The Perry Point Project

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THE PERRY POINT VETERANS AFFAIR MEDICAL CENTER:

RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION TREATMENT PROGRAM (RRTP) BUILDING

From the Window Engineering:

Matthew Hoffman: Structural

Amy Pennebacker: Lighting/Electrical

Shane DeArmond: Construction Management

Hesham Gadah: MechanicalIssac Colson: Construction Management

Pennsylvania State University

Architectural Engineering

ARCH 441

Fall 2015


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Table of ContentsProgram 3

Precedents 4

The Site 5

Design Development 6

Final Design 8

Wall Sections 16

Daylighting 18

Mechanical 20

Structural 24Construction 26

The Perry Point VA Medical Cente

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

Background


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Program

Mission. The RRTP mission is to provide st ate-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 andaddresses 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:

33 Patient Bedrooms

16 Patient Bathrooms

2 Bariatric Patient Rooms

2 Bariatric Patient Bathrooms

Recreation, Social, and Therapy Rooms f

Inpatients

Servery and Dining Area

Medical Center with 4 Exam/Consultation

Rooms

Administration Wing with 15 Office/

Workspaces and Staff Lounge

Aquatherapy Pavilion with 2 Therapy Poo

Below-grade Tunnel Connecting to Adjace

Building

Southern View

Eastern View

Northern View

Site


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Precedents

Strategies:Utilize natural daylight

Provide green spaces for residents

Embrace views of the river

Medical Resort Bad Shallerbach

Psychiatric Centre Friedrichshafen

Maggies Lanarkshire

Our Mission:To create a calmingand secureResidential

Rehabilitation Treatment (RRTP) building

that will provide both a connection to nature

and a sense of community for the residents.

Aquatherapy pavilion enclosed by glazed curtain walls to

maximize natural daylight.

Follows the natural slope of the hill towards the water whil

enclosing a central courtyard.

Private outdoor spaces for every resident.Large Central Courtyard.


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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 ever-greens 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 le

system will be used to avoid water penetration into the building. First the area around the site will be comexcavated to remove any existing water. After this is complete a compacted soil will be brought in. The s

footings will then be built on this new soil. Once the building is complete, a backfill of gravel will be used,

as French drains and sump pumps. The pumps will only be used during flooding periods. A levee syste

be included in the landscaping to deter any surface water from penetrating the excavation area.


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Design DevelopmentInitial Ideas

Key Concepts:

Organization of spaces by need

Open Courtyard

Housing facing river

Key Concepts:

Wings of residences

Symmetrical plan

Patient Public spaces centrally located


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Phases of Development


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Fina

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North Elevation

South Elevation


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Fina

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West Elevation

East Elevation

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Roof Drainage

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Views

Lobby

Bedroom Dining Room

Staff Lounge


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Asphalt Roof

Asphalt Shingle

White Stucco with

Red Brick

Curtain Wall

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Materials

Central Courtyard

Individual Porches


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Wall Sections

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Mechanical Room


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Aquatics Pavilion Sun Room

Offices

Residential


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Daylighting

Building IntegrationStrategy: placement of interior spaces and glazing to maximizedaylight and minimize glare.

Officesare 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 faade to avoid morning glare.

The aquatics pavilion is also on the Northern side to avoid dire

sunlight and a greenhouse effect. Tinted glass will be used for

privacy and to prevent excessive heat gain.

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1Residencesare 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.1

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SunroomThe 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.

Advantages:

Maintains connection to nature and views

More cost efficient than transitional glass

Does not create the gloominess inside that tinted glass can cause

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

Disadvantages: Does not allow user control of daylight

Trees must be relocated or allowed to grow to full size

Solution: Deciduous Trees as ShadingDeciduous 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.

Summer sun blocked by trees Representation of winter sun penetrat


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MechanicalVariable 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

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Mechanical Zones


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Mechanical Plans


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Acoustical Consideration Means of Egress

Exterior Exhaust Wood TrellisPerspective


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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, c

and fill will need to take place. Soil will need to be brought in from off-site

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.


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Proposed Structural LayoutThe layout to the right shows major girders and columns that are

supporting other girders, beams, and trusses. 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 later

Steel Roof bar joists

Curtain Wall system with mullions

Shear Walls (not shown)


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Construction Schedule


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Phase 1 Phase 2

Phase 3 Phase 4


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Cost Estimate

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

The Perry Point Project

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