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Madison Children’s Museum: First Feats Submitted by Sarah Crawford, Reviewed by Kelly Floyd
Project size: 1,000 sq.-ft. Project budget: $120,000 ($116.00/sq.-ft.) First Feats is the Madison Children's Museum's award-winning early learning gallery and the museum's first space built entirely of non-synthetic, sustainable materials. The decision to "go green" was fueled by the project's primary goal: to create a truly safe, healthy and sensory-rich exploratory environment for young children. The project's green design and aesthetic appeal combine to reinforce the sort of healthy, open-ended learning we envisioned for the space. The gallery has proven exceptionally safe, durable and extremely popular with visitors.
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ARCHITECT HOFFMAN, LLC, APPLETON, WISCONSIN
FLOORING
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Recycled Douglas fir:
Jerry Strojny, RD
IBC ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS CONTRACTOR
VOC-free sealed plywood subfloor: ECO-FRIENDLY FLOORING MADISON, WISCONSIN
ECO-FRIENDLY FLOORING, MADISON, WISCONSIN GLASS
Tempered glass:
Terry Ellenbecker
HOFFMAN, LLC, APPLETON, WISCONSIN EXHIBITION DESIGN
Madison Children’s Museum EXHIBITION FABRICATION ICON EXHIBITS, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA GRAPHIC DESIGN
Madison Children’s Musuem PRINTING UNIVERSAL LITHOGRAPHERS, INC. SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN
PACKERLAND GLASS PRODUCTS, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN WALLS
Straw/clay structural walls WALL FINISH
Straw/clay structural walls FABRIC
Organic cotton and wool: COULEE ORGANIC KNITS, HIXTON, WISCONSIN TOYS
Handmade, wooden toys:
BAMBINO LAND, FOUNTAIN CITY, WISCONSIN
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KFLOYD The insight into green design provides is a good starting point for my museum as well. These examples and links are useful in finding materials for my own institution to use. E-MAIL KFLOYD SEE OTHER KFLOYD COMMENTS
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