BARN STUDIO on SAN JUAN ISLANDS GREEN HOME TOUR 2017

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T HEL ANDSCAP ESET ST HESCENE T hear c hi t ec t ur ei ss l owl yr ev eal edbehi ndal ac yc ur t ai nofbamboo.Gol den, I nc ens e,andRobus t abambooj oi nt oc r eat eanat ur alpr i v ac ys c r een.

I nt hef ut ur ewhent hebamboohasmat ur edt of ul lhei ghti twi l lmas kt hev i ew oft hebar nnex tdoor .T heI nc ens ebamboo( i nt heCor t enc y l i nder s )emi t s as c entofi nc ens ewhent hemor ni ngs unwar mst hes t ems .I nc ens ebambooi s al s ok nownt ohav es omeoft het as t i es ts hoot s ,s onodoubtwe’ l lc ompet ewi t h t hedeerf ort hi sgour mett r eat . . .

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COMBI NI NG OL DANDNEW. . .

Wi l l i t al l got oge t he r ?

T heor i gi nalhous ewas“ dec ons t r uc t ed”r i ghtdownt ot hef oundat i on.T he l oc albui l di ngdepar t menti ns i s t edt heappl i c at i onf orar emodelper mi tbe c hangedt o“ new bui l d” .T hi swasaf t ert hedes i gner shadr et houghtanew des i gnont heor i gi nalf oot pr i ntoft heol dhous ebui l ti n1975.I s n’ tt hats t i l la r emodel ?Nope.40% oft heor i gi nals t r uc t ur eneedst or emai nf ori tt obe ar emodel ,ac c or di ngt oF r edi nt heSJCount ypl anni ngof fic es .

T hought heor i gi nalf oot pr i ntwasal mos ts quar e,t he“ s quar enes s ”wasmodi fied byex t endi ngt heeas twal lt ot henor t hands out h;i t ‘ sov er70’l ongnow,wi t h r andoml ys t ac k edwi ndows !T hi si swhaty ous eeasy ouar r i v e;t hewi ndow des i gnandpl ac ement( weni c k namedi t“ hi ggl edy pi ggl edywi ndows ” )s at i s fied bot ht hepr oj ec tdes i gnc r i t er i aandt heemer genc yegr es sr equi r ement s .

Somet i mesac onfli c tar i s esbet weenaes t het i c sandc oder equi r ment s . . . t hent he des i gnerear nst hei rf ee;dev el opi ngas ol ut i onwi t houtc ompr omi s i ngt hedes i gn.

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CAL LI NT HEBUL L DOZERS! . . . ori sde c ons t r u c t i ont hes mar t e rway ?

Sadasi tl ook ed,wes av edupt o80% ofi t !

Har dt obel i ev e,butaf t ert heas phal tr oof ,t her ubber i zeddec k ,6.

5t onsof s heet r oc k ,pl umbi ngandel ec t r i c aldebr i s ,ands omer ot t ens t r uc t ur albi t s wer ec ar t edof ft ot hemai nl and,mor et han80% oft hemat er i al sf r om t heol d hous ehav ebeenr eus ed!

T hees t i mat edc os tofdemol i t i onbul l dozer s t y l ewasac t ual l ymor et hant he dec ons t r uc t i onpr oc es sasi tt ur nedout .T hatwasbec aus emuc hoft he dec ons t r uc t i onwasdonei nr et ur nf ors t uf fwhi c hpeopl ec oul dr eus eont hei s l and.

Wer eus edt heex t er i ors i di ngi ns i det heBARNST UDI O.Chec koutt hatc ool whi t ewas hedwoodi nt hehous e. . . .

Demol i t i ondoess av et i me,butr eus i ng>80% ofas t r uc t ur ei sagr eenmi nds et , andi tr eal l ydr i l l shomet hev al ueofbui l di ngwi t hf ut ur edec ons t r uc t i oni nmi nd.

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T hel owerl ev el2”X12”X26’floorj oi s t s ,whi c hor i gi nal l yc amef r om t r eesont he pr oper t yi n1970,wer er es awnandus edass i di ngont henor t h&s out h ex t er i orwal l soft heBARNST UDI O.Or i gi nalc edars i di ngf r om t hehous ei t s el fwas bl ac k enedandus edont hes out hwal loft hebar nnex tdoor .

RAI NWAT ERCOL L ECT I ON, P REF I L T RAT I ON,ANDST ORAGE

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We’ r ehappywi t ht her es ul t ,s owes howc as edt het ankandpr efil t r at i ons y s t em asani nt egr alar c hi t ec t ur alf eat ur ei ns t eadofhi ddeni nt hebac k gr ound.

RAIN GARDENS ARE IN:

Do they really filter stormwater run off?

What does it take to get started? Lots of planning........

A rain garden is typically a shallow depression, filled with sandy soil, topped with mulch, which will collect and naturally filter rainwater run off; filtering out pollutants before they make their way to a water source; in our case the San Juan Channel.

Before we started the rain garden we spent a year observing the runoff flow.

We noted which patches of grass first turned vibrant green in the spring... indicating the runoff path from higher ground and raingutters. After scooping out the basic depression we tested the rate of draining/soaking: (really fast!).

