Erie County Medical Center: Center of Excellence for Transplantation & Kidney Care

Project Description:

Located on the hospital campus, this 100,000 SF freestanding building will house dialysis stations, outpatient education and outreach offices, a home dialysis training center, and associated clinic space.  The upper floors of the 4-story building will include medical office and outpatient care facilities.  A 250 foot long axial corridor tethers the main hospital tower to the new building providing a link for hospital patients and mechanical utilities.  The axial corridor, designed for vertical expansion, provides a backbone for future additions.

 Siracuse Engineer's Role:

Complete structural engineering design for the facility including:

• Moment frame lateral force resisting system to allow for highly flexible floor space for future tenants
• Large, 5th story mechanical penthouse
• Structural steel support for curved precast facade
• Mechanical utility tunnel at complex connection to existing hospital
• Construction document preparation and project coordination using Autodesk Revit

Challenges:

A complex curved façade at the building entrance requiring long cantilevers and cantilevered truss framing to provide the required support

Architects:

IKM Incorporated
Pittsburg, PA
Contact: John Keelan
(412) 281-1337
Website: www.ikminc.com

Kideney Architects
200 John James Audubon Parkway
Amherst, NY
Contact: Joe Lenahan - Principal
(716) 636-9700
Website: www.kideney.com

Owner:

Erie County Medical Center

Project Value:  $22,000,000
Project Size:  100,000 square feet
Completion:  2011