Carter G.

Woodson Museum
Jason Barker
Design Development - Summer 2020
Parti.
The basic concept of the Woodson museum is of a multi volume museum campus along 22nd street in St. PE-
tersburg, that transforms the existing site by means of extended landscaping that exist with the museum, while
interacting witht he community via multiple paths and public spaces that connected it to existing areas, and
encourgage circulation between the museum and the larger community.

This parti sketch emphasizes the This early sketch began to explore
existing area, with the intersection of the general form of the museum,
22nd and 9th being the focal point, with the three gallery volumes, and
and the museum site circled. the separate childrens wing. As well
as the enveloping circulation around
Building Site all of these elements. The circula-
tion/main lobby would later be ex-
Bus Stop tended south, and the childrens wing
refined further with its own gallery
Overpas intervention spaces in addition to classrooms
and workshops.
9th and 22nd intersection
North Entrance

Galleries

Lobby

South Entrance
Site.
The site is an existing empty lot near the 27th overpass, north of the 9th and 22nd intersection. It is west of the
street and there are plans for a mixed us development immediately to the north, across the street from the site
we were assigned. It was meant to interact with another intervention unrelated to this document.
This early parti diagram analyzes the overall region, with the site indicated by the circle.

Building Site
Site Diagram.
This diagram explores the relationship between the museum, the other intervention, and the existing context.
This was an earlier step, and the form of the museum evolved considerably from this analysis.
Sun Path.

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Codes and info Cost

Construction Type NAME-Carter Woodson Memorial Museum

I-A
BUILDING TYPE-Art Museum
AREA
First Floor-130000 sqft CONSTRUCTION TYPE - Custom steel frame and steel stud
Second floor-50000 sqft
LOCATION - St PEtersburg FL
HEIGHT
STORIES ALLOWED-unlimited STORIES-2
STORIES ACTUAL-Two stories
HEIGHT ACTUAL-46 feet approximate TOTAL SQ FOOTAGE - 180000

COST PER SQ FT $705

OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND APPLICABLE CODES
Group E (educational museum) (primary classification) TOTAL COST-$12800000
Group A -1(Assembly)
Group E (childcare)
Group S-2 (low hazard storage storage of artwork and maintenance materials)

PLUMBING
A3d
MALE-1 per 125
FEMALE 1 per 65

E
1 per 50 (both)

I-4
1 per 15 (both)
Services.
Gas
Electric
Water
Sewer
Massing Model.
Circulation surrounds several gallery volumes, with the bridge separating the primary museum space from the
childrens museum.
The elongated “Utility” spaec includes things such as mechanical and electrical rooms, as well as storage and
workspaces for the galleries.

Group E (educational museum)

Group E (educational museum)
Group A -1(Assembly)
Group A -1(Assembly)
Group S-2 (low hazard storage)
Group E (childcare)
Galleries. Group E (educational museum) Market.

Auditorium. Group A -1(Assembly) Classroom/Workshop. Group E (childcare)

Utility/Storage/Restrooms. Group S-2 (low hazard Circulation. Group E (educational museum)

storage)
Circulation.
An elevated platofmr with a transparent glass envelop circles the interior volumes and spaces, with entrances
on either side of the structure.

All circulation consists of wide, open corridors that double as public gatheric spaes due to their size, and are
outfitted with mechanical features that allow fresh air circulation in each segment.

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Entrance.
There are three entrances to the museum.
Two primary entrances along 22nd street, at the north and south ends, and a secondary entrance on the
western side of the museum that accesses the childrens wing. North Entrance.
The primary entrances connect to large outdoor spaces that interact heavily with the street and transit stops,
while the secondary entrace connects to outdoor landscaping, park, and public space on the museum grounds.

South Entrance.

South Entrance.
Entrance and exterior building corner sketch.
Entrance sketches.

1. Galleries.
2. Market.
3. Terrace roof.
4.Outdoor open air terrace.
5. Lineal elements, part of structure, al-
lows for
ventilation.
6. Entrance.
7. Path to auditoriuM.

Double paned glass

Brushed steel door

frame
Curtain wall
system
Window/Curtain Wall sketches.
The entire lobby is enveloped by a large curain wall defined by vertical slits in the wall which can be oepened to
increase natural air circulation.

