Main Conference Room (109)

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Reference

• A-1 Floor Plan

Envelope

Walls

• Requirements
  • 4 walls
  • 2 exterior...thermal
  • sound proofing is needed
  • privacy
• Design / Selection
  • Ideas
    • Reuse: small wood, drywall scraps, wood for ledges
  • Design
    • use screws
    • homosote + wood joints (full wall) (paneling adhesive?)
    • used 1x4 wood base (nailed)
    • primer + paint wallboard (research type of paint - eggshell finish)
    • reused wood sill (1" x 4")
    • reuse old drywall + new homasote scraps inside the walls (for sound deading and thermal mass)
• Rationale
  • maximize
    • reduce embodied energy in materials (wallboard)
    • reuse
    • durability

Floors

• Requirements
  • durability for high traffic
  • easy to clean
• Ideas
  • carpet / rug for better sound control can be added later
• Design Selection
  • used wood flooring
• Rationale
  • durability
  • ability to heat via radiant flooring

Ceiling

• Requirements
  • durability
  • sound deadening
• Ideas
  • Check on fiberglass health issues (Jennifer)
• Design
  • Layer 0 Fiberglass (existing) sealed in with visqueen sheeting stapled on to joists
  • Layer I - reuse acoustic tiles on bottom of joist. (does dalgleish / craigslist have any?)
  • Layer II - air space / suspended "drywall" ceiling system. Two options- Wall to Wall, or Suspended System
  • Layer III - homasote (screwed and glued) with wood trim on seams. Better option may be clips-Homosote approved system
  • painted (semi-gloss) (research)
• Rationale
  • durability
  • sound

Doors / Windows

• Requirements
  • Doors
    • Access code requirements: 36" door width
    • Window is needed for occupant identification
    • door to have 1" space under for ventilation
  • Windows
    • 4 exterior / 2 rear yard, 2 alley-need blind/screening?
• Ideas
  • used historic door (Peter / Terry / Dalgliegh)
• Design / Selection
  • Doors
    • used solid core door (w/ window if possible...else add window later)
  • Windows
    • 4 exterior - Kelly windows
      • roll shade that lets light through
• Rationale
  • privacy for conferencing
  • reuse