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The Severance Arts Center Building on the campus of
the College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, was built about 1911. The
building was originally built as a gymnasium facility and was later
converted into an arts center offering studios in painting, sculpture,
metal works, etc. The need for additional space, general renovations,
and current code compliance (ADA, etc.) resulted in a small three-story
addition blending well with the existing building and overall renovation
work.
The existing building's structural system consists of wood floors on
steel beams, wrought-iron columns, and exterior masonry bearing
walls. The roof structure consisted of steel trusses and a hung
mezzanine floor. A structural study was made to fill in a rather
large area without a floor at the mezzanine level, but it was cost
prohibitive. Instead, a new addition was created. The
construction of the new addition is concrete slabs and steel framing.
Some of the existing floor areas were reinforced to support heavier
live loads. Structural investigation of existing masonry and mortar
was also conducted. Minor exterior brick and terra cotta restoration
was required and the entire building façade was cleaned.
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