Lower Left.
1. Upwardts-sliding gallery doors.
2. Lineal elements, part of structure, allows for
ventilation.
3. Cut-Away section of gallery space.
4. Diffusion skylights in gallery.
5. Gallery structure extends below floor for storage and
interstitial/mechanical space.
Curtain wall details.
This 2-1/2″ sightline outside glazed curtain wall system utilizes MegaTherm® technology with structural polyamide struts
(in 3 widths) that accommodate standard 1″ glazing units as well as advanced glazing options such as triple glazing and
suspended film technology.To ensure long-term structural integrity, the dead load of the insulating glass rests on integrat-
ed structural supports, diverting this load away from the thermal barriers.

Features

Advanced Thermal / Thermally Broken

Benefits

Outstanding Thermal Performance – three MegaTherm strut widths allow Glazing infills of 1″, 1-1/2″, and
2″ and overall U-factors as low as 0.17
Warmer interior surfaces – Increased resistance to condensation, with a CRFf up to 82
Optional integral sill flashing
Ability to integrate with building’s air-vapor barrier

Data

Construction Use: New / Retrofit

Sightline: 2-1/2”

Mullion Depth: 1” Glazing Infill: 6”, 7-1/2” │ 1-1/2” Glazing Infill: 8”, 9” │ 1-3/4” Glazing Infill: 6-3/4”, 8-1/4”,
9-3/4” │ 2” Glazing Infill: 8-1/2”, 10”

Framing Installation Method: Shear Block

Glazing Installation: Outside

Glass Type: Monolithic / Insulating

Glass Configuration: Front

Thermal Method: Iso Struts

Curtain wall overhand/shading.
The expanded line allows designers to maintain the functional benefit of the legacy system while offering a new, industrial,
design option. All systems are available in all YKK AP standard and premium finishes.

When integrated with YKK AP’s thermally broken systems, our innovative anchoring methods ensure that the thermal per-
formances of the host systems are maintained. The ThermaShade system features a thermal barrier within the attachment
anchor. Pre-engineered solutions provide extensive flexibility for design freedom, speed of delivery, and installation.

Features

Advanced Thermal
Benefits

Integral Hook Mechanism on Outriggers to Simplify Installation and Reduce Field Labor
Over One-Hundred Pre-Engineered Solutions
24”, 30” and 36” Projections
Four Standard Outrigger Designs
Eight Standard Louver Options
Five Standard Fascia Options
Standard Configurations Listed in Price Book
Standardized 90° Inside and Outside Corners on Curtain Wall

Data

Construction Use: New / Retrofit

Thermal Method: Pour and Debridge

Door sketches and details.
The galleries have a sliding, vertical door system that smoothly snaps in to place, making the door almost vanish in to
the wall, in addition to trapdoors in the floor allowing for access to interstitial space containing storage and mechanical
elements.
Entrance/exit doors.
Basic YKK thermal doors made to work with the previouslt documented curtain wall system.

Benefits

Accepts standard 1″ insulating glazing units as well as advanced glazing, including suspended film, up to 1-1/2″
Foam polymer inserts in the horizontal members to reduce convection
Dual perimeter air seals
Doors designed to allow many hardware options without bridging the thermal break – our doors have additional space so that hinges don’t bridge the break.

Standard Entrances

Singles: 3′-0″ x 7′-0″

Pairs: 6′-0″ x 7′-0″
Offset Pivot, Butt Hung and Continuous Hinge
MS Lock, RIM and CVR Exit Device

Custom Entrances

Singles: 4′-0″ x 8′-0″

Pairs: 8′-0″ x 8′-0″
Standard and Custom Hardware

Data

Construction Use: New / Retrofit

Door Type: Swinging/Terrace Door

Entrance Style: Standard

Stile Width: Medium / Wide

Glass Type: Insulating

Thermal Method: Iso Struts

Product Line

Anodized Plus® / enerGfacade® / MegaTherm®

Custom Door Details.
Several doors have custom details,
specifically door handles, as seen in
these digital sketches and renderings.
Characterized by beveled grooves
in the handled and a slightly rough
brushed steel surface, to give a touch
of uniqueness to the entrances and
exits.
Custom Door Details.
Custom Door Details.
Ceiling sketch/detail: Galleries.
EAch gallery has a series of rectangular ceiling lights along curved/scalloped sections of the ceiling, alowing in natural light as well
as a view of the galleries from above, given that the outdoor terrace on the second level surrounds the top of each gallery space.

Wasco’s Hurricane Resistant unit pro-

vides superior safety and security that
are Impact Rated for Wind-Borne De-
bris Region (WBDR) and meet other
stringent state building codes for dome
skylights in Wind Zone 3 coastal appli-
cations.

Curb mount units available with double

(CWS2) or triple (CWS3) impact modi-
fied acrylic domes.

