2011 04 11 ECC CP Presentation - Murals

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONFINANCE & FACILITIESCapital Projects Office

Ethnic Cultural Center ExpansionMural Preservation

April 11, 2011


• 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

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Mural Inventory

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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

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Wall Removal Investigation

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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

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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

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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


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

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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)

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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

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2011 04 11 ECC CP Presentation - Murals

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