Front Vestibule - Signage

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Reference

• A-1 Floor Plan
• E-2 Electrical Lighting Plan

Envelope

Walls

• Requirements
  • 4 walls
  • 2 exterior...thermal
• Design / Selection
  • Ideas
    • Reuse: Brick, small wood
  • Design
    • West Wall
      • Used wood (from flooring) horizontal plank up to window sill/bench
      • Bench: Sill of the window - used wood
      • Drywall to ceiling using "100 year no waste" install methods
      • ventilation ducts
    • North Wall (thermal)
      • Used wood (from flooring) horizontal plank up to 4 ft
      • Chart rail from reused wood at 4ft (1"x4") at top of wood plank
      •  ???? Clay drawing and/or small wood material
        • what do we want to communicate
      • use screws
    • East Wall (movable)
      • gate into office area
      • book cases (8ft high x Xft long)
        • floor waste planks horizontal on back
        • used wood for shelves
    • South Wall (movable)
      • book cases (8ft high x Xft long)
        • floor waste planks horizontal on back
        • used wood for shelves
    • Stairs Wall
      • Used brick columns
      • Used small wood scraps for the center wall on studs
      • see google sketch-up
• Rationale
  • maximize
    • reuse
    • durability / flexibility

Floors

• Requirements
  • durability for high traffic
• Design Selection
  • Standard historic section used wood on sleepers flooring
  • Do we want this another color / type of wood?
• Rationale
  • reuse
  • durability
  • ability to heat via radiant flooring

Ceiling

• Requirements
  • 1 hour fire rating
  • thermal rating of > 60R
  • durability
  • sound deadening
  • fit above the top of window arch
• Ideas
  • none
• Design
  • Layer I cellulose (new) sealed in with polyiso (2") screwed to joists
  • Layer II - drywall (fire rated) screwed to joists and taped
  • painted (flat) (research)
  • 60R = 2" polyiso + 11"cellulose + 2" polyiso = 12R + 44R + 12R = 68R (reduce for joists by 5R)
• Rationale
  • fire rating
  • thermal
  • durability
  • sound deadening

Doors / Windows

• Requirements
  • control access to office area
• Design / Selection
  • Doors
    • artist do a gate / used iron gate? / Bob D's door cut down
  • Windows
    • none planned
      • do we need a window to see 3 season room activity
• Rationale
  • driven heavily by access control

Appointments / Furniture

Sitting Area

• Requirements
  • Seating for 4+
  • feel welcome
  • begin to understand the Green Garage
• Design / Selection
  • Ideas:
  • Design
    • Seating
      • Chairs - used
      • Window sill built-in bench
    • Welcome table
      • circular
      • base used bricks (from front windows) and small wood slat sides
      • planter in center (plants)
      • top (donut) used wood
    • Welcome Desk
      • curved
      • base used bricks (from front windows) and small wood slat sides
      • top ?
• Rationale
  • Sanitary
  • minimize water

Signage (east wall)

• Requirements
  • hang 30 coats
  • shelving
  • durability
  • reuse
• Design / Selection
  • Ideas
  • Design
    • Reuse pipe for coat rack
    • shelving from reused wood
• Rationale
  • reuse / easy to use
  • helps to deliver our message

Electrical

Lighting

• Requirements
  • code: 10fc
  • minimize energy
  • durability / life of bulb (low usage)
  • adequate light
• Design / Selection
  • Controls
    • switches (dimmers)
    • photocell
  • Design (more research required)
    • See lighting plan E-2 above
    • LED light on signage wall
    • use historic fixture with cfl bulbs (warning: bad performance upside down)
• Rationale
  • energy efficiency
  • reuse

Outlets

• Requirements
  • 1 outlet
• Design / Selection
  • 1 outlets on east wall
• Rationale
  • maintenance