Provided with impact modified domes

to meet test requirements: ASTM-1886,
ASTM-1996, TAS 201, 202 and 203
Models 5252 or smaller can achieve
a 75DP rating, 5276 achieve a 60 DP, and 5296 achieve a 45 DP

Curb Mount – Impact Rated for Wind-Borne Debris Region (WBDR)

Curb mount units available with double or triple impact modified acrylic domes to
meet test requirements: ASTM-1886, ASTM-1996, TAS 201, 202 and 203. Mod-
els 5252 or smaller can achieve a 75 DP rating, 5276 achieve a 60 DP and 5296
achieve a 45 DP.

For use on 1½” thick site-built or prefabricated curbs

Unit is fully assembled with stainless steel screws and high performance
weather seals
Heat welded one-piece curb frame construction: heavy vinyl extruded curb
frame with co-extruded weather seals, integral condensation gutter and counter-
flashing downward leg
Aluminum extruded heliarc welded retainer frame
Optional copper cladding available
Safety screens available
Roof Juncture.
The only strict roof area is above the classrooms, cafe, and library. The major-
ity of the area over the first floor is inhabitable open terrace, while other areas
such as the bridge are glass ceilings.

Enclosed terrace .

PRimary roof area .

Cafe.

Library.
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Plans.
Circulation surrounds several gallery volumes, with the bridge separating the primary museum space from the
childrens museum.
The elongated “Utility” spaec includes things such as mechanical and electrical rooms, as well as storage and
workspaces for the galleries.

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Plans.

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Sections.
The structure is defined by a great deal of transparency, which has the practical effect of blurring the line
between sections and elevations. The entire envelope is primarily made up of glass, and much of the interstitial
space is visible as opposed to being concealed by an opaque envelope.

West view.

South View.
 Sections.
Most of the structure is elevated above the ground, to give a feeling of celebration and uplift. This, combined
with the mostly transparent envelope creates a sense of lightness and celebration.

Library and Cafe. Semi-enclosed Terrace. North Entrance

Gift Shop. Lobby+Main Hall.
South Entrance. Gallery Spaces.
Ceiling-Canopy system.

Level 2-Outdoor Terrace-Library-Cafe.

Level 1-Galleries and Lobby.

Facing West.
This side of the museum is adjacent to 22nd street, and has access to a transit hub on the opposite side of the
street. It sits back from the sidewalk, with an open pavilion area in front of the building, with seating and light
public gathering space decorated with greenery and water elements. From here the three gallery spaces are
visible through the glass walls of the lobby, and the view of them from outside invites people to enter the muse-
um and explore.
 North Entrance Gallery Space. Bridge.
Storage and mechanical space beneath Semi-enclosed Terrace. Children’s Wing.
Glass enclosure both floors. Main Staircase. Classrooms.

Facing South.
The north entrance is located here, as is the corner where the lobby turns and heads towards the children’s
wing, and the grand staircase to the second level. Opposite this side is easy access to a mixed use building
with various shops and amenities.
Structure.
Level 1.
North Entrance

Classroom.

Storage Gallery 1.
Restrooms
Gallery 4.

Gallery 5
Gallery 2.
West Entrance Storage

Gallery 3.

Mechanical

Audiotorium.

Standard steel columns for a subsystem that support the interior spac- Gift Shop. Lobby.
es, and integrate with the larger “inverted L” frame system, which pro-
vides primary support for the first and second floors.
The lobby area is entirely transparent, with all the walls being curtain
wall glass.
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Structure.
Level 2.

¼ of the area is, on the south end, the cafe and community Enclosed terrace .
library, while the remainder is an enclosed semi-outdoor
terrace, with the only other structure being a second floor
mechanical room. The L-frame supports the canopy sys-
tem that forms the “roof” of the second level, as well as the
structural members having LED lights attached to provide
primary outdoor illumination. The galleries protrude up into
the terrace, coming about 4 feet from the ground. Cafe.

Transparent walls around the perimeter are the same cur- Library.
tain wall glass system as on the first floor.
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Structure-L Frame
Level 1.
.

Level 2

Level 1

The primary building is supported by this inverted “L” shaped frame

system, which emerges from the ground and extends westward, form-
ing a frame in which the first and second floors rest, while an integrat-
ed column system attaches to it and forms the structure for the non-
load bearing walls of the auditorium, gift shop, galleries, etc.
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Structure-L Frame

Classroom.

Storage
Restrooms
Gallery 1.
Gallery 4.

Gallery 5
Storage Gallery 2.
West Entrance

Gallery 3.
Mechanical

Auditorium.

