Occupied-Campus Renovation Irvine, CA
Irvine Valley College A300 Swing Space Renovation
A 16-calendar-day renovation in an occupied college building created two new openings connecting three music spaces, with controlled demolition, framing, finish work, flooring, and building-system planning.

- Location
- Irvine, California
- Agreement
- IVCFMO-CUPCCA4-9483-2024
- DIR Project
- 527502
- Duration
- 16 calendar days
Verified Project Photography
Work from the field
Verified project photography shows the existing music-room wall, opening construction, completed rehearsal studio, and finished connected space.

Existing condition

Opening construction

Finished music space
Contractor Scope
Defined work and planning
The documented work created two new 5-foot-6-inch-wide by 7-foot-high openings connecting the A309 Piano Lab and A310 Practice Studio with the A311 Rehearsal Studio.
- Protect existing campus conditions and clean affected occupied areas daily.
- Perform controlled demolition, cutting, and patching for two new wall openings.
- Reframe and finish the openings with nonstructural metal framing, gypsum board, insulation, acoustical sealant, and matching finishes.
- Relocate or reconnect affected electrical conduit, cabling, HVAC controls, and communications components shown at the openings.
- Install modular carpet tile and related rubber base and transition finishes included in the final scope.
- Relocate designated markerboards and deliver removed acoustical panels to the District project manager.
Execution
Occupied-campus planning
The 16-calendar-day contract required close planning of access, daily cleanup, outage approvals, protection of existing conditions, and sequencing intended to limit disruption to continuing campus operations. Project documents indicated no abatement scope.
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