Fort Wayne regional minimum security institution

Abstract

While on my internship program, I was involved with a project which entailed the installation of a computer center onto three floors of an existing office tower. This experience gave me first-hand exposure to the problems involved in placing sophisticated computer systems into a structure not specifically designed to accommodate such systems. Problems ranging from inadequate size and location of mechanical chases to an exorbitant number of ramps leading to raised flooring to unclear circulation patterns can cause sleepless nights for the architect.The exposure to these and other problems led me to realize that a complex designed specifically to accept and define the relationship between the office environment and computer environment is necessary if an office/computer complex is to operate in the most efficient manner.The International Computing Corporation could be any corporation in existence which writes and sells programs to an unlimited variety of customers. Fee software then becomes the major purpose of the facility with the necessary support groups that make it a substantial office/computing facility.