Methodist Convention Center (MCC) Business Study

Project Description - MCC

The MCC property is currently used as a community meeting center and as a lodging center for groups.  Four buildings are on the MCC property.  The main building, or Casa Grande, has two dorm rooms, a kitchen, and a dining area .  A meeting building, located west of the Casa Grande, has a large open area for meeting and two toilet rooms.  A shower building located west of the Casa Grande hosts six showers and two toilets.  A guardsman's house is located on the north end of the property.  A soccer field is located on the west end of the property.   Across the street from the MCC property are two schools: The original Walter Henry School and a new Walter Henry School (Figure 2).  The MCC property and the two schools are administered by the same organization. 

Gathering Data

While in Bolivia, C&C Consulting conducted a topographic survey of the MCC property.  The raw data was incorporated into a site plan using AutoCAD Civil 3D (Figure 2).  C&C used the site plan while working with a professional architect to develop site options.  Also, C&C Consulting held meetings with the client, community members, and mentors in Bolivia.  Figure 3 displays information gathered from the client regarded possible services they would like to offer at the MCC.

Site Option 1

Site option 1 includes: a new daycare and kinder center located on the MCC property, a pool and pool house, remodeling the screened in porch in the Casa Grande for additional toilet and shower facilities, and a parking lot.

Site Option 2

Site option 2 includes:  a lodging building, a new technical center, two parking lots, remodeling the screened in porch in the Casa Grande for additional shower and toilet facilities, remodeling the lower level of the original Walter Henry School to accommodate the daycare and kinder.

Site Option 3

Site option 3 includes:  remodeling the Casa Grande by adding an additional dorm room, expanding the size of the other dorm room, increasing the size of the common area, and adding two inside toilets, expanding and remodeling the existing shower facility to house additional showers and toilets, a parking lots and remodeling the lower level of the original Walter Henry School to accommodate the daycare and kinder.

Recommendations

C&C believes options 2 and 3 could be viable.  Option 3 may be less costly , which would be more feasible for the MCC.  To implement the ideas in option 3, C&C created a phasing plan: