CCAD will buy Byers building

Columbus Dispatch, 6/2/06

 

Columbus College of Art and Design is in contract to buy the former Byers Chrysler dealership, a move that will give the school a Broad Street presence for the first time.  CCAD has an option to buy the building at 390 E. Broad Street, where Byers Automotive operated its dealership for more than a decade.  CCAD is planning a center for its fashion-design program, whose enrollment has increased by more than 160 percent in the past 10 years.

 

"The building will convert to academic purposes perfectly," CCAD President Dennison W. Griffith said.

 

In December, Byers Automotive made a deal to purchase a Ricart Chrysler dealership at 465 S. Hamilton Rd. and move its new-car operation out of Downtown.  The Byers family has owned the Broad Street building for 35 years, but only in the past 12 had used it to sell Chryslers, company Chairman George "Buddy" Byers Jr. said.

 

From the 9/8/06 Dispatch:

 

PHOTO: This aerial shot shows newly created green space on the campus of the Columbus College of Art & Design at the northeast corner of Gay Street and Cleveland Avenue. 

 

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Arts school’s new green space an oasis for urban campus

Friday, September 08, 2006

Kathy Lynn Gray

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

 

The lush lawn at Gay Street and Cleveland Avenue might seem like a drip of green on a concrete canvas to most people, but to Bill Heifner, it’s the Oval at Ohio State University. Or, more accurately, the College Green at Ohio University. Just a lot smaller.

 

It’s the first green space that the Columbus College of Art & Design has created on its urban campus just east of Downtown’s skyscrapers. "Before the quad, there was hardly a blade of grass anywhere," said Heifner, a CCAD board member for eight years and an OU graduate. "CCAD has 9 acres, and it’s all buildings, parking lots and sidewalks."

 

Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/09/08/20060908-B3-02.html

CCAD aims to raise $12 million to expand

Friday,  August 31, 2007 3:30 AM

By David Conrad, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

 

Its president describes a $12 million fundraising campaign, the largest in Columbus College of Art & Design history, as its first time in the "deep end of the pool."  Its spokeswoman said the college's growth -- which in recent years includes the addition of the Loann Crane Center for Design and a green space for students -- now is moving "eons forward."

 

Once hidden on Gay Street, the college of 1,400 students is raising funds to renovate the former Byers Chrysler building, on the corner of E. Broad Street and Cleveland Avenue, for $8.8 million. More than that, the college is working to become a presence Downtown.

 

Read more at http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/08/31/CCAD.ART_ART_08-31-07_B1_9S7P1J1.html?sid=101

CCAD is a great school. It's probably best that they expand though. I know some fellow DAAPers that chose a design school at a university because they like the big campus atmosphere where there's more to offer. I saw some animation done by CCAD students and it seriously looked on par with Pixar! There's some talented people there!

CCAD ready for its close-up

BY CARRIE GHOSE | COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST

August 31, 2007

 

COLUMBUS - The first-ever fund drive for the Columbus College of Art & Design is giving the 128-year-old school a chance to step onto a bigger stage downtown. The college is kicking off the public phase of a $12 million fundraising campaign designed to create a highly public showpiece on East Broad Street and make other improvements to the campus in downtown's Discovery District.  "We're creating a dynamic urban learning village in the center of the city," President Denny Griffith said.

 

Columbus College of Art & Design

Business: Private, four-year college offering bachelor of fine arts degrees in seven majors encompassing visual arts and design

Based: Columbus

President: Denny Griffith

2007 budget: $24.5 million

Endowment: $7 million

Tuition: $21,768, room and board $6,650

Enrollment: 1,348

Employees: 105 staff, 175 faculty

Web site: www.ccad.edu

There was pretty big spread of articles about CCAD (i.e. Columbus College of Art and Design) in yesterday's Columbus Alive tabloid.  CCAD campus development has been very much in the news lately with stories in the Dispatch, Business First and the Other Paper about their recent acquisition and redevelopment of the former Byers Auto building at the corner of Broad and Cleveland. 

 

The Alive spread featured a story on the CCAD master plan for their downtown campus, a Q & A with CCAD president Dennison Griffith, and four separate features of recent CCAD grads and their current "creative" jobs.  I have copied the campus plan story and the Q & A with their president.  If you're really interested in the four grads, you can go to www.columbusalive.com for those stories.

 

District discovery

by Brittany Kress, Columbus Alive

 

About 10 years ago, Columbus College of Art and Design administrators decided that a jumble of old, bunker-like buildings didn't make a campus, especially for creative students. So they drew up some plans, planted a massive red "Art" sculpture in the center of campus and haven't looked back. The city surrounding CCAD's "urban learning community" is catching up. About four years ago, Columbus administrators decided that Downtown life shouldn't end at 5 p.m. They drew up plans to revitalize the city's streets and asked businesses and organizations to join in.

