Generic Building Name
Nowhere, USA
Harry Baker | Structural
Advised by Dr Aly Said
Building Statistics
Architecture
The Generic Building Name is a rectangular box in form. It’s most prominent architectural moment is the large, 2 story underpass below the building on its plan north edge. This creates a covered space for drop of patients and an access road to the parking garage on the other side. The main entrance is a two story mezzanine. Above the two bottom floors, the floor plans maintain a consistent rectangular shape with little variation. The fourth floor features a connection bridge to the adjacent parking garage.
A protruding block of curtain wall mark the building main façade along the plan west side of the building. This façade faces the main access road. The protrusion is contrasted by step back in the façade in the northwest corner of the building. The windows on this façade also feature a double triple window shade. The building façades become tamer along the other sides of the building, featuring long windows.
Generic Building Name was built to the 2015 IBC (International Building Code). It is zoned in a Community business district.
General Building Infomation
Building Name
Location And Site
Owner Occupant Name
Occupancy or function Type
Size
Number of floors
Dates of construction (start – finish)
Cost
Project Delivery Method
Generic Building Name
Nowhere, USA
Generic University
Medical outpatient center
184000 sf
10 total floors, 1 partially below grade
September 9, 2015- late 2017
100 Million
Design-bid-build
Project Team
Architect
Consulting/Landscape Architect
MEP Engineer
Structural Engineer
Civil Engineer
Telecomm Engineer
Equipment Planner
Construction Management
Building Envelope
The main roof external layer is a insulated cement pavers. The main water proof roofing material is a PVC membrane. The main external wall system is a curtain wall with double pane glass. Aluminium fins act as sunshades.
Curtain wall Section
Roof Section
Sustainability
The Generic building Name is being built to obtain a two green star rating from its Local Green Building Standards Council. This is about the equivalent of a LEED silver rating. In order to obtain this rating locally manufactured materials, certified wood, and low emitting materials are all being used on site. Physical features such as thermal design, ground level heat reduction, a white roof and a partially vegetated roof all also are planned to help achieve a two star green rating.
Construction
Construction of the project started in September 9th 2015 and is scheduled to finish late 2017. One crane was used on site for lifts. All concrete is to be placed on site. Work on the adjacent existing parking garage’s electrical system was included in scope. The Project was delivered as a design-bid-build contract type.
Electrical & Lighting
The building is being fed by an on campus power plant from two lines, the main line and an emergency line. For increased sustainability and lower energy consumption, all lighting fixtures used in the Generic Building Name are LED. The Lighting includes automatic shut off features run by occupancy sensors and reduced lumen output in daylight zones. One Hundred percent and 50% presets are available on lightning controls.
Mechanical
Mechanical equipment is housed on the third floor. Vents in the building enclosure supply outside air intake and exhaust air. A chilled water system is used for cooling. There is one cooling tower on the roof. The building is heated by a combination of finned tube radiation and electric heating units. The air handling used operate automatically based on the buildings operation schedule.
Structural
The Generic Building Name is a reinforced concrete building with two way reinforced concrete slabs. Typical Floor slabs are 8 inches thick. The floor slab increases to 12 inches in areas of increased super imposed dead load, i.e. areas with large medical equipment. Drop panels of additional 6 inches of concrete are included around columns to increase slab stiffness. Shear caps are included around columns of with higher punching shear. The Lateral system is ordinary reinforced concrete shear walls. Post tensioned beams act as transfer girders to create the canopy on the norther edge of the building. The foundation system is reinforced concrete auger piles.
