Title:
Veterans Administration’s Bay
Pines, Florida, Hospital
Author(s):
Franklin Z. Glickman
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
2
Issue:
7
Appears on pages(s):
73-76
Keywords:
composite construction (concrete to con-crete);
earthquake resistant structures; exposed ag-gregate
concretes; hospitals; piles; precast concrete;
prestressed concrete; wind pressure.
DOI:
Date:
7/1/1980
Abstract:
The new 520 bed acute care facility and medical complex at Bay Pines, Fla., is being built with a concrete frame and composite prestressed joist floor and roof system supported on precast prestressed concrete piles. Exterior building surfaces are constructed with precast concrete panels with a warm-toned co-quine shell architectural finish. The decision to build with concrete was based on an analysis of cost effectiveness which evaluated the following requirements: the architectural design must harmonize with the existing Spanish Colonial architecture, maintain a park-like atmosphere, be functionally compatible with the interstitial space design, utilize locally available materials, have superior fire rating, low maintenance, and erected in the shortest feasible time.