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Arcadia, CA
The Hale Medical Center in Arcadia, California, is an excellent
example of a concrete tilt-up project that required creativity
and teamwork in all aspects of architecture, engineering and
construction … and
it all came together as planned.
The objective was the completion of a rare 4-story medical building, an
unusually high achievement for the tilt-up construction industry in California.
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Watch the process!
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Three companies took on the challenge… Hakanson Construction,
Inc. of Brea, CA acted as subcontractor for The Hale Corporation, of
Monrovia, CA. and Miyamoto International
of Santa Ana, CA acted as structural engineers for the project.
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The height of the building made
this a challenging project. However,
the extra story is valuable as it provides
for better utilization of space; more utilized space on the
building footprint.
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"We think 4 stories
is the wave of the future”, said Gere
Cooper, Hakanson’s General Manager.
“It's a
way to utilize the space
given more efficiently. Typically
at a height of 2 or 3 stories,
achieving a tilt-up of 4-stories
has its challenges, as the
extra story adds obvious
weight and height. The panels
were up to 64’ tall, weighed
approximately 80 tons each,
and required the larger
8-1/2’ wide
x 3’ footing size.
Additionally, there was the challenge
of pouring 25,000 square feet of casting slabs, the utilization
of a 325 ton crawler crane running on movable steel plates for
the crane tracks and of course, the subsequent panel lift sequencing
challenges."
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The final result? The finished building is large, beautiful,
high tech, modern, and it includes a direct bridge connection
to the Methodist Hospital campus.
And … there is an extra “story” to tell!
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