This project consists of an “L”-shaped building located in a seismically-active region.  One wing of the building includes 3 below-grade parking levels and 10 medical levels.  The other wing includes 6 medical levels and is located on top of an existing 4-level parking garage.  A skybridge extends over a wide street and pedestrian sidewalk to provide a connection to the main hospital.  Armstrong-Douglass Partners completed a feasibility study of the building to evaluate the capacity of the existing parking garage. The feasibility study determined that several foundation, column and wall elements are required to be structurally reinforced in order to safely support the new vertical expansion.  We are currently in the Schematic Design phase of the project.

Location:                   Santiago, Chile
Building Size:           10 stories, 140,000 sf
Client:                        Beck Architecture (Executive Architect)
Owner:                      Christus Health
Services Provided:   Feasibility study of existing parking garage relative to the loads from the new building, Structural engineering to a 50% Design Development level, Review of milestone documents produced by local design team