Planning has begun for renovations to Bailey Hall. Bailey will be under construction from May 2011 through July 2012. Bailey’s first-, second-, third- and fourth-floor common areas will be completely renovated. New study, game, office and meeting spaces will carve out sections of the existing common areas on each of the four floors. The first floor will have a redesigned reception, office, vending, mail sorting and trash and recycling areas. The third floor will be home to the communal laundry room and kitchen. All of Bailey Hall’s communal bathrooms will also be renovated. Check out the brochure (PDF) for more information.
Lighting and carpet are now installed in the fourth floor resident wing hallways and commons area. Additionally, doors throughout the fourth floor, including resident room doors, have been refinished.
The community kitchen on the third floor now features bold red tiling and cabinetry, while rubber flooring is now in place in the third-floor exercise room.
In Bailey Hall, renovations continue with workers adding finishing touches to the tiling in the community bathrooms on floors two, three and four. On the second floor, walls are in place where MSU’s Residential Initiative for the Study of the Environment (RISE) program will have offices. In addition, workers are beginning to construct walls in the two-bedroom apartment.
The community bathroom on floor three is equipped with sinks, makeup countertops and showers. Flooring has been placed in all residence rooms on the third floor, along with lighting. Workers have placed a blue plastic covering over the lighting for protection.
The multimedia space, located in the third floor’s commons area, features a nearly completed ceiling. The ceiling features include some exposed pipes surrounded by decorative ceiling constructions for an industrial, yet stylish feel. Also in the commons area is the community kitchen, which now has walls separating the space from the hallway that runs through the area.
In the lobby of Bailey Hall, workers are continuing to construct metal framing around the reception desk and mailbox area. Hallway walls on floors two, three and four have been primed. Additionally, workers are setting up electrical boxes throughout the residence hall.
In what will be the lobby area in Bailey Hall, workers have opened a section of the ceiling to create a balcony on the second floor. Metal framing installation in study spaces on each floor is progressing, while framing for windows in the stairwells continues. Workers are also finishing masonry work on the rooftop mechanical penthouses.
In Bailey Hall, renovation continues as workers have installed framing for most of the window walls that will be located in the study areas on each floor. Workers are also installing framing for windows around stairwells. On each floor, metal framing is up for walls in spaces designated for offices and conference rooms. Walls are up in the first-floor community bathroom and workers have begun applying the first coat of plaster.
Workers are working on roofing and framing is in place on the roof for construction of mechanical penthouses to begin. Plumbers are installing piping and installation in the laundry room to prep for the construction of walls.
In Bailey Hall, workers are adding metal framing for walls within study areas and spaces that will be designated for the Residential Initiative for the Study of the Environment (RISE) and Drew Scholars programs. Progress in the bathrooms and the third-floor laundry room continues, where prep work for masonry has begun. Workers have demolished existing walls throughout the stairwells, making way for the installation of glass windows that are similar to those added in Emmons Hall.
New windows are now in place throughout the resident wings in Bailey Hall. Along with exterior balconies, the entire lobby and entrance area have been demolished. On the first floor, demolition has made way for workers to construct two apartments for the hall’s resident director and assistant director. On the third and fourth floors, workers have installed plumbing pipes in the areas designated for community-style bathrooms. Also on the third floor, workers are busy installing fire suppression systems in the resident wings.
In Bailey Hall, workers are busy demolishing and reconstructing. On the roof, workers are fixing any damages and also are prepping for the construction of a mechanical penthouse, where mechanical equipment will be stored. New windows are being installed in all resident rooms. Windows and walls on the fourth floor – in an area designated for study spaces, a kitchen and a caucus room – have been demolished, allowing workers to install new floor-to-ceiling windows.
On the exterior of the building, workers are adding expansion joints inside the bricks to give way for their expansion and contraction, which prevents damage.
Renovation progresses throughout Bailey Hall. In the resident wings, workers are prepping for the installation of fire alarms and sprinklers, with metal frames and wiring in place. Demolition in the resident bathrooms is complete, making way for workers to begin remodeling. Similar to Emmons Hall, Bailey Hall’s study areas will feature floor-to-ceiling windows and workers continue to prep for demolition all through those areas. Demolition of exterior balconies will begin soon. To avoid waste, bricks and concrete extracted from the construction process will be repurposed and used again where needed.
Demolition on the upper floors of Bailey Hall has officially begun in the study areas, laundry room and community kitchen. In addition, workers have begun removal of the asbestos tiles in the residence hall rooms.
With the exterior project nearly complete, all old flooring and ceiling have been removed throughout Bailey Hall. Demolition within the lobby has not yet occurred.
Outside of Bailey the water main project, begun last summer, continues around the perimeter of Brody Neighborhood from the edge of the Brody Hall driveway around and up to the front of Butterfield Hall. Workers are replacing the old pipe with a new, larger one equipped to handle the pressure exerted by the city water.
Facilities staff at Bailey Hall is busy emptying all interior sites of furniture and fixtures, making way for work to begin soon. All current resident furniture is being either sold or recycled.
Update to Bailey Hall: The Open Houses to have students participate in the paint decisions were canceled. More updates will be made in May 2011.
In Bailey Hall, three neighboring residence hall rooms were painted by the MSU Design and Construction Management team, each in a different color. The idea behind the project is ultimately for DCM to hold an open house of the rooms, inviting people — especially students — to participate in the final paint decision to be used throughout the building.