 

 

 

 

Wow, doin' the darn thing!

Columbus College of Art and Design refashions former auto dealership

Business First of Columbus

By Scott Rawdon for Business First

Friday, February 1, 2008

 

Denny Griffith, president of the Columbus College of Art and Design, said he thinks the former Byers Chrysler dealership building at 390 East Broad Street the school purchased for $4.5 million has endless possibilities. "It turned out to be the perfect opportunity for us," he said.  A tour of the 105,000-square-foot building reveals its potential.  The former showroom area facing East Broad Street is lined with towering windows and perfect for public art displays along one of Columbus' busiest streets, and some offices are already wired for computers.

 

Griffith said the Byers building has exactly what CCAD needs - a lot of space for classrooms, gallery display area and design space.  The building's three stories and basement were devoted primarily to showrooms, vehicle storage and service bays.  With the cars and service equipment removed, the vast interior is dominated by winding ramps, a gigantic freight elevator and a spiral staircase.

 

MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2008/02/04/focus3.html

 

The former Byers auto dealership at the corner of East Broad Street and Cleveland Avenue is being converted into studio and classroom space for Columbus College of Art and Design.

Construction Zone

Art college to finish off quad with dorm that's in demand

Monday,  March 3, 2008

By Mike Pramik THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

 

College students typically can't wait to ditch the dorms.  But when a 1,300-student school has residential space for only 250 students, suddenly young people might well come knocking on its door, looking for a place to stay.  That's the case at Columbus College of Art & Design, where plans for a new dorm received approval last week from the Columbus Downtown Commission.

 

The college's planned $11 million dorm will provide an additional 208 beds, as well as another landmark framing the campus quadrangle. College President Denny Griffith said work should begin in mid-May.  In addition to containing 56 apartments, the five-story, 82,000-square-foot building will have reception and lobby space, a lounge, a laundry room and a student fitness center on the first floor.  About 9,000 square feet is to be reserved along Cleveland Avenue for retail space, which Griffith hopes will attract restaurant operators.

 

 

The glass facade of the new dorm at Columbus College of Art & Design will face the quad. 

 

 

 

 

Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2008/03/03/ZONE0303.ART_ART_03-03-08_C8_GJ9G2KT.html?sid=101

 

 

That is awesome. I love that they're reserving some space for ground-floor retail. I'd love to have a few extra restaurant/shopping options within walking distance of my house. ;)

Does that building remind anyone of that infill in Jeffrey Place?

Does that building remind anyone of that infill in Jeffrey Place?

 

I think you're way off base.  Just compare the Jeffrey Place lofts building with the CCAD dorm building...

 

JEFFREY LOFTS

 

CCAD DORM

 

Totally different buildings.  As you can plainly see, the Jeffrey building is red.  Whereas the CCAD building is black.  Totally different!  :wink:

 

Seriously though, alot of glass walled buildings do tend to look similar, don't they?

 

;)

The new residence hall for 200 students now u/c.

 

 

 

Nice update Columbusite.  Can't wait for the residence hall to be finished.  This building should be a major part of CCAD's improved downtown campus.

Columbusite posted a beautiful new photo at http://www.columbusunderground.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=210908.  It shows the progress of the CCAD residence hall currently under construction at Cleveland and Gay as seen through the "ART" sculpture on the CCAD campus.

 

 

 

 

kewl

Glad to see things moving along there. I actually thought about going there at one time, but I ended up going to ODU for Poli-Sci/History.

Construction photos of the dorm building from yesterday:

 

<img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/rs2008_15.jpg">

 

<img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/rs2008_16.jpg">

Movin' right along. CCAD is building themselves quite a nice little campus downtown. Keep is coming!

Not a big fan of the architecture as the building seems to ignore the street to a certain extent (like most dorm buildings).  Although you can't go wrong with an additional 200 units of student housing in the urban core.

Not a big fan of the architecture as the building seems to ignore the street to a certain extent (like most dorm buildings).  Although you can't go wrong with an additional 200 units of student housing in the urban core.

 

It may appear this way based upon the second picture.  However, this dorm building will have ground floor retail and does interact with Cleveland Ave. (as seen in the first picture shot.)  Gay street is the second shot where it appears the building does not meet up with the street.  Cleveland Ave is the main st. through this campus.

^Ok good...thanks for the insight.

Wow, those are really nice! None of the dorms I lived in were that nice! Well, I liked Sans, it was a nice older building!

However, this dorm building will have ground floor retail and does interact with Cleveland Ave. (as seen in the first picture shot.)

 

You are correct, but I have heard a rumor recently that the ground floor of the building will be the new home of the cafeteria. Not sure if that's true, and if it is, if it will be open to the public. Still great that it's mixed use though for the students, who make up 99% of the people walking around this building anyway.

