Charette

From Bright Built Barn

On March 9, 2007, Kaplan Thompson Architects facilitated a charette in Portland to bring all key players in the project together to begin to talk about ideas and issues.

CHARETTE OUTLINE AGENDA

March 9, 2007

Arrivals 9:30 am – 10:00 am

• Introductions 10:00 am – 10:30 am

• People: (Role and Attendee)
  

Owner:

Keith Collins

Architect:

Phil Kaplan, Kaplan Thompson Architects

Jesse Thompson, Kaplan Thompson Architects

Robin Tannenbaum, Kaplan Thompson Architects

Fabricator / Assembler:

Tedd Benson, Bensonwood Homes

On-Site Contractor:

Alan Gibson, Gibson Design/Build

Environmental Consultant:

Danuta Drozdowicz, Fore Solutions

Gunnar Hubbard, Fore Solutions

Mechanical Engineer:

James Petersen, Petersen Engineering

Renewable Energy Systems:

Pat Coon, EnergyWorks LLC

Fortunat Mueller, EnergyWorks LLC

Sensors / Adaptability:

Kent Larson, House_n

• Project Overview

• Project Criteria 10:30 am – 11:00 am

1. The Program

2. A Sustainable Design

3. Replicability / Affordability

4. Disentanglement

5. Education

• Site Constraints and Opportunities 11:00 am – 11:15 am

• An Introduction to MidCoast Maine
• Photographs
• Maps
• Zoning/Legal Constraints

• Brainstorming: Proposing Innovation 11:15 am – 12:30 pm

Building Form

Building Systems

• Lunch/Continued Discussion 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

• Integrating Innovation 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

• Compare Project Goals to Proposed Solutions

• Project Budget & Timelines 3:00 – 3:30 pm

Limits and Trade-Offs

• Conclude 3:30 pm

• Post-Mortem at Grittys! 4 pm - ??

CHARETTE DOCUMENTS

The following sheets stating project criteria were posted on the walls of the charette room:

Documentation generated by teams and group