The University of Texas at Austin

HEALTH CARE FACILITY El CantonThe strengths of our project lie in its simplicity and restraint with regards to the given site conditions, ease of construction, and ultimate use of volunteer labor. The steep slope dictated a split-level approach and separated the public patient waiting areas from the private treatment rooms with a 5 foot (1.5 meter) elevation change. Creating these two levels resulted in the most efficient use of cut and fill. With the future community center in mind, we designed the health care facility with a space on the second level that would provide a seamless connection to the site’s next phase. In terms of constructability, we chose a modest material palette that includes concrete, wood, and CMU block, with a low-tech method of construction that will result in a symbolic health care center for the community of El Canton.

Project Team: Caitlin McCunney, Francisca Pineda, Hellen Awino, Ian Robertson, Jorge Martinez, Maite Bermudez, Matthew Dubin, Megan Matthews, Melissa Jones, Michaela Wright, Nan Jiang, Parker Thompson, Ryan McCulloch, Tyler Stowell, Yanjing Chen

Next Brigade: August 2012

west view

view of the hallway

east view

view of the patio

site plan | 1:200N

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1 road to Teupasenti2 entrance3 future community center

4 parking5 proposed site6 dirt path

plan | 1:100N

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1 entrance2 general storage3 reception

4 outdoor waiting area5 hallway6 secure medical storage

7 office8 treatment room9 examination room

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10 dental room11 rainwater cistern

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section B-B | 1:75

drainage pipecistern

metal gutter

corrugated aluminum roof

2 X 6 wood member

wood runners

concrete beam

CMU plastered & painted

clerestory window with meshCMU block filled with sand for insulation

drainage canal

concrete sill

mamposteria foundation

concrete slab

construction details | 1:30

construction details | 1:30

corrugated aluminum roof

wood runners

2 X 6 wood member

8” square wood column

steel connection plate

10” square concrete base for columnmamposteria foundation

concrete stairs

concrete beam

wood screen

wood

concrete sill

concrete slab

metal gutter

assembly diagram

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assembly diagram

1 terrain2 excavation and mamposteria foundation3 concrete foundation and wood patio4 CMU walls5 wood columns6 wood trusses7 galvanized metal roof(aluzinc) 7

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sustainability diagrams

Rainwater colecionThe roof of the largest building of the clinic will be used for water colection. The roof closest to the front of the building collects water left in the tank for use in sinks and other functions within the clinics for treatment, examination and dental consutorios. (shown in blue) In addition, the rear roof of the tank collects water for the outdoor pilas, sinks and bathrooms. The annual projection for water usage will be approximately clininca of 68.000 to 76.000 liters, which means that the roofs will be able to collect from from 150.000 to 160.000 liters of agual year.

SustainabilityThe building roof also provides extensive cover for the sun during the summer and winter. To facilitate the construction of the building, the roof truss is designed with standard sizes for the top and bottom of the truss. Photovoltaic panels will be mounted on the roof to store and provide electricity for the clinic. Additionally, the windows postions were articulated to create breezes for ventilation of the building while conditioning the spaces inside the clinic.