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(courtesy of Katie Archambault) Present: Ace Ellis Ken McGivern Katie Archambault Space requirements Intended to be a space for people to ___________. How many people will be in the space at one time. Furnishings it would require, etc. Closed down for presentations/programs? Outdoor classroom -School day, classes could go out there. Shakespeare course for Seniors. After school activities ie: Friday night activities (Physical considerations) Soft costs are actually time diverted from another activity (ie: facilities guys working in the space) Limited amount of space. Already laid it out? What are top priorities? (Space restrictions) Am I doing what I said I want to do or do these opinions take me in another direction? Pictures of other people in spaces, represent look/feel of other kids in space to help envision the use of our space. Visually reinforce what you hope to accomplish. When will it be usable? Beginning of school year until gets cold. Where will it be stored when it’s not in use? In requirements definition-if using 365 days/year. If adding heater gives you October, November, March, and April, it would behoove you to fundraise for it. McGivern-need it when it gets below 58. How many would we need? Think of budget and maintenance cost. They aren’t cheap. Fuel to run them is not cheap. Someone has to go get tanks filled (propane). How long do they operate? Cost to operate? How many hours does a 20 pound tank run? Pop in tables/chairs in ppt to help visualize space. Using markers now. How many people do you envision using the space? Day Evening Visceral reaction Unimproved, ratty center with all this work around the perimeter. How does set of circles relate to the casual seating environment that you’re trying to create? Is it a necessary eveil because it’s there? Not sure what to do with the center. That’s ok! What about a gas fireplace in the center on a raised table? Are exposed flames ok? It violates campus rule for no open flame Propose it Have safety provisions laid out/education component. Think through how the space would be used do that it really has impact. Dirty little backyard. Avoid unkept back yard with some chairs. Pressure wash concrete. Handbrush and bucket of water. Clean off a yard to see what it would look like. Take a picture side by side to see what it could look like. FRESHMAN SERVICE JOB Ken, could we put a different color on the stone? Pressure washed. Get colorant that they use for stamp concrete. Dry Seal Natural color off wall. Give it a more uniform color. Start with cleaning: Will be shocked with how good the slate will look. Curb appeal: Color Front porch/entry Windows on either side Trees, planters, flowers, shrubbery softens the look of the house. Wall is hard, cold. If something was up off the ground, makes hard edge softer. Would you consider landscaping to soften the hard edge of the wall. Or if going to use to hang a screen, maybe you put plants in the ground. Height between tree and ivy. How big of an experiment are you thinking of? Not big. Maybe do one corner? Plus power washing. Pea gravel, what it looks and feels like. Need a little budget put together for that. Spend a little to figure out how it’s going to work before you spend a lot of money. Great idea. Confirm with what you have in your mind’s eye is actually something that works. When is your labor available to you? Summer, labor isn’t available to you. Round Square here early. Could be service project. Need to move things forward. Plan A: get everything done in the fall. Funds should be raised, things purchased. Using. Pull everything back out in Spring. B: Continue into Spring. If things go slower than hoped. Is there a student organization already in place, that would have authority to be able to comment on this? Student council? –like this option. Representing school. They could have a role in this. Are you working for student council or are they working for you? You go to them and say I have a project, I need your help. Ace sees things in charts/tables. Feb 16 Ap 16 Jun 16 Sep 16 Dec 16 Design, approvals, money What do I need to have been done by each date? Prototype April 16 Need it in advance Need more by Sep to support that piece What do I need to get the design work? What approval do I need to have? Need design to get approval. Need approval to get money. Less words, more timeline. Are there events or activities that currently occur on campus that this space would serve as an ideal alternative? Gives tangible touch points, needs to be ready so that X could happen there. Reunion 2017 could be ribbon cutting. Thank people that help. April 2017. Events may make you modify your initial layout, design, power, etc. Sound system? Acknowledging that we don’t have any outdoor spaces now is helpful. Every school should have this. Preliminary budget needed Think about categories. Cleaning/prep Exterior lighting Furniture (Different types) Plant life Landscaping materials Need to state that this could be an extension of the library. Support to educational program space, deliverables. Much more usage, drawing more students for different kinds of project. Would serve as an overflow space for some of that during the day. What is the next step? 1 page: Design, approval, money Timeline so we don’t slow you down. Requirements definition. Spend more time with how it will relate to the library, to casual hangout time, weekend usage. More description. Physical requirements that come out of that. We have classroom improvement budget, this could be viewed as an outside classroom. Need a case for why this type of classroom space should be created, who would use it, how often? Important part of story. Events-integrated with life of school. Talk with Kelly to see if she can see alumnae events here. What would you need in the space? Honest admissions of things considered but not using once decide if this is more casual or formal space. Start backwards from prototype. When? What will need to have been done? Mr. Miller can give all the numbers you need about stone yards, pricing.
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My plans for winter break are to create a wish list and a budget. When we met with Development they suggested creating something like this so I could showcase it when I present to the Board of Trustees. Mrs. Archambault has contacted Mr. Ellis so we could meet and talk about the financial aspect of the space. When creating the wish list I will include the trends that were found in the survey and I will incorporate Mr. Miller's ideas as suggested below. Once create this wish list I will create some potential ideas for the space. Within the next couple weeks I post a copy of the wish list with the visuals!
Mrs. Archambault and I met with Dan Miller, the Assistant Director of Operations, Facilities. We spoke about the space logistically. Unfortunately, the ivy cannot be removed because one of it main purposes it to prevent flooding or leaking in the basement of the library. We discussed other options such as flagstones, planters with flowers and more. After coming to the conclusion that the ivy would remain, we looked at possibilities of making the space more welcoming such as cleaning up some of the edges where the ivy is growing over the windows and other places. To add some color into the space, Mr. Miller suggested putting pots with various flower near the entrance and in the corners. We also spoke about possibly displaying student art work. Potentially in the future student could have outdoor exhibits. Not only could these exhibits incorporate students' work but it could also include alumnae work as well. Mrs. Archambault suggested a sculpture. This meeting mainly focused on the practical possibilities of giving life to the space.
On Tuesday November 17, Mrs. Archambault and I met with Robin Prout and Shelly Friel who work in Development. We discussed potential programming for the space including Friday on campus events, receptions, monologues, classes, club meetings, and other community events. Also, we talked about the plans of Kellas Garden and what people had envisioned for the space and the results. Using Kellas Garden as an example will help me plan the logistics of use of space. Shelly also talked to me about deferred maintenance meaning the non cosmetic aspects of the space the require attention. She recommended that when designing the space I should make it low maintenance yet visually appealing! Additionally, my next step would to get some estimates and meet with Mr. Ellis.Works Cited
Louv, Richard. Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-deficit Disorder. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin of Chapel Hill, 2005. Print.
Kaplan, Rachel, Stephen Kaplan, and Ryan L. Ryan. With People in Mind Design and Management of Everyday Nature. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1998.
Roberts, Gretchen. "Planning Your Outdoor Space." HGTV. Accessed November 2, 2015.
Toohey, Megan. Interview by Sasha Baskin. FaceTime Audio Interview. Denver/ Albany, October 7, 2015.
Toohey, Megan & Bartholomew, Lucia. Interview by Sasha Baskin. Voice Call Interview. Denver/ Los Angeles/ Albany, October 29, 2015.
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Above is a preview of what the space currently looks like. Photo credits to Kimi Wenzel.
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