ST. JOHNH e r i ta g e m u s e u m

“To create a rural museum that embodies the communities history and spirit of St. John”

MISSION STATEMENT

1. To enhance the communities pride, independence, and spirit.

2. Engage the community through the preservation of the monumental history of St. John.

3. An educational environment which encourages all ages to interact with the past.

4. To honor the historical events that have taken place in St. John.

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The intent of this project is creating a design proposal by a student design team working with the RCDI, for a rural history museum in the town of St. John, Washington. The community wishes to adapt an existing space on the historic main street to be a museum for the preservation of St. John’s history and proud community spirit.

The design team will interpret the needs of the community and its spirit to better serve their design needs and produce a design plan for the rural museums physical space. This design will take into consideration: museum design guidelines, the exist-ing space’s condition, adaptive reuse of the building, building codes, and how people will interact and experience the space. It will creatively interpret the community needs and unique spirit. Further, it shall give creative options for space layouts, materials, and experiences for each viewer.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

This museum will have some static installations as well as rotating exhibits. A gift of three large paintings on the subject of Steptoe battles from the artist Nona Hengen will be displayed and a part of the collection. The paintings will be displayed as a main focal point within the overall design of the museum. Another focal exhibit that will be a semi-permanent installation is a time line of St. John running across the museums walls. This timeline will act as a grounding feature of the museum. It will show the local history and important events. It also will act as a tie from rotating exhibits to the history of St. John. Relevant spotlights in time on the timeline will be highlighted in the rotating exhibits and their importance to St. John and the globe explained further. Using the timeline in this way will give a cohe-sive theme and feel to the museums displays. It also will provide a significant resource planning inspiring new funds, and energies to the completion, including fundraisers and volunteer labor of the completion. displays. To have this mix of rotating and fixed components within a flexible space. The plan from the design team will focus on this in their solution.

The designated building for the museum is a historic building-dating to the turn of the last century, which has an unfinished interior that is in the process of renovation for the purpose of installing a museum. The community has been generously giving their time, Physical space plans will include a design for a gallery space, storage, and archival space. Consideration will be given to layout, flexible exhibition spaces, traffic flow, viewing experience, ADA/universal design, ceiling systems, lighting, finishes (and maintenance of them). Also taken into the design considerations is the main access to the museum through the city hall, and monitoring security from here.

The historic character and materials are important in the preservation of this building and the finished museum. Original brick on the East wall is to be left exposed, the historic storefront adapted and kept, and glass block sidelights and front door all kept in their original state. The design should respect and care-fully include these things and the buildings character.

Communities requirements of the space :To be for families and visitors Functional and flexibleEducational Historical Interactive

GENERAL MUSEUM GUIDELINES

Security/Insurance:Security brackets on all hanging and fixed displays. Perimeter alarmsEnclosed Items

These are general design considerations and important information to consider.

UV protection on all windows

Lighting:Average of 10 foot candles per hanging display. LED track lighting Adjustable fixturesFlood lightingSpot lightingHalogensBroad spectrum lightingUV protective glass on art

Temperature:70 degrees Average 30% humidity

Display:Center view of the piece, Hang at 5’-5” to 60” Description is hung at 4’-6”

Way finding:Used through color and graphics Inferred flow (IGS, 2004, pg. 356)Unstructured flow (IGS, 2004, pg. 356)Structure flow (IGS, 2004, pg. 356)

ADA access3’ door waysMinimum 3’ width aisle through entire space 5’ turn around space required

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Design Goals & design concept1. Fixed elements within a flexible space2. To create an interactive educational space for a multi sensory experience. 3. Meets the communities desire to celebrate St. John’s history through design.

