ARCH 441: VA MEDICAL CENTER窶年EW RRTP BUILDING Fall 2015
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Our Vision Project Mission: The New Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program Building will provide Perry Point VAMC Campus with a natural, sustainable, and welcoming space.
The new facility will create an environment conducive to physical
and mental healing; improving the overall quality of life for the patients, allowing them to transition to independent living. Meet the Engineers Without Order Team:
Haley Bendis Lighting Design
Daniel Hirt Structural Design
Trevor Belz Construction Management
Mike Joaquino Mechanical Design
Johnathan Alles Mechanical Design
“The world is not to be put in order.
The world is order.
It is for us to put ourselves in unison with this order.� - Henry Miller
Instructed by:
Professor Denson Groenendaal
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Table of Contents 1. Cover Page
14. Daylighting Features
2. Our Team
15. Daylighting Features
3. Table of Contents
16. Mechanical Plan
4. Project Brief
17. Mechanical Features
5. VA’s Project Program
18. Bedroom Layout
6. Our Vision
19. Bedroom (Mechanical)
7. Site Introduction
20. Site Analysis
8. Exterior Views
21. Program Analysis
9. Interior Views
22. Construction Scheduling
10.Interior Views
23. Site Layout & Estimation
11.Axonometric Floor Plan
24. Structural Analysis
12.Solar Exposure and Topography
25. Conclusion
13.Climate Control and Solar Analysis
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PROJECT BRIEF
Residential Rehabilitation Program
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Room Schedule
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Our Vision A natural, healing environment has been our mission from the start
PRECEDENTS
which is why we chose these precedents to draw inspiration from. The large bays of windows make the occupant feel more connected to the natural world as well as naturally lighting the spaces. The courtyard shown in the top left photo was a main draw of inspiration as it served to provide easy contact with nature while also providing control for the patients who require more supervision. Diffuse natural lighting as shown in the top right is an important feature as it makes for a more aesthetically pleasing environment and less institutionalized.
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Site Photos
Building Site
Historic Building
North West From Site
North East View From Site
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FINAL BUILDING DESIGN
Exterior Views
Building Faรงade
The building spans across the site, working with the natural
Each occupant is given a personal patio
topography, and creating occupant views of the bay.
overlooking the bay.
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Interior Views Social Space The lobby greats all who enter the building.
Reception is
located directly through the doorway, ready to direct all those with questions. Seating areas are arranged in small groups, accommodating all patient visitors and giving them a social setting, separate from patient quarters.
Reflective Space The lounge looks over to the dining hall, but is a quiet, carpeted area for more peaceful activities.
This gives
occupants a chance to observe what is around them, but reflect in a comfortable space.
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FINAL BUILDING DESIGN
Interior Views
Interior Views
Sec. A
Sec. B
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Axonometric Floor Plan Dining Room Mechanical Room
Serveries
Aquatic Center/Locker rooms Public Restrooms Reception Staff Lounge & Kitchenette Staff Entrance & Locker
Trash, Recycling, storage,
Office Space
& Housekeeping
Nurse’s Station Group
Lounge Nurse’s Station/ Specimen
Rooms
Restroom & Storage
Storage Cubicles Garden Courtyard
Exam & Consultation
Nurse’s Station Recreation Room
Patient Rooms & Bathrooms
Garden Storage
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SCHEMATIC DEVELOPEMENT
Solar Exposure & Topography
Focusing on natural daylighting for the patients.
Designing a natural shape based around the topography.
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Climate Control & Solar Analysis
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DAYLIGHTING FEATURES
Garden Courtyard Effects of involvement in gardening or community food growing projects:
Improved social interactions and community
cohesion
Reduce occurrence and severity of stress and
consumption
depression
Increase healthy fruit and vegetable
Creates a more peaceful, sociable, and enjoyable environment
Reduce reliance on medication and selfharming behavior
To allow patients to have a more natural healing experience, a garden courtyard was added to the program. This space houses a small garden plot where patients can get there hands in some dirt and grow produce that will be served in the dining hall, promoting local agriculture. Comfortable outdoor seating areas are places for patients and/or their guests. The garden courtyard also allows natural light to penetrate the center of the building. A curtain wall surrounds the south and east side of the courtyard, allowing some direct light into the hall during the morning, and useful ambient light for the rest of the day. Staff offices and lounge have windows facing into the courtyard.
View of Garden Courtyard from Recreation Room
The recreation room is to the east of the
courtyard and separated , giving occupants inside a pleasant view, but allowing the two spaces to be separated.
Direction of Direct Sun Throughout the Day
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“Main Street” The residential wing flows through the building around one central hall. This space mimics the feel of a street, with high ceilings and an abundance of natural light, with the use of Kalwall© and the garden courtyard.
Effects of natural light on mental health:
Increase occupant productivity and comfort
Provide mental and visual
Increase happiness of occupants
View through a window may influence recovery from surgery
stimulation necessary to regulate circadian rhythms
The south side of the street
is lined with residential units, where
residents are given an inset room entry to promote further privacy. The north side of the street has patient access to more public spaces, such as dining & lounge rooms, exam & consultation rooms, aquatic center, and nurses’ stations, as well as staff entries to offices and storage.
With the use of
Kalwall©
window systems, high levels of full-spectrum light without the heat envelope issues that come
with using regular two-pane glass. This material also has a diffuse nature, which reduces glare and fills the space with usable ambient light. This allows for lower electric light output and energy savings.
