Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Reconstruction and Cowles Conservatory Renovation

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1 Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Reconstruction and April 15, 2014

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5 Project Overview Project Goals and Scope, Budget, Schedule Leadership Team, Design Team, Construction Manager as Agency Revenue Model Community Engagement and Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Processes Public Survey, Open House CAC Appointers and Meetings Sculpture Garden Refined Schematic Design Cowles Conservatory Programming - Key Criteria for Great Parks Conceptual Design Comments from CAC Chair and Walker Art Center

6 Project Overview PROJECT GOALS AND SCOPE The Project has three general areas of focus: 1. Strengthen Infrastructure Repair and/or replace deteriorating garden features: stairways, planters, walkways, fences, trees/plant material, water pond, parking lot 2. Increase Sustainability and Energy Efficiency Introduce storm water management, improve drainage, irrigation, and improve energy efficiency. 3. Expand Accessibility and Safety Upgrade accessibility throughout, improve safety features, and replace furnishings.

7 Project Overview PROJECT BUDGET: $10,000,000 A. State of MN General Obligation Bond: $8,500,000 B. Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO): Up to $1,500,000 State of MN General Obligation Bond MN Laws of 2014 Chapter 294 Section 17 Subdivision 8 Minneapolis - Sculpture Garden Drainage Control For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to predesign, design, and construct renovation of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, which displays art owned by the Walker Art Center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. The complete renovation will include improving irrigation, drainage, the parking lot, security, granite substructures, concrete, and fixtures, in order to update them with more ecologically sustainable options that are less expensive to maintain; increasing physical accessibility in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; transplanting and replacing trees and plant materials; and improving the mechanical plant, piping, and flooring of the Cowles Conservatory to permit its flexible reuse in a way that is more ecologically sustainable and less expensive to maintain.

8 Project Overview SCULPTURE GARDEN OPERATING EXPENSES AND REVENUE Sculpture Garden & Cowles Conservatory Description 2013 Actual Projected Expenses $298,857 $338,289 Revenue $41,200 $289,000 Revenue Less Expenses $(257,657) $(49,289) 2013 Expenses include: MPRB wages, fringes/benefits, materials, contractual services Projected Expenses include: MPRB wages, fringes/benefits, materials, contractual services, additional programming expenses 2013 Revenue includes: Permitted weddings and events, photography permits Projected Revenue includes: Permitted weddings and events, photography permits, seasonal food vending, sponsored events, seasonal market, kiosk concessions

9 Project Overview PROPOSED PROJECT SCHEDULE MPRB & Conceptual Design Review & May 2015 Construction Documents ready for bidding July 2015 Construction bidding August 2015 Sculpture removal begins August 2015 Construction October 2015 May 2017 Sculpture Garden Closed Turf establishment & final sculpture installation Spring 2017 Sculpture Garden Closed Grand opening May 2017

10 Project Overview LEADERSHIP TEAM Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Assistant Superintendent of Planning - Michael Schroeder Director of Planning - Jennifer Ringold Director of Design and Project Management - Cliff Swenson Planning Project Manager - Dana Murdoch Walker Art Center Director - Olga Viso Deputy Director - David Galligan Design Director and Curator - Andrew Blauvelt Mississippi Watershed Management Organization Executive Director - Doug Snyder Program Specialist - Marcy Bean

11 Project Overview DESIGN TEAM: oslund.and.assoc. (Landscape Architecture) Snow Kreilich Architecture (Architecture) Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. (Community Engagement / Quality Assurance) EVS Engineering (Civil Engineering) Meyer Borgman Johnson (Structural Engineering Conservatory and Sculpture) Mattson MacDonald (Structural Engineering-Site) Leo A Daly (Mechanical / Electrical Engineering) EDI (Electrical Engineering-Site) Irrigation Consultant Group (Irrigation Design) Commercial Aquatic (Fountain Design) CONSTRUCTION MANAGER as Agency: Mortenson Construction PLACEMAKING CONSULTANT: MIG

12 Community Engagement PUBLIC SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS

13 Community Engagement PUBLIC SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS

14 Community Engagement CAC APPOINTERS Park Board President Wielinski (appoints chair) Park District 4 Commissioner Anita Tabb At Large Park Commissioner Annie Young At Large Park Commissioner Meg Forney At Large Park Commissioner John Erwin Ward 7 Council Member Lisa Goodman Walker Art Center Mississippi Watershed Management Organization Mayor Betsy Hodges 3rd District County Commissioner Marion Greene Minneapolis School Board Director Josh Reimnitz District 61A State Representative Frank Hornstein District 61 State Senator D. Scott Dibble Lowry Hill Neighborhood Association (LHNA) Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association (LHENA) Citizens for a Loring Park Community (CLPC) Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Association (BMNA) Kenwood Isles Area Association (KIAA) University of Minnesota College of Design Minneapolis Downtown Council Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition Total 21

15 Project Overview CAC MEETINGS AND OPEN HOUSE CAC Meeting #1 - December 10, 2014 CAC Meeting #2/Open House - Dec 12, 2014 CAC Meeting #3 - January 20, 2015 CAC Meeting #4 - February 23, 2015 CAC Meeting #5 - April 14, 2015

16 CAC-Recommended REFINED SCHEMATIC DESIGN for the Sculpture Garden

17 Schematic Design Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Cowles Conservatory Reconstruction Project

18 Schematic Design The Quad + Event Space Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Cowles Conservatory Reconstruction Project

