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THE PERRY POINT VETERANS AFFAIR MEDICAL CENTER: RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION TREATMENT PROGRAM (RRTP) BUILDING

Pennsylvania State University Architectural Engineering ARCH 441 Fall 2015

From the Window Engineering: Matthew Hoffman: Structural Amy Pennebacker: Lighting/Electrical Shane DeArmond: Construction Management Hesham Gadah: Mechanical Issac Colson: Construction Management

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The Perry Point VA Medical Center

Background

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The Perry Point Veterans Affairs Medical Center provides a broad range of inpatient, outpatient and primary care services. As the largest inpatient facility in the VA Maryland Health Care System, the medical center provides inpatient medical, intermediate and longterm care programs, including nursing home care, rehabilitation services, geriatric evaluation and management, respite care, chronic ventilator care and hospice care. The Medical Center is located on a beautiful campus of approximately 400 acres on the banks of the Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay where patients can enjoy a variety of recreational activities, including fishing, swimming, bicycling and jogging.�

Source: Maryland.va.gov/facilities/Perry_Point_VA_Medical_Center.asp

Program “

Mission. The RRTP mission is to provide state-of-the-art, high-quality residential rehabilitation and treatment services for Veterans with multiple and severe medical conditions, mental illness, addiction, or psychosocial deficits. The RRTP identifies and addresses goals of rehabilitation, recovery, health maintenance, improved quality of life, and community integration in addition to specific treatment of medical conditions, mental illnesses, addictive disorders, and homelessness.“ Source: VHA Handbook

Program Requirements: Southern View

Site

Eastern View

Northern View

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33 Patient Bedrooms

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16 Patient Bathrooms

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2 Bariatric Patient Rooms

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2 Bariatric Patient Bathrooms

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Recreation, Social, and Therapy Rooms for Inpatients

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Servery and Dining Area

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Medical Center with 4 Exam/Consultation Rooms

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Administration Wing with 15 Office/ Workspaces and Staff Lounge

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Aquatherapy Pavilion with 2 Therapy Pools

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Below-grade Tunnel Connecting to Adjacent Building

Precedents Our Mission: To create a calming and secure Residential Rehabilitation Treatment (RRTP) building that will provide both a connection to nature and a sense of community for the residents.

Medical Resort Bad Shallerbach

Aquatherapy pavilion enclosed by glazed curtain walls to maximize natural daylight.

Strategies: Utilize natural daylight Provide green spaces for residents Embrace views of the river

Psychiatric Centre Friedrichshafen

Large Central Courtyard.

Maggie’s Lanarkshire

Follows the natural slope of the hill towards the water while enclosing a central courtyard.

Private outdoor spaces for every resident.

The Site “

The Perry Point VA Medical Center is located in Perry Point, Maryland, roughly one hour north of Baltimore and one and a half hours south of Philadelphia. The medical center sits adjacent to the Susquehanna River and Chesapeake Bay. The site is presently an open meadow with groupings of evergreens to the west and existing vegetation at the shoreline. There are excellent views to the water, meadow and passing wildlife.“ Source: Project Brief

Water Issues Due to the proximity of the river and the clay-like soil, the water table is a major problem. An advanced levee system will be used to avoid water penetration into the building. First the area around the site will be completely excavated to remove any existing water. After this is complete a compacted soil will be brought in. The spread footings will then be built on this new soil. Once the building is complete, a backfill of gravel will be used, as well as French drains and sump pumps. The pumps will only be used during flooding periods. A levee system will be included in the landscaping to deter any surface water from penetrating the excavation area.

Design Development Initial Ideas

Key Concepts:

Key Concepts:

Organization of spaces by need

Wings of residences

Open Courtyard

Symmetrical plan

Housing facing river

Patient Public spaces centrally located

Phases of Development

Final Design

Final Design

North Elevation

South Elevation

Final Design

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East Elevation

West Elevation

Roof Drainage

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Wall Sections Mechanical Room

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Sun Room

Aquatics Pavilion

Residential

Offices

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Views

Staff Lounge

Lobby

Bedroom

Dining Room

Materials 1

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Individual Porches

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Curtain Wall Asphalt Shingle White Stucco with Red Brick

Central Courtyard

1 Asphalt Roof

Systems

Daylighting

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Building Integration Strategy: placement of interior spaces and glazing to maximize daylight and minimize glare.

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Residences are all South-facing to utilize daylight, provide picturesque views, and separate from the street. Each resident has their own private porch with a dividing wall for privacy and sunlight control.

2 Offices are on the Northern side of the building to maximize daylighting. Each office has a large curtain wall with photometric controlled shading. Glazing is minimized on the East faรงade to avoid morning glare.

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3 The aquatics pavilion is also on the Northern side to avoid direct sunlight and a greenhouse effect. Tinted glass will be used for privacy and to prevent excessive heat gain.

Sunroom

The sunroom is intended to give residents a transitional space between indoors and outdoors. This space can be used for dining, relaxation, or recreation. Because it involves large, South-facing glazing, sunlight penetration is a concern. Sun angle calculations show that overhangs would not be practical for preventing sunlight penetration.

Solution: Deciduous Trees as Shading Deciduous trees block sunlight in the spring and summer months when their leaves are full, but allow sunlight to enter in the winter after the leaves fall.

Advantages: 

Maintains connection to nature and views

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More cost efficient than transitional glass

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Does not create the “gloominess” inside that tinted glass can cause

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Blocks solar heat gain in the summer and allows solar heat gain in the winter

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Does not allow user control of daylight

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Trees must be relocated or allowed to grow to full size

Summer sun blocked by trees

Representation of winter sun penetration

Systems

Mechanical Variable Air volume (VAV) Advantage: * Potential for Part- load energy saving * Reduce Fan reduction Energy * Meet The varying heating and cooling needs for different zones.

Constant Air Volume (VAV) Advantage: * Control relative humidity, gases and air velocity

Energy Recovery Ventilation: Advantage: * Heat recovery *Reduced energy for heating and cooling

Mechanical Zones

Mechanical Plans

Acoustical Consideration

Perspective

Means of Egress

Exterior Exhaust

Wood Trellis

Systems

Structural

Initial Soil Conditions The soil on site consists of BeB and BuA Soil which consists of silty loam. This means that the soil is composed mostly of sand and silt that does not have a bearing capacity large enough to withstand large building loads. The site also includes a bioswale that directs water toward the Chesapeake Bay. The overall topography drains toward the Bay.

Proposed Topography To accommodate a larger bearing capacity and to help dewater the site, cut and fill will need to take place. Soil will need to be brought in from off-site to increase bearing capacity. While excavation occurs, the clay pan creating the high water table will be defragmented. The tan topography lines represent the proposed topography. The proposed topography accommodates the proposed building with a fire lane around the whole building and swales on either side of the building to drain into a retainage basin.

Proposed Structural Layout The layout to the right shows major girders and columns that are supporting other beams, trusses, and beams. The 3-D image represents the structural system for the proposed building

Proposed Structural Components to Be Designed Spread Footings Composite Concrete Slab Simply supported Steel Beams and Columns Simply Supported Steel Trusses Light-gauge Steel Framed earing walls with diagonal straps to resist lateral forces Steel Roof bar joists Curtain Wall system with mullions Shear Walls (not shown)

Systems

Construction Management Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 4

Building Cost Estimate

Total Project Cost: $ 9,830,000 +/- 15%