Difference between revisions of "Greenhouse"

Revision as of 19:06, 29 November 2011

Reference

• A-1 Floor Plan
• see Sketch-up drawing

Requirements / Purpose

• Education Objectives: indoor plants, worm composting
• Connectedness to the earth (plants, water)
• Community connectedness: gathering space
• Provide way to access the building from alley, allowing for gradient difference between our floors and the alley

Envelope

Interior Walls (office facing)

• Foundation
  • requirement ?
• Brick Base
  • block (reused) / common brick base (exterior)
  • x.xft (about 2ft) tall
  • row-lock top with 1/2" overhang
• Metal Window System
  • Metal window frames came from the Ottawa Power Plant in Lansing, a donation from their construction.
  • Side Sequence 2-2.5ft + 5ft + 5ft + 2-2.5ft Windows
  • Interior North Wall 2.5ft window + 2-3ft doors + 2.5ft window
  • Use oak 2x4 as vertical members between windows. (maybe metal?)
  • Make 6"x6" corner columns
• Wood facia at the top of E/W/N walls

Interior Walls (greenhouse facing)

• Foundation
  • requirement ?
• Base
  • block? / Concrete?
  • facing?
  • x.xft (about 2ft) tall at bottom
  • row-lock top with 1/2" overhang
• Metal Window System
  • Side Sequence 2-2.5ft + 5ft + 5ft + 2-2.5ft Windows
  • Interior North Wall 2.5ft window + 2-3ft doors + 2.5ft window
  • Use oak 2x4 as vertical members between windows. (maybe metal?)
  • Make 6"x6" corner columns
• Wood soffit at the top of E/W/N walls

Floors

• Use historic pavers - Detroit red (or hocking)
• Steps?
• Tie into alley elevation

Ceiling

• Wing Caps
  • Wood w/ metal beams
• Vertical windows (sides)
  • Custom metal angle
• Arched top
  • Wood w/ metal beams. Wood is leftover material from our construction.

Doors

• Doors
  • Custom made ...wood and tempered glass (made by Ray Hanson)
  • French doors...leave open during events
  • Doors have window for daylight transmission from hallway window

Venting / Vapor

• Vents
  • Historic Arch Window - vents
  • Historical metal windows vent
• Issues
  • moisture from bottom of planters

Heating / Cooling

• Radiant Floors
  • separate zone
  • pex under bottom foyer
• cooling 1" pex under floor

Electrical / Lighting

• Electrical
  • 1 - outlet
  • 3-way switch for lights (1 N wall + 1 @ S entrance)
• Lighting
  • maintain 10fc
  • under wing walls (LED pucks)
  • Ceiling (may use christmas LED)
  • emergency exit lighting

Plants

The plants in the greenhouse serve a variety of purposes. In addition to the beauty they add, they are good for cleaning the air and for teaching about indoor plants. Our greenhouse plants include:

• Pothos totem
• Palm raphis
• Chinese evergreen
• Rubber plant
• Snake plant
• Japanese holly fern

Water

• pump from harvested water
• storage tank?
• drain?