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MECHANICAL SYSTEM
Mechanical Plan Overview
AHU
The public areas will be served by an AHU with supply and
There will be to full-size AHU for redundancy. They will operate
return air. The bedrooms will be served by FCUs. The pool will
in alternating power cycles. This will increase efficiency
have a dehumidifier to handle the excess moisture.
keeping the AHU operating closer to their design load. There will be an enthalpy wheel to collect energy from the exhaust air.
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Mechanical Features Pool Dehumidifier Natural Ventilation
The Pool will have a refrigeration based dehumidifier. This will cool the pool air to dehumidify the air. Then if reheat is
The outdoor air will pass through the rooms into the hallway.
necessary it will pass the cool air over the condenser to reheat
The hot air will rise and then exit through vents at the top of the
it.
wall.
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BEDROOM DESIGN
Bedroom
Floor Plan
ADA Accessible
Every Room has a view of the bay
Split Bathroom with individual sinks
Outdoor porch for each room
Room is adaptable giving patients ownership
Bedroom Section
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Bedroom Mechanical
FCU for every two rooms
Provides control to the individual rooms
Exhaust and outdoor air intake on the roof to be concealed
Exhaust both rooms through the bathroom
Diffusers and registers positioned for maximum thermal comfort
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CONSTRUCTION ANALYSIS
Site Analysis When
first
looking
at
The blue area represents
possible designs for our
where
site
would
building we attempted to
need to be filled
to an
contour the building to
even topography. The red
the site. We were able to
area represents an area
do that to an extent but
where cut and fill is used
then we realized that the
to create a steeper hill
topography of the site
side.
the
would need altering.
Preliminary Site
Preliminary Site w/ Cut and Fill
This graphic shows the final site topography. This design ensures that the site is structurally sound and is able to help with maintaining the drainage of water.
De-watering
Final Site
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Program Analysis Our Program Perry Point Program Difference Net Area
24096
21020
(+) 3076
Gross Area
41122
33632
(+) 7490
Gross Factor
1.7
1.6
(+) 0.1
This table represents the program area differences between the suggested program and our own program.
1) We decided that we needed bigger bathroom and bed-
Proposed
Our
Proposed
Our
Program
Program
Program
Program
Bathroom, Bariatric
180
240
Medication Room
90
126
Bathroom, Regular
1440
2614
Storage, Specimen
75
79
Bedroom, Bariatric
340
444
Bathroom, Speciman
80
61
Bedroom, Regular
4620
5297
Multipurpose Room/Kitchenette
400
170
Bathroom, Public
120
209
Office, Clinical Coordinator
100
Quiet Room
130
Office, Domiciliary Chief
120
Collection Room, Linen
110
91
Office, Provider
1200
Linen Room, Clean
65
61
Office, Section Coordinator
100
Laundry Room
130
121
Conference Room
180
180
Collection Room, Trash
65
52
File Room
70
79
Recycling Center
110
94
Toilet, Staff
65
65
Housekeeping Aides Closet
60
51
Consultation
240
240
80
94
1342
room areas, we felt as though the patients need more
Mechanical Room
1500
1409
Cubicle, Physical Therapist
personal space and shouldn't feel cramped.
Electrical Room
125
125
Aquatherapy Pavilion
4000
3771
Storage, Building Management
95
80
Locker Room, Patient
160
162
Storage, Management
180
142
Storage, Aquatherapy
60
60
area, the suggested program only had enough room for
Storage, General
300
292
Dining Room
350
1544
about 1/4 of the patients to be able to eat at a time
Storage, Patient
110
112
Exam/Treatment Room
250
249
and we wanted to be able to fit everyone.
Computer Room
130
121
Lounge, Patient
275
360
Cubicle, Clerical
160
204
Patient Grp Room
1000
889
Cubicle, Domiciliary Health Tech
250
512
Reception
220
301
Data and Telecom Room
50
51
Recreation/Therapy Room
400
467
Servery
225
239
Toilet, Public
100
209
Locker Room, Staff
105
107
Vending Area
50
50
Lounge, Staff
230
230
Waiting, Public
525
700
2) Another change is a drastic increase in our dining room
3) The courtyard added 4000 square feet to the gross area, we felt that the benefits of the courtyard outweighed the added cost and area.
The tables above show the full program area changes.
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CONSTRUCTION ANALYSIS
Construction Scheduling
Gaant Chart
Scheduling was done using about 30 activities. Only the main construction activities were used but in reality there would be many more activities. Since
only the main activities were used they were all finish-start relationship, meaning that an activity could only start once the previous one was finished. The total project length lasts 317 work days or about one year and two months including non-work days. Activity Schedule
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Cost Estimate & Site Layout
Cost Breakdown
Area Breakdown
The cost estimate was done using a square foot estimate for three different zones, the patient area, the office area and the pool area. The closest thing that
modeled the patient zone in R.S. means was a nursing home. As expected the pool area is the most expensive in terms of cost per square foot. Our estimate was within budget which is favorable since our total area was so much larger than the program meaning we get a high ratio of area compared to cost.
Site Layout
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STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Our Vision Lateral Force Resisting System The exterior walls of the building are all load bearing and made of 8� CMU which is tied into the foundation. Through preliminary investigation the winds effects on the building overall will be minimal due to its 1 story nature. Due to the shape of the building and how it affects wind interaction it was deemed easier to make the entire exterior wall a wind resisting element.
Beam, Joist, and Column Design The Buildings gravity design used a system of trusses to support the roof which framed into beams and then into columns which led to the foundation. The trusses seen are 8-12 K series for spans between 10 and 30 feet and for the larger spans such as the pool area and main entrance room LH-Series Joists were used to support the loads. Most columns were designed as W8X31 and beams as W10X31
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Concluding Photos
WE DID IT!!!
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