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Ethnic Cultural Center ExpansionMural Preservation
April 11, 2011
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• BOLA Architects have completed their work and are finalizing their report
• All the murals have been catalogued
• The four main artists have been interviewed
• Representatives from the State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) and the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation have visited the site
• Several methods of removal have been tested in further detail
• Potential hazardous materials abatement procedures have been reviewed and refined
• The Capital Projects Office has better defined the costs and time impact associated with preserving the murals
Update
April 11, 2011
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Mural Inventory
April 11, 2011
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Mural Inventory
April 11, 2011
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Mural Inventory
April 11, 2011
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Mural Inventory
April 11, 2011
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Mural Locations in Existing Building
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Peeling Technique Tests
Results on Original Construction
Peeled Drywall from Remodel Construction Results on Remodel Construction
April 11, 2011
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Wall Removal Investigation
April 11, 2011
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Peeling Technique
Wall Removal Technique
Damage Potential High Medium
Duration of Mural Removal 7 months 1 ‐ 2 months
Hazardous Materials Impact High Low ‐Medium
Reinstallation Medium Medium
Cost $800 ‐ $900K $500 ‐ $650K
Technique Evaluation Matrix
April 11, 2011
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Recommendations
• All the murals in the building to be saved (24 total)
• The murals should be saved using wall removal method
• Display the four main murals in the roof monitors of the new building
• Display the medium and smaller size murals in common areas of the new building
• The meeting rooms would be available for new student art
• Delete reproduction of the murals in glass panels along Brooklyn Avenue from the project
April 11, 2011
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Building Section
• Red indicates potential mural locations• Yellow indicates atrium openings
• Dots are locations for the images that followApril 11, 2011
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Potential View ‐ Central Stair Ground Floor
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Potential View ‐ North End Second Floor
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Potential View ‐ Stair Opening Second Floor
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Potential View ‐ North End Third Floor
April 11, 2011
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Schedule
• Separate Bid Packages: April ‐ June 2011
• Bid Mural Removal/Bldg.: Demolition Package – June 2011
• Mural Removal/Bldg. Demolition: July ‐ September 2011
• Bid Main Construction Package: July 2011
• Building Construction: September 2011 ‐ December 2012
• Occupancy of New ECC: January 2013 (Winter Quarter)
April 11, 2011
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Steps Forward
• Concurrence on approach
• Group to help decide on location of murals within the new building
• We will review our findings with the State Department of Archaeology and Historical Preservation (DAHP) and the Washington State Arts Commission
April 11, 2011