Allenmore Medical Office Building

Work

Prescribing Engineering Solutions for a Medical Clinic: Designing for heavy medical equipment

In addition to engineering the core and shell of this three-story, 36,000-sf medical office building, DCI Engineers also provided tenant improvement services for the second floor radiology clinic area. Structural strengthening was performed to support the heavy equipment for the clinic.

Location:

Tacoma, Washington

Square Feet:

36,000

Stories:

Service:

Structural

Industries:

Healthcare, Life Science & Laboratory

Primary Material:

Concrete, Steel

Project Highlights

Exterior walls are tilt-up concrete with a punched window wall system, acting as part of the lateral system.
Lateral system also includes a series of steel moment frames, allowing for a different façade facing the street.
Utilized architectural exposed steel to support large storefront windows and a staircase rising to the second floor at the lobby entrance.