Later we timed the rain garden as it drained to empty in less than 4 hours; this was after filling to the top during a 1" in 45 minutes rainfall event.

W hen working with Ron and his equipment to dig the depression for the rain garden, I suggested; per the instructions, to add a load of sand... he looked at me and said "it's all sand and gravel here already!". So we added the soil and mulch layers and got ready to start planting.

So what have we learned from our rain garden?

1. Our rate of percolation (draining) is terrific! The manuals say water should drain in less than 24 hours; our rain garden drains in less than 4!

2. The position of our run off/overflow pipes are perfectly situated in height (not by accident). The higest water level in the rain garden has always been lower than the pipes.

3. It's been <18> months since we started the planting process, and we are already doing less watering, in spite of the dry year. Year 3 will be no watering!

4. The plants were all recommended choices for rain gardens. Only one so far has failed, because it was not native to our region.

5. The reseach and planning before we started has really paid off. We've done almost no maintenance since early spring.

6. Making it a landscaping feature has so far created lots of interest in rain gardens, even though most people are not looking to design and build something on this scale.

7. The end result is efficient stormwater managment, and a valuable landscaping asset, giving us viewing enjoyment all year long.

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F ROM CONCEP T. . . . . . . . . .T O REAL I T Y Si tatt hec omput erwi t ht hedes i gnerf oradayort wo,andy ouc anhav ea pr et t ygoodc onc ept ualdes i gnf ory ourhous e!Y ou’ l lhav egonet hr oughs ev er al i t er at i onst hats how i deasy oul i k eanddon’ tl i k e.Y ou’ l lber eadyt omov ef or war d t ofinal i zey ourbui l di ngpl ans .

T hi si mageweus edonourpl answhenweappl i edf orar emodelper mi t .

Wehadanappeal i ngc onc eptbyt hi st i me,andbas i c al l ymadeonl yt hr ee des i gnc hangesofnot eaf t ert heappl i c at i onappr ov al ;onewast ot heent r y por t i c o,t heot her sr el at edt oc hangest ot hewi ndows .

T hebi gges tc hangewast oi nc r eas et hes i zeoft hegr eatr oom wi ndows .I twas wel lwor t ht headdedengi neer i ngandbui l dc os t s ,aswek now f r om t hef eedbac k wer ec i ev e.Oneoft hefir s tr eac t i onsofv i s i t or si st oc ommentont hel i ghtqual i t y , andt hev i ew f ac i ngt hemeadow andt hr ought ot hewat er .

Asy oumi ghtex pec t ,t hedes i gnandbui l dj our neywasnotwi t houtc hal l enges , es pec i al l yaswewer eof t eni n( f orus )unc har t edt er r i t or y .Happi l y ,t her ei st he t hr i l loft hepr ot ot y pewor k i ngbeaut i f ul l y( af t ers omet week i ngofc our s e) ,and t heex c i t ementoft heex pl or erdi s c ov er i ngnew t hi ngs ,new s ol ut i ons ,new i deas f ornex tt i me.

Somet i mesi ns t al l i ngandt es t i ngpr ot ot y pesdoesc os tmor e,andi tmayt ak e l onger ,ast her ei st hatl ear ni ngc ur v e;av al uabl el ear ni ngex per i enc ef orust he des i gner s ,andt het r adeswhowor kwi t hust omak ei tal lhappen.

I nt hel ongr un,awi nf oral l !

Now t hatwe’ v eex c eededourex pec t at i onsont heBARNST UDI O,wec an r epl i c at es omeoft henew andi nnov at i v et hi ngsmor ec os tef f ec t i v el yf orot her s .

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T hec e nt e ri nt e r i orwal l c ons i s t sof6”t hi c kSI Ppane l swi t hope ni ngsf ori nt e r i or door s .T hewal l wasde s i gne dande ngi ne e r e dt os u ppor t t he12”t hi c kSI Pr oof pane l s( s omeoft he mov e r22’l ong) .

T of ac i l i t at et heHV AC,e l e c t r i c al andme c hani c al i nf r as t r u c t u r e ,a“ me c hani c al c has e ” wasbu i l t f u l l l e ngt honones i deoft hec e nt r al wal l .T hebe dr oomandbat hr oomwal l s we r e“ s t i c k bu i l t ”wi t h2x 6f r ami ngt oac c ommodat epl u mbi ng&e l e c t r i c al .

Gi v e nt hes pe e dofe r e c t i on,andt hel e v e l ofi ns u l at i oni nc l u de d,wewou l d abs ol u t l e yc hoos et hi sbu i l dpr oc e s sagai n!Wede fi ni t e l yr e c omme ndt hat any one bu i l di ngorr e mode l i ngs hou l di nv e s t i gat eSI Pc ons t r u c t i on.

AN I NT ERI ORI SANAT URALP ROJ ECT I ON OFT HESOULCOCO CHANEL

GODI SI NT HEDET AI L S LUDWIG MIESVAN DERROHE

L OCALAR T I ST SSHOW OF FBARNSTUDIO ARTEXHIBITFALL2017