 

 

 

^^^

Straight from the horse's mouth: The first floor will have a food court and convenience store open to the public:

 

<b>CCAD’s new “Urban Facelift” is nearly complete</b>

By Walker | April 6, 2009 7:30am

 

<img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ccad1.jpg">

 

The Columbus College of Art & Design has been undergoing a bit of an “urban facelift” for the past several years. The Loann Crane Center for Design and the adjacent “quad” greenspace added a lot of new character to the downtown campus. The construction of the new five-story Design Square Apartments dorm building and the Design Studios on Broad renovation project both aim to continue adding to that vibrancy. We sat down last week with Denny Griffith, President of CCAD, to find out what these developments will mean both for students and non-students alike.

 

MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/ccads-new-urban-facelift-is-nearly-complete

Great interview with Denny Griffith, Walker!  He's doing some great things at CCAD.

Here's the five-story Design Square Apartments dorm building - view from Gay Street and Cleveland Avenue of the building facing Cleveland Avenue.  It looks almost finished except for the ground floor.

 

 

And progress photos of the old Byers Auto Dealership building at Broad Street and Cleveland Avenue, now called the Design Studios on Broad.  First, the building from February 2008...

 

 

Now the same building, April 2009.

 

 

Thanks to Walker Evans for the most recent photos from http://www.columbusunderground.com/ccads-new-urban-facelift-is-nearly-complete

CCAD Adds New “Design” Sign to Campus

By Walker | July 27, 2009 2:02pm

The Columbus College of Art and Design is fairly well known for their giant “Art” sign that stands over the center of campus as a giant landmark for the school.  On Saturday, they added another visual landmark with a 30-foot tall “Design” sign on their newly renovated Design Studios on Broad building located at the intersection of Broad Street and Cleveland Avenue.  The new building will add creative work space for nearly 700 students as it opens up for fall quarter.

 

http://www.columbusunderground.com/ccad-adds-new-design-sign-to-campus

Just saw it today and it catches your attention...it's backwards if you're approaching form the west though.

Got a few more photos of CCAD's new Design Studios on Broad building.  This is the former Byers automobile dealership building at the corner of East Broad Street and Cleveland Avenue that was bought by CCAD and renovated into classrooms, galleries and design space.  A new iconic red "Design" sign marks the newly opened building as a CCAD campus building.

 

View of Design Studios building from Broad and Cleveland.

 

 

 

Broad Street view.  Note the "Design" sign is upside down and backward from this angle.

 

 

 

Close-up view of the sign.  Note that each individual letter is wedge shaped and attached directly to the corner of the buildling.

Some news about a future occupant for part of CCAD's new Design Studios on Broad building.  This would be for a one-story Broad Street storefront portion of the building next the renovated three-story portion of the building that CCAD is using.

 

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AIA to take space at CCAD for design center

Business First of Columbus - by Brian R. Ball

Friday, September 18, 2009

 

Local architects plan to transform part of a former auto showroom on the Columbus College of Art & Design campus into a forum for education on architecture and construction.  The Columbus chapter of the American Institute of Architects will build a 4,000-square-foot Columbus Center of Architecture within CCAD’s recently unveiled Design Studios on Broad at 390 E. Broad St.  The AIA chapter is expected to vacate offices at 21 W. Broad Street in early January to move into the East Broad space.  Construction of the center is expected to get under way next summer after completion of a $250,000 capital campaign.

 

Read more at http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2009/09/21/story8.html

Wait, CCAD has a school of architecture!?

Sweet. Pay attention, CSCC!

Wait, CCAD has a school of architecture!?

 

CCAD would be leasing this part of the building to the Columbus American Institute of Architects chapter.  The AIA would be moving their local chapter office into this location.  In addition to their offices, this new location would also allow the AIA chapter to host architectural presentations and public forums. 

 

I personally think this is a great idea for the local AIA chapter and for Columbus.  The Columbus AIA is modeling this new location on AIA's in other big cities like Chicago, New York and Philadelphia.  A permenant exhibition/meeting space like this is a great way to promote good design and good planning to the general public.  Which is one of the goals of local AIA chapters.  Great idea by the AIA and kudos to CCAD for helping make this happen.

Sweet. Pay attention, CSCC!

 

 

Despite their large ugly parking lots, CSCC has added several great new "urban" buildings along Cleveland Avenue in the past 10 years.

<b>Columbus Center for Architecture Opening Soon</b>

By Walker | October 1, 2009

 

<img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ccfa-sm.jpg">

 

Columbus will soon be joining the short list of US Cities that can proudly claim that they have a dedicated Center for Architecture, thanks to the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The AIA is planning to open the new space located at 390 E. Broad Street on January 1, 2010, and use it as a both a showroom for new development and design, as well as an event and educational facility. We sat down recently with Tim Hawk, the President of AIA Columbus, and Gwen Berlekamp, the Executive Director, to learn more about what we can expect from the new Center.