Site analysis

Total SQ FT (with stairs): 1,780 Stairs total SQ FT: 84.4 sq ft

Total SQ FT (without stairs): 1,695’-6” Storage area needed: 416 sq ft

EXISTING SPACE

Total SQ FT (with stairs): 1,780 Stairs total SQ FT: 84.4 sq ftTotal SQ FT (without stairs): 1,695’-6” Storage area needed: 416 sq ft Occupancy Classification: A-3, [pg. 54 2009, IBC] Floor area in sq ft per occupant: 5 net Load Factor= 15 net, un-concentrated tables and chairsA-3=1279.5/15 = 85.3 peopleOccupant Load: 86 people [Table 104.1.1 Maximum Floor Area Allowance per Occupant, pg 89]Plumbing calculations: 2 Unisex Water closetsNumber of exits: 2Exit access travel distance: 300’ with sprinklers Distance between exit doors:

BUILDING CODES

Bathroom5’ turn around3’ to side of toiletToilet height: 17”-19”Toilet paper height: 15”-48”Flush control height: 44” MAX AFFHorizontal grab bars height: 33”-36” AFFVertical grab bars height: 39”-41” AFFSink height: 27”-34” AFFSink depth: 17”-25”Knee space: 8” AFFToe space: 6” AFF

Drinking fountains:Toe space: 6” AFFBottom of fountain 9” AFFKnee space: 8” AFFBottom of fountain bowl: 27” AFFFountain width: 17”-25” Standing height: 38”-43” Wheel chair height: 36” MAX AFF

Mirrors:Bottom of mirror: 35”-40” AFFFinishes:If sprinklers are in stalled less restrictive finishes can be used. Assembly-Existing Under less than or equal to 300 OL. Exits A Other spaces need to be A or B; C on low partitions Interior wall and ceiling finish: A: Flame spread 0-25, new applica-tions, smoke developed 0-450.

BUILDING CODES

UNIVERSAL DESIGNDoor handles as levers opposed to knobsEntry ways that are flat and wide Linear building layouts with clear lines of sightSurfaces that are stable, firm and slick resistant Multi sensory experiences

Special requirements specific to St. John museum Locking the front door and entering through city hall Monitored by personnel in the city hall Main street presentation from store front window Store front windows-needing UV protectionAccess to both possible patios Street parking and parking in the back of the building

Spaces requirements: Address the floor load bearing weightADA accessExhibit spaceArchive storage spaceStorage space

Project requirementsDesigning a flexible exhibition spaceStorage/archival space Quantitative requirements/space requirements,Exhibition space: 75% Seating Pedestals with glass cases Storage space: 25%Vaults ShelvesFiling cabinets Computer

Spatial requirements: Break up the space at the entrance, force them to navigate and invest gateBiography: Make the area come alive through the Historians eyes.• Interaction that involves all ages• Wrote in present tense to engage viewers• Balance of oversized items/animals Design:• Think of the visitor first• Objects & visuals• Less words• Pose a question• Don’t tell the whole story Exhibits:• Must stand alone• Don’t try to tell people what to look at first • Evoke social learning

“ The museum needs to explain itself, protect itself, hold up itself ”

FIELD STUDIES - MAC

How to set up exhibits:• Community based volunteer

set ups

Combine photos with oral

history clips

Funding:

• Membership brings in $

• Donations

• Tax deduction doubles for

education

• Fund-raisers (Harvest Dinner)

• Commissioner

support

FIELD STUDIES - McConnell Mansion

FIELD STUDIES - WSU Museum of Art

Meeting with Anna Marie:

o 70 degrees is the perfect temp. o 30% humidity average• Dryer for textiles• Museum grade glass has a blue hue • light: standard museum use lightso broad spectrumo cans can change spotlight spectrum through a time period

• Insurance:o perimeter alarmso enclosedo security brackets • wall repair: burlap and paint

• light:o full spectrumo UV protective glass on arto Foot candles per piece: 10 FC • Color absorbs light• Floor plan is built in a triangle to balance the color/eye around • Don’t have pieces fight for viewers attention• 5’-5”- 60” sight line for center of art piece

o white walls allow viewer to soak it in • corners keep images from diving into corner. Add 4” more to one side• traffic- have artwork & partitions guide you through the space • storage:o vaults for storageo large pieces to store in slots