necessary background information for the budget, we will seek to describe the requirements needed for building SoL. That is, we will go through all physical structures and facilities and estimate the size and complexity of these. Furthermore, we will describe interior decorations and fixtures in some detail. 2 Structures and facilities 2.1 Needs Besides the farming land needed for the ecological farming, the physical structures must consist of a reception, guest house, restaurant/dining room, art gallery, shop, lecturing rooms, multifunctional hall, students’ annexe, library and accommodation facilities for the teaching staff. There must also be a sports-area (tennis court, swimming pool, playing fields). Stage one of SoL will require dimensions to house about 30 students together with about 4 permanent and 4 short-term staff members. Furthermore, the guest house must accommodate between 15 to 20 course attendants. The restaurant/dining room should be a flexible space able to serve some 60 guests in one seating laid out as a restaurant, and double that when laid out as a dining room. The multifunctional hall should at its maximum be able to seat about 300 guests. The facilities to house the playgroup should have space for about 15 children. 2.2 Building materials and technical installations The plan is to build SoL in an environmentally friendly manner, in accordance with SoL’s aims. Care will be taken to choose the most environmentally friendly building materials possible, with respect to production methods, health and maintenance. We also aim to use the best energy efficient technology with regards to energy production and use, as well as water use and recycling. This will include central solar-powered hot water production for hot water and central heating. A sewage cleaning facility will be built for recovery of grey water for irrigation and for production of fertiliser for the land. Although SoL will be connected to the national grid for its energy supply, we will make use of sun and wind electrical generators to supplement the supply, and a part of the centre will be independent of the national grid, relying totally on renewable energy resources for its needs. A central ventilation system together with good insulation and orientation will be important to minimize energy used in heating and cooling living and working spaces. SoL will be an international centre and to communicate with the world we use the latest technology for communications. All rooms will be prepared for wideband web and telephone connections, however, only the computer room and the office section will be fully equipped for these purposes at this stage. The living quarters and other buildings will otherwise comply with the usual standards concerning safety (structural, fire etc.) and health regulations. 2.3 Land The land where SoL will be situated must include suitable farming land, preferably with existing facilities for farming (hence, such buildings and equipment need not be included as separate sections in this investment budget.) The land must be large enough to house between 2 — 5000 mē of buildings (building step 1 and 2) for housing, lecturing halls etc. Part of SoL’s land shall be managed as a wildlife area. A minimum land area is estimated to somewhere between 25 and 50 hectares.
3 Cost estimate 3.1 Assumptions For this cost estimate we have assumed a price level at the upper scale of today’s building costs in southern Spain. This due to the fact that the technologies to be used in the project may be unfamiliar to the local constructors and the experience that environmental friendly building materials tend to be expensive. Costs for engineering, architectural design and building management is set at an experienced percentage level of the other building expenses. US $1 = 180 ptas; Euro 1 = 166 ptas. 3.2 Land
The sum is based on a concrete offer available at present. 3.3 Students’ annexe
3.4 Guest house
3.5 Housing for the Staff
3.6 Halls, bathrooms and wash room
3.7 Reception and offices
3.8 Teaching area and multifunctional hall
3.9 Common room and library
3.10 Kitchen and restaurant
3.11 Shop and studio
3.12 Meditation chamber
3.13 Driveway, garden and sporting facilities
3.14 Technical installations area
3.15 Summary
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