 

READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-center-for-architecture-opening-soon

Thanks for another great interview Walker.  Its great to hear some of the behind the scenes thinking on these projects. 

 

As you can see, I moved your AIA Columbus Center for Architecture post into the CCAD thread.  The tenant is AIA but the building is owned by CCAD.  The building is also a big part of CCAD's campus development.  Plus, this subject was previously posted and discussed in this thread.  So, for the sake of continuity, I merged the two threads.

AIA Columbus has a new website devoted to the upcoming Columbus Center of Architecture in the CCAD Design Studio building at 390 E. Broad Street.

 

AIA Website: Center for Architecture, Unveiling the Future

 

From that website is a rendering of the interior design concept, some photos of the interior and a pdf link for an overview of the Center of Architecture project:

 

PDF: Columbus Center of Architecture Overview

 

 

As you can see, I moved your AIA Columbus Center for Architecture post into the CCAD thread. The tenant is AIA but the building is owned by CCAD. The building is also a big part of CCAD's campus development. Plus, this subject was previously posted and discussed in this thread. So, for the sake of continuity, I merged the two threads.

 

No prob. I wasn't exactly sure where to put it. ;)

CCAD's new residence hall on Cleveland Avenue is now open for the Fall 2009 quarter.  The new residence hall is called Design Square Apartments. 

 

Design Square Apartments is an apartment-style residence with two or four residents per apartment.  Each apartment consists of two or four private bedrooms, a living room, dining area, kitchenette and shared bathrooms.  Approximately 200 first-year students, four resident advisors and one professional reside in the complex during the academic year.  Additionally, residents have the option to add a summer lease if desired. 

 

More information at http://www.ccad.edu/ccad-campus/residence-life/design-square-apartments.  Below is a photo of the Design Square Apartments from the across the campus green and Cleveland Avenue.  The recently constructed Loann Crane Center is to the right of the campus green in the photo.

 

Here are some more photos of the Design Square Apartments from http://www.ccad.edu/ccad-campus/residence-life/design-square-apartments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

wow, that place is looking nice!  I love the feel of the urban campus!

I think that brand of modernism looks nice as long as it's sitting empty.  Once people move in and start living there the illusion of perfection will go away.

Wow, that really is different. I had a friend who went there (a million yrs ago, of course) and lived in a school-owned, second floor apartment (with an outdoor staircase/entrance) in a small block of townhouse-like buildings on Hutton Place, perpendicular to the back of the Museum, with a little courtyard on the ground level. I don’t think back then (70’s) there was one building at CCAD that could be called “modern.” The school looks like it's lost at lot of its quirky, initmate character as a result of its glitzy expansion.

I've seen it at night when some of the windows are lit up and I like it better than when it was just dark and empty. Lends more of a sense of vibrancy and ensures the street is safer. Instead of a small window that's lit up it's almost serves like a big flashlight on the street. Those dorms are the nicest I've ever seen. If anything, this building is giving the campus a sense of character which it lacked before with it's bland buildings and eyesore parking lots everywhere.

Lit up is better than dark- but those pictures are lit up and empty.  Perfect for the design rags.  Just don't expect the building to look as sleek and manicured once people start moving in and filling it with their crap, drawing the curtains, and generally mucking up the scene by not being "architecture rendering people".  It's a style designed to be contemplated from afar, not to be lived in.

Students moved in back in Aug/Sept.

 

I don't think the units look bad at all being lived in. I'll snap a photo next time I'm by.

I see what you're saying about the photo op X, but I'm sure the students there won't be complaining about living in that building.

AIA Columbus 2009 Design Awards

Each year, the Columbus Chapter of the American Institute of Architects recognizes outstanding design capabilities of local architects with their annual design awards program.  The CCAD Design Square Apartments received an honor award.

 

Architect: Acock Associates Architects

Project: CCAD Design Square Apartments

Owner: Columbus College of Art & Design

 

Project Description:  The Design Square Apartments are housed in a new five-story building providing housing for Columbus College of Art and Design students.  Glass and concrete were selected to match the Crane Design Center, another prominent building on campus.  Features include a first-floor lobby, media room, laundry, fitness center, cafeteria and convenience store.  Wall panels in the hallways of remaining floors provide space for students to display their work.  There are 48 four-bedroom apartments and 8 two-bedroom apartments.  Living/dining rooms have floor-to-ceiling glass providing spectacular views.  The configuration of the interior spaces pushed out to the exterior skin allowed the building to have a compact footprint, made it a financially successful venture for CCAD.

 

 

From http://www.aiacolumbus.org/component/content/article/113-designawards