Brookings Medical Center

Project: Brookings Medical Center

Location: Brookings, Oregon

Architect: Clark//Kjos Architects

333 NW Fifth Avenue

Portland, Oregon
97209

General Contractor:TODD Construction

Square footage: approx. 33,500 sq. ft.

Status: Completion February 2011

Brookings Medical Center which is part of the Curry General Hospital Health Network is a new facility in Brookings, Oregon.

The roof framing consist of light-gage metal joist which is sheathed with Fortacrete Structural Panels. The joist were supported by wide flange steel beams with the exception of glue-laminated beams longitudinally along the front wall because they were exposed to the lobby below. Essentially there are three different zones with the roof. On the left side was a sloping roof with a 1:12 slope towards the center. On the right side, we had a similar condition but the roof slope was 2:12. The center portion was dropped down by about three feet. In that center bay there was a penthouse for mechanical grilles.

The steel beams were supported on steel HSS columns and for the most part hidden in many of the walls. Non of the walls were used as bearing walls due to potential tenant improvements later in the building construction. However some of the walls became dedicated shear walls which attached to the roof structure.

The floor consist of steel beam framing with concrete slab on metal decking. This was about 67% of the floor area, while the remaining 33% was slab on grade. The retaining walls were formed with ICF (Insulated Concrete Forms) as well as the exterior concrete non-retaining walls.

The lateral resistance on the front main entry was taken through a series of rod bracing at the mid-height and then through the column to the foundation. The architect took the opportunity to dress the connection up and developed a visually pleasing connection. Also the glue laminated beam connections at the top have been dressed up as well.

The entry canopy consist of metal decking over steel HSS beams that cantilevered beyond the steel wide flange support beam. The HSS beams were hung from the steel beam to give it that pass under look. The steel wide flange beam is supported with a steel HSS column in the center and concrete piers on the ends.