The Port Townsend Aero Museum is an 18,000 SF antique airplane and restoration museum to display vintage aircraft capable of flight. The building design incorporated a strong emphasis on UV light protection and control due to the age and type of materials used in the construction of vintage aircraft, this was accomplished by solar orientation, sunshades, screen and reflective interior lighting with an emphasis on sustainability and flexibility in accordance with the US Green Building Council and LEED rating system for silver certification.
The building is constructed with structural steel high and low bays displaying hanging and ground level airplanes protected by metal insulated wall panels, insulated standing seam metal roof, glass curtain walls. The building also features an elevated perimeter observation deck suspended by the roof and stabilized by a series of wall/deck panels.
Major features of the building include:
- Permitting
- Wetlands Mitigation
- Site drainage
- Parking lot design
- Landscape design
- Paving
- Site utilities
- Septic
- 11,000 GSF ground display
- 58 and 48 ft wide by 16 ft high bi-fold hangar doors
- Service kitchen (special funding)
- Foyer / reception
- Reflective lighting fixtures and fabric friendly lighting
- Gift shop
- Public restrooms
- Public elevator
- 1,300 SF Public conference room
- 800 SF Library and Administrative Area
- 1,500 SF Work shop
- 5 ft wide Perimeter observation deck
- Egress / life safety analysis
- ADA compliance
- Hydronic floor heating system
- Floor display electrical outlet design
- Mechanical / Electrical Room
- Parts storage