GeoMetrix provided Rockliff Pierzchajlo Kroman Architects Ltd with structural engineering design & consulting services for a new seniors supportive living building in Whitehorse, YK. The 5-storey building for Points West Living (PWL) will provide 84 units of supportive living. The majority of building amenities will be situated on the main floor, with underground parking servicing approximately 39 stalls. The building consists of steel columns, braced frames and a Gerber beam system supporting concrete slab on metal deck. The steel frame is supported on a concrete roof slab with transfer beams on concrete columns, and spread footings. High seismic activity in the Yukon required a detailed response spectrum analysis and proper detailing of the seismic resisting system. The parkade layout and the upper living suite layout required offset columns and large transfer beams in the parkade roof slab. Differential stiffness between interior column spread and exterior wall strip footing foundations were also evaluated, and ground improvements were established to minimize differential settlements and resulting load effects on the transfer beams.
SCOPE OF ENGINEERING AND OTHER SERVICES
Schematic Design
Preliminary and Detailed Design Construction Reviews
KEY PERSONNEL
Wayne Stewart – Project Manager and Overall Structural Lead Rahman Manesh – Superstructure Designer
Kale Georget – Seismic Designer
Di Song – Project Engineer (EIT)
