st. John

ST. JOHN H e r i ta g e

m us e u m

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

Goals of museum 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.

PROJECT OVERVIEW 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 existing 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.

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 cohesive 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 buildingdating 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 carefully include these things and the buildings character.

GENERAL MUSEUM GUIDELINES These are general design considerations and important information to consider.

UV protection on all windows Security/Insurance: Security brackets on all hanging and fixed displays.

Perimeter alarms Enclosed Items

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

Lighting: Average of 10 foot candles per hanging display.

LED track lighting Adjustable fixtures Flood lighting Spot lighting Halogens Broad spectrum lighting UV 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 access 3’ door ways Minimum 3’ width aisle through entire space 5’ turn around space required

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT Design Goals & design concept 1. Fixed elements within a flexible space 2. 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

BUILDING CODES 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 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 chairs A-3=1279.5/15 = 85.3 people Occupant Load: 86 people [Table 104.1.1 Maximum Floor Area Allowance per Occupant, pg 89] Plumbing calculations: 2 Unisex Water closets Number of exits: 2 Exit access travel distance: 300’ with sprinklers Distance between exit doors:

BUILDING CODES Bathroom 5’ turn around 3’ to side of toilet Toilet height: 17”-19” Toilet paper height: 15”-48” Flush control height: 44” MAX AFF Horizontal grab bars height: 33”-36” AFF Vertical grab bars height: 39”41” AFF Sink height: 27”-34” AFF Sink depth: 17”-25” Knee space: 8” AFF Toe space: 6” AFF

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

Mirrors: Bottom of mirror: 35”-40” AFF Finishes: 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 applications, smoke developed 0-450.

UNIVERSAL DESIGN Door handles as levers opposed to knobs Entry ways that are flat and wide Linear building layouts with clear lines of sight Surfaces 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 protection Access to both possible patios Street parking and parking in the back of the building Spaces requirements: Address the floor load bearing weight ADA access Exhibit space Archive storage space Storage space Project requirements Designing a flexible exhibition space Storage/archival space Quantitative requirements/space requirements, Exhibition space: 75% Pedestals with glass cases Vaults Filing cabinets

Seating Storage space: 25% Shelves Computer

FIELD STUDIES - MAC Spatial requirements:

Break up the space at the entrance, force them

to navigate and invest

gate Biography:

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 - McConnell Mansion

How to set up exhibits: •

Community based volunteer

set ups Combine photos with oral history clips Funding: •

Membership brings in $

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Donations

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Tax deduction doubles for

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Fund-raisers (Harvest Dinner)

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Commissioner

education

support

FIELD STUDIES - WSU Museum of Art Meeting with Anna Marie: o o • • • o o

70 degrees is the perfect temp.

30% humidity average Dryer for textiles Museum grade glass has a blue hue light: standard museum use lights broad spectrum cans can change spotlight spectrum through a time period

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Insurance:

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light:

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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: vaults for storage large pieces to store in slots

perimeter alarms enclosed security brackets wall repair: burlap and paint full spectrum UV protective glass on art 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