All-precast concrete design gives Stanford student housing traditional campus look

[国外交通期刊数据库] 作者:Atkinson, William

Engineering innovator

[国外交通期刊数据库] 作者:Gale, Sarah Fister

ESCONDIDO VILLAGE GRADUATE RESIDENCES

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摘要:Stanford University is a world-class institution that requires world-class housing for its students. But in 2017, the campus was facing a housing shortage that strongly affected its 9000 graduate students. Only 55% of postgrads were able to secure on-campus housing, and more than 1000 were living in off-campus accommodations subsidized by the school. The high cost and rapidly rising rents in the area were creating financial stress for many students that the university wanted to solve.

THE PEYTON HOUSE AND OCEAN HOUSE, PONTE VEDRA INN & CLUB

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摘要:The Ponte Vedra Inn & Club has been a landmark destination on Ponte Vedra Beach for nearly 100 years. But the owners wanted to update the setting with a modern-day addition to the AAA Five Diamond-rated resort. The plan was to add two new three-story structures with 41 beachfront guest rooms and suites, each of which would have a sweeping view of the ocean. The owners wanted a faqade that matched the resort's historic brick, as community expectations and acceptance of the finished product were critical to the project's success.

PEABODY PLAZA

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摘要:On a sunny day, Peabody Plaza looks more like a painting than a structure. The 290,000-ft2 office building's facade uses an artistic combination of patterned precast concrete panels, brick, and glass, to create an ever-changing reflection of the surrounding city. The new building and adjoining park replaced a 250-space parking lot on a bluff overlooking the Cumberland River, giving the community greater access to the views and nature surrounding the site.

ST. GEORGE CATHOLIC CHURCH

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摘要:When the leaders of St. George Catholic Church in Baton Rouge decided to build a new church, they envisioned an elegant yet simple design that would be a welcoming center for parishioners in the community. With that vision in mind, the architects created a structure that features a collage of transcendental Christian motifs, veiled within the fabric of historic gothic architecture. "The design intent for the church was for it to look and feel as though it was built hundreds of years ago, representative of the history of the community it serves," says David Hebert, principal and architect for Grace Hebert Curtis Architects.

SMITHFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL-GYMNASIUM ADDITION

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摘要:In Texas, hurricanes and dangerous storms are a constant threat. To mitigate these risks and keep the community's most vulnerable citizens safe, Smithfield Middle School in North Richland Hills wanted to build a larger storm shelter that would provide a safe space for students, faculty, and the community. Thanks to a bond package passed in 2018, all independent school district campuses in the area received funding to build shelters, and the designers of this shelter knew early on that precast concrete was the best choice.

ROCKINGHAM I-91 BRIDGES 24N AND 24S - IM 091-1(66)

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摘要:In Rockingham, Vt., there were two bridges over the Williams River that were falling into disrepair. They were built in the 1960s and were not designed to withstand the increasing flow of traffic in the region. An engineering study around 2015 determined that the most cost-effective solution was to replace both bridges.

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN CAUSEWAY SAFETY BAY IMPROVEMENTS

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摘要:The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway features two bridges that span nearly 24 miles over water. The bridges, which were built in 1956 and 1969, are among the longest overwater bridges built in their time. And because they don't have shoulders, when accidents occur, traffic on the bridges comes to a halt. As traffic in the region grew, the bridges were seeing 8 to 12 breakdowns daily, and 180 crashes per year, many of them rear-end collisions, says Christopher White, senior bridge engineer for Volkert. To improve safety and traffic flow, the owners wanted to add safety bay shoulders up and down both bridges to support stranded vehicles.

THE PAVILION PARKING DECK

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摘要:This five-level precast concrete parking structure is part of an innovative new health center at the University of Pennsylvania. The underground structure supports half of the 17-story, 1.5-million ft~2 steel patient center, which will house 500 private patient rooms, 47 operating rooms, and a 61-room emergency department. Constructed 67 ft underground, the parking structure includes 689 parking spaces to serve the patient pavilion, two stair towers, a series of elevator shafts, and two precast concrete cisterns, as well as provisions for fuel tanks, a network, locksmith, materials management, and information technology.