Sibley Memorial Hospital
Additional Info
Award Winner : Modular Genius, Inc.
Architectural Excellence : During a multimillion dollar hospital renovation/expansion project, Sibley Memorial Hospital (SMH) in Wash, DC required a fast temporary space solution for their Physicians/Staff as they expanded their Labor & Delivery (L&D) Unit. They needed to move their staff and Physicians out of the L&D area and to a new area. They didn’t have expansion space in the hospital so they chose to install a 3,000 sf modular building to support this construction initiative. This modular application proved to be a great solution because it also allowed SMH to meet many other strict & complex architectural and code requirements that included: (a) Utilizing noncombustible construction (Type 1B) as required by DC; to match the existing building construction type (b) Building the structure to meet the appropriate I2 & R1Use Groups (for institution and sleeping quarter use) and (c) Cutting two openings in the existing 4th Floor brick/block wall and installing enclosed connecting links.
Cost Energy Effectiveness : SMH chose modular because the project required phases and Sibley needed a quick and seamless approach that minimized disruption on site. More importantly this solution allowed Sibley to keep their L&D operations going and the fast completion proved to increase their L&D demand, quality of services and hospital revenues. Since this was a “sensitive” and “crowded” site the building was designed such that ninety percent of the building was factory-built, including majority of the mechanical system. Leaving only minimal minor finish work to be completed after the building was set at site. This proved to be a major project cost and time savings. The shipment of only six building modules and pre-engineered links also helped to reduce the over project cost and project installation process.
Occupied Date : 3/17/2009
Production Start Date : 12/15/2008
Project Location City : Washington
Project Location State Name : DC
Technical Innovation : This design and installation was highly technical and had to be precise because the building was installed, via a 300-ton hydraulic crane, on the 3rd story roof of the hospital. Two enclosed walkways were also installed that connected the modular building to the existing hospital. Making it an even bigger challenge, the existing hospital roof could not hold the weight of the new building and links, so a custom standalone steel superstructure had to be designed & installed for the building and links to set on as its “foundation.” Modular Genius worked with Sibley’s Design/Engineering to calculate and engineer the roof, ground, floor and wind loads such that each structure and the steel superstructure all worked together to support the new installations. The connecting links also included the design/installation of very custom steel stairways with platforms that were modularized, fabricated in the factory, delivered to site and set via a 90-ton crane on top of the steel superstructure.
Total Square Feet : 2976