19 Schematic Design The Orientation/ Activity Room Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Cowles Conservatory Reconstruction Project

20 Schematic Design The North Garden + The Great Room Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Cowles Conservatory Reconstruction Project

21 Enlarged Plan: The Quad + Event Space B L G F C A B C DE F G H I L L F C F J J A B F J C F K A. Concrete Walk B. Decomposed Granite Walk C. Enhanced Turf D. Existing Walls to Remain E. Euonymus Hedge F. Perennials G. Concrete Walk H. Fescue Seed Mix I. Concrete Terrace J. ADA Accessible Walk K. Entry Bosque L. Re-purposed Buildings Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Cowles Conservatory Reconstruction Project

22 Enlarged Plan: The Orientation/Activity Room C C D E F B A G A. Existing Greenhouse B. Bus Drop-Off C. Decomposed Granite D. Low Hedge E. Concrete Walk F. Re-Surfaced Parking Lot G. Bike Parking Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Cowles Conservatory Reconstruction Project

23 Enlarged Plan: The North Garden + The Great Room N L H L M I B D D E F D A P B O C C B E G E A C D P A D E K K J K I A. Turf Grass B. Fresh Meadow C. Rip-Rap Edge D. Decomposed Granite E. Concrete Walk F. Perennials G. Existing Spoonbridge and Cherry and Pond H. Existing Arbor I. Streetscape/Trees Along Lyndale J. ADA Compliant Walk K. Fescue L. Evergreen Windrow M. Memorial Perennial Garden N. Bike Parking O. Walkway/Observation Area P. Boardwalk Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Cowles Conservatory Reconstruction Project

24 Stormwater/Sustainability IRRIGATE FROM POND LILLY PADS + FRESH MEADOW IRRIGATE FOR SITE IRRIGATE FRESH MEADOW WITH RECLAIMED WATER PILE SUPPORTED CISTERN CAPTURE + INFILTRATE GRAVITY IRRIGATE TO FRESH MEADOW + TREES CAPTURE + INFILTRATE OVERFLOW TO STORM SEWER IRRIGATION SUPPLY FROM POND AUGMENT POND WATER FOR IRRIGATION AUGMENT CISTERN AS NEEDED QUADS SPOONBRIDGE AND CHERRY POND EXISTING WELL Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Cowles Conservatory Reconstruction Project VINELAND + WALKER ART CENTER DUNWOODY BLVD. IRRIGATE FROM CISTERN

25 Stormwater/Sustainability Fresh meadows are treeless plant communities on wet soil dominated by broad-leaved, herbaceous plants with lesser amounts of grasses and sedges. Fresh meadows differ from marshes or wetlands because they grow in wet soil but not standing water, and they differ from prairies because they are not dominated by grasses. Soil nutrient levels are usually high in the fresh meadow zone, so the vegetation is often dense. It provides excellent habitat for songbirds, but it also acts as a barrier to geese that will not pass through it, not even to graze on a mowed lawn. The most important factors in creating and maintaining fresh meadows are natural water level fluctuations and recurring fire. The idea is to capture and store rainwater onsite and use it as a resource to grow attractive native plants that thrive in such conditions. Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Cowles Conservatory Reconstruction Project

26 Stormwater/Sustainability Common Plants Include: 1. Sedges 2. Turtlehead 3. Little Bluestem 4. Cardinal Flower 5. Great Blue Lobelia 6. Blazing Star 7. Milkweed Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Cowles Conservatory Reconstruction Project

27 Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Cowles Conservatory Reconstruction Project

28 Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Cowles Conservatory Reconstruction Project

29 Note: Art is a placeholder for scale. It does not represent the new art for the garden. Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Cowles Conservatory Reconstruction Project

30 CAC-Recommended COWLES CONSERVATORY CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

31 Programming - Key Criteria for Great Parks Everyday Uses Reliably available, for different kinds of people, at different times of day. Seating Coffee kiosk, food trucks Playground or play fountain Organized exercise Any other day-to-day activity

32 Programming - Key Criteria for Great Parks Central Features and Attractions Make the park a destination. Spoonbridge and Cherry New sculpture Cowles Conservatory Mystery and Awe It is our human nature to explore. Sculpture Vegetation Relationships, connections, & edges Define and activate spaces, particularly edges. Irresistible Amenities Placed strategically. Restrooms Wi-fi Recycling

33 Programming - Key Criteria for Great Parks Programming Opportunities for expansion. Living-room-scaled events Family attractions Private permitted events Seasonal events Sponsored events

34 Programming - Key Criteria for Great Parks Flexible Spaces Infrastructure to accommodate a variety of events and activities. Power Good drainage Privacy and separation

35 Cowles Conservatory - Conceptual Design Scenario 1B Seasonal Conservatory Use Conservatory/Garden Programming Activities Seasonal Wine/Beer, Coffee/Tea Permitted Events MPRB/WAC Sponsored Events Building Design Option No heat, remove lower glass walls, keep glass roofs and upper walls. New concrete floor in central house, new decomposed granite floor in pavilion wings. Central closets removed, existing restrooms become storage/closets. Existing maintenance greenhouse demolished. New building for public restrooms, orientation, and MPRB operations.

36 Placemaking Recommendations Programming and Design Options

37 COMMENTS Margaret Anderson Kelliher, CAC Chair Olga Viso, Walker Art Center Executive Director

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39 Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Reconstruction and Thank you. CAC Meeting #5 April 14, 2015