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PROJECT DESCRIPTION fflol Jam sCW& r �hi�ts MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER DATE: April 4, 2011 ENTRY DOOR AND WINDOW REPLACEMENT 211 North Michigan Street South Bend, Indiana 46601 The Morris Performing Arts Center (PAC) is seeking approval for a Certificate of Appropriateness, in order to proceed with much needed work on the entry doors and windows located on the east facade of the building. Entry Doors The Morris PAC would like to replace the existing wood entry doors as these doors require continual maintenance just to remain functional and secure. Through this continual maintenance, it has been discovered that the doors are warping, sagging and shrinking, frames are deteriorating, fasteners are have stripped the wood within the doors and frames, and weatherstripping is no longer closing the gaps. It also should be noted that several ofthese doors were replaced approximately 10 years ago, during the renovations to the Palais Royale. The Morris PAC recognizes that the existing entry doors are no longer reliable in being functional, secure and weather- tight. The Moms PAC and James Childs Architects propose the installation of aluminum doors and frames, along with restoration of the existing painted woodwork. We propose that the existing woodwork be removed, inventoried and restored. Restoration of this woodwork would include removing old paint, repairing or replicating damaged wood, priming and finish painting. The new aluminum doors and frames would be installed into the existing openings, and the restored woodwork would be re- installed in the appropriate locations. The work at the transoms will be treated as part of the window work, listed below. Aluminum doors and frames were chosen for their proven durability in exterior environments, cost effectiveness, and wide variety of finish options. In a great civic space such as the Morris PAC, an ideal material would be bronze or brass, but at 4 times the price of aluminum, it was felt that it was not cost effective. Wood was not considered as a viable option due to the current problems being encountered. Windows The Morris PAC would also like to renovate the existing wood windows on the upper floors. The existing wood windows are in poor condition at the exterior, with patches of deteriorated wood and paint failure at nearly every location. Additionally, the sashes contain single pane glass which puts a strain on the Morris' operation budget through increased heating/cooling costs and fading of the historic curtains.