The Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Laura Swimmer
Product Spec Sheet

ElementBrandProduct Name
Suspended ceilings – Vector Plank, Fine Fissured, prelude XL suspensionArmstrong World Industries
Metal siding – TSC-1, T2832Metal Sales Manufacturing Corporation
Stone veneer exterior – Alderwood stacked stone, dry-stackEldorado Stone
Roof hatch – Single Leaf Roof Scuttle Type SBilco
Suspended wood ceiling panels – Vesta FR9Wood
Steel and metal fabrications – custom guardrails, stairs, greenscreenAl's Welding

Product Spec Sheet
Suspended ceilings – Vector Plank, Fine Fissured, prelude XL suspension
Metal siding – TSC-1, T2832
Stone veneer exterior – Alderwood stacked stone, dry-stack
Roof hatch – Single Leaf Roof Scuttle Type S
by Bilco
Suspended wood ceiling panels – Vesta FR
by 9Wood
Steel and metal fabrications – custom guardrails, stairs, greenscreen

The Bainbridge Island Museum of Art

Coates Design Seattle Architects as Architects

Located across from the Seattle-Bainbridge Island ferry, the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA) which opened its doors June 14th 2013, is the first building that is seen by both visitors and locals when arriving to the island by ferry.  It is the first LEED Gold Art Museum in the State of Washington.

 

A building that responds to its environment The south, water-facing side of the building has a skin that is comprised of 28’ tall curved glass, allowing pedestrians a transparent view into the museum. The museum is illuminated at night, acting as a beacon that is visible from multiple vantages.

 

Coates Design Architects created curved wood louvers to wrap around the outside of the glass in order to block direct sunlight and provide ample shade for the artwork. The louvers are automatically controlled by a light sensor that triggers them to open and close in response to the sun’s movement.

 

On the second, uppermost level of the building, three long strip skylights allow natural light into the main gallery space. The risk of direct sunlight damaging any artwork is prevented through the installation of curved baffled light shelves that float underneath the skylights.

 

Interior features include the Grand Hall marked by a 28’ tall ceiling and floor-to-ceiling glazing that allows volumes of natural light to illuminate the space. A dramatic wood staircase with glass rails takes visitors into the Beacon Gallery.

 

The Beacon Gallery is unlike any other gallery in the building due to its visibility from the ferry, prominent glass shell, and overhead skylight. It is this gallery in particular that becomes illuminated at night, giving the effect of a glowing beacon.

 

LEED designation museums are inherently energy-intensive due to such narrow tolerances in regard to humidity and temperature stability. Therefore, LEED Gold designation, was a challenging goal.  In order to achieve this status, the following features were included in the museum’s design:

 

- Solar orientation and sun louvers to control heat gain- 14 on-site underground wells were bored over 300’ into the earth to extract heat that is cycled through a water-to-air heat exchanger - Washington-made solar panels can be found in three different locations on the roof, generating enough electricity to supplement the building’s energy needs    - Recycled materials including denim insulation for interior partition walls as well as infill on some of the exterior walls (with support from Levi Strauss)- Green label certified carpets, paints and glues (low volatile organic compounds)- Forest Stewardship Council certified wood flooring, cabinets and siding- Water reduction measures including low-flow plumbing fixtures and waterless urinals - Lighting efficiency measures (LED lighting and compact fluorescents)- A 300 SF vegetated roof garden designed by celebrated gardening experts Little and Lewis

 

Material Used :

1. Levolux – Motorized exterior louvers – Iris.

2. ThyssenKrupp – elevators – Continental 45

3. GAF – single ply membrane roofing – Everguard PVC Designline

4. Tigerwood – wood horizontal siding – FSC

5. Metal Sales – metal siding – TSC-1, T2832

6. Vaproshield – weather barrier – WrapShield IT

7. Prosoco – weather barrier – R-Guard Cat-5

8. Grace – roof underlayment – Ultra

9. Thermafiber – exterior wall insulation – Rainbarrier 30, 45

10. Dow Corning – sealants – 795 for exterior use

11. Kryton International – concrete waterproofing admix – Krystol Internal Membrane

12. SpecChem – concrete cure and seal – Cure and Seal WB 25

13. Custom Designed Systems – skylights – 3100 SKSL

14. Crystalite – skylights - custom

15. Armstrong – suspended ceilings – Vector Plank, Fine Fissured, prelude XL suspension

16. Wall Technology – custom curved suspended ceiling panels – Custom Curved

17. 9wood – suspended wood ceiling panels – Vesta FR

18. Eldorado Stone – stone veneer exterior – Alderwood stacked stone, dry-stack

19. Bilco – roof hatch – Single Leaf Roof Scuttle Type S

20. Shanahans – hollow metal frames

21. Vancouver – wood doors

22. Stanley – door hardware

23. Hager – door hardware

24. ICF

25. EPRO – ICF waterproofing – Ecoshield

26. IRIS – motorized window covering – custom

27. Cemco – light gauge metal framing – Viperstud, hat channel, slotted track, unpunched track

28. Certainteed – wall board – GlasRoc shaftliner, Densglass, ProRoc

29. Moncrieff – precast concrete curb – custom

30. MM Systems – seismic joint covers – too many to list...

31. Al’s Welding – steel and metal fabrications – custom guardrails, stairs, greenscreen

32. Bonded Logic – building wall insulation – UltraTouch Denim Insulation

33. Knauf – acoustic insulation – Black Acoustical Insulation, wall and ceiling liner, acoustical board

34. Demilec – spray foam insulation – Heatlok Soy 200

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