SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE EDUCATION CENTER

OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON

TDR144: Construction Project Management Spring 2009Group Project

A COMMUNITY BUILDING OF EARTH AND STRAW

Timber Frame with Strawbale Infill and Earthen Plaster

Nathan Rust

Ann Newman

Helen Smith

Rumpaipin Laohaprasit

PRESENTED BY

PROJECT IMFORMATION

Address: 4641 Steamboat Island Road

Olympia, Washington 98502

Field: Lot Number 13926440000

Lot size 39.14 Acres

House: Lot Number 13926440100

Lot size 1.55 Acres

Owner: Edward Makoviney

Asking Price: 3.5 Million

ARIAL PHOTO

PROPERTY LOCATION

Zoning: RRR 1/5 Residential Rural Source,

One Home per 5 Acres

Owner Expectation: One home per 5 acres allows 8 homes

to be developed on this land, keeping value high

WETLAND AND BUFFER

PROPERTY IMFORMATION

Assessed Value: $ 389,800 House $ 356,850 Field

Total $ 746,650 As of 2009

1 Million is a more realistic sales price Savings of 2.5 million

OTHER SITE CONSIDERATIONS

No history of flooding High ground water manageable, but precludes basement

HIGH GROUND WATER

BROWN CONTOUR WITH HIGH GROUND WATER

Project Name: Sustainable Agriculture Education Center

Category:Education & Recreation

Type: Community Center

Target Group: Students & Community

PROGRAMMING

FUNCTIONS

• Great Rooms

(Including Stage)

• Classrooms

• Administration Office

• Kitchen

• Lockers / Bathrooms / Showers

• Storage

CAPACITIES

Great Room

• Size 30’ X 50’

• 200 – 300 People

Classrooms

•Up to 20 People

FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

SOUTH ELEVATION

BUILDING SECTIONS

SOUTH WEST VIEW

SOUTH EAST VIEW

GREAT ROOM VIEW

STAIRCASE VIEW

OFFICE ROOM

SOUTH WEST VIEW

SOUTH EAST VIEW

COST ESTIMATE

Approximately 5,270 ft2

Average cost of $ 184 / ft2

ROM cost $ 970,000

COST ESTIMATE

• Potential high labor of strawbale will be minimized with use of educational workshop to provide labor

• Workshops will be held “at cost” to cover feeding and housing expenses

• Slower labor time offset by publicity and community enrichment

SAFETY PLAN

Fire Protection:

• All bale treated with borate solution• Site swept hourly when loose straw

present• Separate “tool site” where all grinding and

spark potential tooling will be done• Predip method

SAFETY PLAN

Pre-dip Method:• Wall surfaces of bale dipped in clay slurry

- Penetrates 3 inches

- Seals bale from fire and rain

• Eliminates weed-wacking of wall

- Save labor

- Reduces fire risk of loose

straw

SAFETY PLAN

Falling Protection:

• Strawbale “crash pads” built up as scaffolding goes higher

• After construction this straw will be mulched on site

QUALITY CONTROL

Full-time CM will co-ordinate workshops and subcontractors to facilitate proper quality control.

Awareness of unique codes and strawbale detailing is critical

WINDOW DETAILS

UNIQUE CODES