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AP 3 lays out design, timeline for Ashland conference center tied to Paramount
Summary
AP 3 presented 50%-complete design renderings and a timeline for a conference center to be built adjacent to the Paramount Arts Center, projecting 50% design by mid-January, 100% bid documents by June–July and turnover to the city around November 2027. The firm emphasized historic preservation and an "open book" cost approach.
AP 3 representatives on Thursday presented diagrammatic renderings and a design-development schedule for a proposed conference center to be located next to the Paramount Arts Center, saying the build would be connected to but not alter the theater's historic interior.
Sam Howard, speaking for AP 3, said the design package the commission received is roughly 50% complete and that the firm expects the 50% approval package "by mid January." He described the drawings as "diagrammatic" and warned finishes and colors are not final. Howard said the project was scaled back from an earlier, larger proposal after review of revenue streams and costs and that the conference center would be "accretive to the Paramount, and it will be complimentary."
AP 3 walked commissioners through floor plans showing flexible meeting rooms on…
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