Gift Shop. Lobby.

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 Structure-L Frame
North Entrance

Level 2

Level 1
Structure-L Frame
Structure-L Frame

Supports glass canopy for pavillion.

Supports second floor.

LED lighting in the crevice between the

support.

Each floor rests on the horizontal lengths

of the frame
Foundations.
Standard deep foundations. Much of the structure is slightly elevated
from the ground, sitting lightly on crisscrossing plinth/base systems,
which in turn sit on the deeper foundations, giving the entire building a
floating effect.

West facing view.

Second level.

First floor galleries.

Level 2 North entrance.

Level 1
Deep foundations.

North Entrance.

Primary wing.
South facing view.
Bridge-corridor.

Childre’s wing.
Level 2

Level 1
Building Corner-Section Detail. North Entrance.

Storage and mechanical space beneath

Gallery Space.

Semi-enclosed Terrace.

Glass enclosure both floors. Main Staircase.

Srructural frame.

Roof-Canopy

Level 2-Terrace and Cafe

Level 1-Galleries and Lobby.

Base-plinth for structure.

Eletrical Riser Diagram.

Second floor. Cafe Library

First floor. Main Gallery Gallery Gallery Audito- Market. Gallery Gallery Class-
Distribution 1 2 3 -rium. 4 5 -rooms.
Panel

Meter
Utility Pad
Transformer
Ground.
Eletrical-Lighting Systems
Two separate mechanical rooms for each wing of the museum, with the Overhead Flourescent
transformer, switches, distro panels, etc. all located in or near them. Primrarily used in storage and mechanical rooms
Not used in public areas with the exception of restrooms
Recessed LED lights provide the primary source of lighting in the entire
building, with some fluorescent lights in mechanical and storage spaces.

Modular track lighting is found in the galleries to illuminate specific works

when needed.

There is recessed LED lighting in the space between the compound

L-Frame structural members, which provides both aesthetic effect and
additional lighting for the main lobby areas.

Recessed Lighting Track lighting

Found throoughout the building Primarily found in gallery spaces and facing the stage in the auditorium
Primary form of lighting Suspendded and directed towards presenters or artworks
Softer ambient light
Eletrical-Lighting
North Entrance

Level 1.

Track lighting at rooms edge

Recessed LED in center

Flourescent Lighting.

Mechanical Room 1.
Recessed lighting in gift shop
Mechanical Room 2.

Track lighting on stage

Recesed LED in the room

Flourescent Lighting.

Recessed LED Lighting.

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Eletrical-Lighting
Level 2.

Outdoor promenade lighting via

LED’s in structural elements.

Flourescent lighting in mechanical

room.

Ambient LED lighting in Cafe.

Flourescent Lighting. Recessed LED lighting in library.

Recessed LED Lighting.

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Mechanical.

Mechanical Room 1.
Mechanical Room 2.

Supply.
HVAC Systems.

Return.

Supply.

Return.

Cooled.

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Mechanical.
Two different systems in each
wing, but with a shared chiller
in the primary wing. 1 return
for every 3 supply vents, with
an increased ratio in the
auditorium due to the in-
creased capacity.

Calculations.
110000 sq ft

48,000 BTU recommended

230 tons of cooling
Air Handler(s).
Water cooled system with 20”
diameter spiral ductwork and
cone shaped diffusers and
returns

Chiller.
Mechanical.
Ceiling.

Most ductwork, mechanical, etc.

is exposed or structurally inte-
grated in some way. However,
several rooms use drop ceil-
ings. These are;

-Gift shop/market.
-Auditorium.
-Gallery hall.
-Restrooms.
-Cafe.
-Library.
-Classroom and adjacent stor-
age room.
Plumbing.

Water.

Sewer.

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Plumbing.
Fire (sprinklers and extinguishers)

Gallery 1.

Gallery 2.

Gallery 3.

Fire Extinguisher 75ft coverage

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Fire Systems
Standard fire system coverage, with numerous sprinkler heads,
fire riser system in the main mechanical room, 10 fire extinguish-
ers in the building for total square foot coverage, two fire hose
cabinets, and a basic fire alarm system, with alarms in the lobby,
halls, galleries, and all other spaces.

Fire Alarms. Sprinkler system example. Fire Riser.

One found in each . Located in primary mechanical room.
main room.
Every 25 ft in the
lobby.

Sprinkler Head. Basic Fire Extinguisher-10 Fire Hose.

total. One near restrooms in main wing one near
the secondary mechanical room in the
childrens wing.