1. Ethnic Cultural Center Expansion
Mural Preservation
April 11, 2011
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2. Update
• 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
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3. Mural Inventory
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4. Mural Inventory
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5. Mural Inventory
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6. Mural Inventory
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7. Mural Locations in Existing Building
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8. Peeling Technique Tests
Peeled Drywall from Remodel Construction Results on Remodel Construction
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9. Wall Removal Investigation
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10. Technique Evaluation Matrix
Peeling Wall Removal
Technique 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
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11. 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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12. Building Section
• Red indicates potential mural locations
• Yellow indicates atrium openings
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13. Potential View ‐ Central Stair Ground Floor
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14. Potential View ‐ North End Second Floor
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15. Potential View ‐ Stair Opening Second Floor
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16. Potential View ‐ North End Third Floor
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17. 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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18. 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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