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•Lake Geneva, Switzerland

•Surrounded by the Alps

•20°C mean temperature in summer

•Annual snow fall – 30in

Site Context

•10,000 sq. ft. footprint

•Flat site

•Excellent gravel

•Clear view to the lake

•Easily accessible by two roads

Site Analysis

Topsoil

Good gravel

Water table

Lake Geneva

ADesign Genesis

AArchitectural Layout

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Structural SystemOverview

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ELive loads Corridor 1st floor (classrooms) 5 kN/m2Auditorium 5 kN/m2Auditorium with fixed seating 4 kN/m2Classroom, seminar room, lab, office 3 kN/m2

Snow 0.75 kN/m2

Wind 0.9 kN/m2

Earthquake max. 0.05% of gravity loads

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1 kN/m2 = 20.48 lb/sf

1 m = 3.28 ft

Structural SystemFoundation

Retaining wall Waterproofing

Foundation

Groundwater Table

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Structural SystemWalls and Columns

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D=14mm

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Structural SystemAuditorium

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Structural SystemAuditorium

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Structural SystemAuditorium

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Structural SystemConcrete Slabs

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EMax. deflection –15.7mm

Structural SystemLateral Load Resisting System

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Structural SystemLateral Load Resisting System

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Shearwall:

• Budget - $5.5M

• Timeline – 1 year

• Faster

• Cheaper

• Life cycle cost savings

Construction IssuesObjectives

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• Bonus double access roads

• Can divert traffic if needed and use the other side of the road

• Mobile crane

Construction IssuesSite Plan

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Capacity -1.54cubic meter.

Boom – 54m

Based on capacity and availability

Reach curve

Pump Truck Hauling Truck

Construction IssuesEquipment

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Construction IssuesSequencing

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Mar 1, 2015

Dec 13,2015

May 4, 2015Sep 27,2015

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Framing complete

Construction IssuesSchedule Milestones

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• Project Duration – 9 months

• Resource allocation considered

• Snow season- December 15th to February 15th

• Steel procurement lead time

Construction IssuesSchedule Analysis

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COST BREAKDOWN

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Foundation

Substructure

Superstructure

Exterior Closure

Roofing

Interiors

Conveying

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Total Project Cost = $5.29 M (3.38 M in 2001)

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EIFS vs Concrete Panels:

EIFS Concrete

•$ 22.5 per sf

•Fast to erect

•Good thermal insulation and immune to cracking

$25 per sf

Impacts schedule

Sturdy but is labor intensive

Construction IssuesCost Analysis

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Concerns

• Head Room – Floor to floor heights?

• Location of MEP room

• Choice of a centralized vs distributed system

Construction IssuesMEP Issues

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• Cores used for risers with diameter of 24”

• Distribution at center brings used air down

• Fresh air distributed through the lateral cores.

• Duct sizes

• typical rooms 14”

• auditorium 18”

Construction IssuesMEP Design

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Raised Floor System – Benefits and Disadvantages

• Improved efficiency

• More effective

• Allows great deal of flexibility

• 1.25 times cost of conventional system

Construction IssuesFloor Systems Comparison

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Case 1: Floor heights iteration

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Case 2: Mechanical Room Location

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Team Process

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Working together, we were able to design a building that:• Closely meets the program requirements• Functions well as a learning facility• Responds to the site• Has a fairly low-life cycle cost• Is adaptable to meet changing needs

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• Early design commitments• Early consideration of MEP and structural systems • Cross-disciplinary design contribution• Synchronous communication• Common AutoCAD drawing

Lessons Learned

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Renate Fruchter, Stanford University

Mike Martin, U.C. Berkeley

Humberto Cavalli, U.C. Berkeley

David Bendet, MBT Architects

Hansjörg Baumann, BauIng AG, Switzerland

Bob Tatum, Stanford University

James Bartone, Nielsen Dillingham

Eric Horn, Webcor Builders

Acknowledgements

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