Fort Lewis Stryker Barracks
Additional Info
Award Winner : Comark Building Systems, Inc.
Architectural Excellence : The three story, 72,870 square foot barracks was designed for Fort Lewis Stryker to provide comfortable living quarters for enlisted personnel. The building contains 100 two-person apartments with individual carpeted bedrooms, along with a tiled bathroom, common area and kitchen. Each bedroom has an external operable window and each unit entry, as well as each bedroom, has push button programmable access. Laundry rooms are set up on each floor along the common spaces. A reception desk and waiting room create a visitor area with food vending and ice available on the first floor. Exterior cladding is pre-finished with multi-color rolled metal siding. The exterior design was the result of an architectural interpretation of the desired appearance of the building in order to blend with the existing environment.
Cost Energy Effectiveness : A folding steel section collapse for the roof section of the three-story building created a great savings and made it possible to easily transport the sections and crane lift once modules were set at the site. The six week manufacturing time-frame provided increased savings over site-built construction and minimized waste. The design intent was to improve thermal performance greater than 34% over the ASHRE base guideline. Added insulation was specified for floors (R-19), attic (R-38), and exterior walls (R-19). A high-tech DDC energy management system controlled heating from a remote location for unoccupied rooms. Occupancy sensors controlled critical lighting. Conduit pathways for CAT6 wiring network of high speed communication, mass notification, and centralized fire alarm systems were configured at the time of manufacture. 90% of the full sprinkler system was installed in the modules in the factory. HRU energy recovery units and hydronic heating maximized heating system efficiency.
Design Firm Name : Burgess and Niple Architects
Occupied Date : 7/15/2009
Production Start Date : 7/30/2008
Project Location City : Tacoma
Project Location State Name : WA
Technical Innovation : The Ft. Lewis Stryker Barracks all steel frame, modular structure, progressive collapse system, is the first of its kind, and now serves as the prototype for subsequent projects. Built in the factory to accommodate the 5:12 roof pitch, the folding steel section roof systems collapses for transport and is then raised and secured on site. As a prototype, design modifications and process improvement took place on site slowing this project’s overall completion. Subsequent use of the system has resulted in installation in half the time. The building’s progressive collapse design assures federal guidelines that the building does not collapse even when any two interior columns are removed. Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP) requirements are incorporated into the site and building components including: vehicle parking and approach setbacks, force protection exterior glass, and second story air intakes for mechanical systems. The special windows are installed at the time of manufacture.
Total Square Feet : 72870