First Baptist Church of Doylestown

1. James Chester Senior Thesis 2004 - Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown Preliminary Phase II Design

2. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown FBC OF DOYLESTOWN

3. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown TOPICS . BUILDING/PROJECT INFORMATION . PROBLEM STATEMENT . PROPOSAL . BREADTH: ARCHITECTURE . BREADTH: SCHEMATIC TECHNICAL SYSTEMS . DEPTH: STRUCTURAL DESIGN . CONCLUSIONS

4. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown TOPICS . BUILDING/PROJECT INFORMATION . GENERAL INFORMATION . ARCHITECTURE . INITIAL STRUCTURE . PROBLEM STATEMENT . PROPOSAL . BREADTH: ARCHITECTURE . BREADTH: SCHEMATIC TECHNICAL SYSTEMS . DEPTH: STRUCTURAL DESIGN . CONCLUSIONS

5. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown BUILDING/PROJECT INFORMATION DESIGN TEAM: Owner || First Baptist Church of Doylestown Architect/Engineer || Mann-Hughes Architecture Electrical || Response Engineers Mechanical || T. Landes & Sons, Inc. General Contractor || Berks Ridge Co. Enterprises, Inc.

6. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown BUILDING/PROJECT INFORMATION PHASE I ADDITION: Added || Gymnasium, Two Classroom Levels, Meeting Area Square Footage || 25,000 SF Code || BOCA 1996 Cost || $3.8 Million Site Characteristics || Sloped

7. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown BUILDING/PROJECT INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE: . 2 PHASE PLAN . BRICK FAÇADE . RECTANGULAR SITE

8. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown BUILDING/PROJECT INFORMATION GRAVITY STRUCTURAL: Gymnasium || Steel Shapes Classrooms/Basement || Masonry bearing walls Floors || Poured floor on metal deck supported with bar joists (Non-composite design) Foundation || Continuous footing below exterior bearing walls spread footings support gymnasium columns

9. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown BUILDING/PROJECT INFORMATION LATERAL STRUCTURAL: (WIND LOADS GOVERN) Gymnasium || Rigid steel frame both ways Classrooms || Shear walls

10. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown TOPICS . BUILDING/PROJECT INFORMATION . PROBLEM STATEMENT . PROPOSAL . BREADTH: ARCHITECTURE . BREADTH: SCHEMATIC TECHNICAL SYSTEMS . DEPTH: STRUCTURAL DESIGN . CONCLUSIONS

11. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown PROBLEM STATEMENT . Phase II to be designed . Architecture . Size . Auditorium Considerations

12. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown TOPICS . BUILDING/PROJECT INFORMATION . PROBLEM STATEMENT . PROPOSAL . BREADTH: ARCHITECTURE . BREADTH: SCHEMATIC TECHNICAL SYSTEMS . DEPTH: STRUCTURAL DESIGN . CONCLUSIONS

13. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown PROPOSAL . Layout Phase II . Consider/develop auditorium HVAC and lighting needs . Design the structural system

14. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown TOPICS . BUILDING/PROJECT INFORMATION . PROBLEM STATEMENT . PROPOSAL . BREADTH: ARCHITECTURE . DESIGN . STRUCTURAL IMPLICATIONS . BREADTH: SCHEMATIC TECHNICAL SYSTEMS . DEPTH: STRUCTURAL DESIGN . CONCLUSIONS

15. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown BREADTH: ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

16. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown BREADTH: ARCHITECTURE DESIGN Important to Consider: . Façade important to church . Floor Plan functionality . Gabled Roof Shape . Structural/HVAC considerations

17. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown BREADTH: ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

18. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown BREADTH: ARCHITECTURE STRUCTURAL IMPLICATIONS . Rigid Steel Frame . Masonry basement . Brick Façade – intermediate support

19. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown TOPICS . BUILDING/PROJECT INFORMATION . PROBLEM STATEMENT . PROPOSAL . BREADTH: ARCHITECTURE . BREADTH: SCHEMATIC TECHNICAL SYSTEMS . DEPTH: STRUCTURAL DESIGN . CONCLUSIONS

20. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown SCHEMATIC TECHNICAL SYSTEMS Auditorium Considerations - LIGHTING . Downlighting . Uplighting . Theatrical Lighting

21. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown SCHEMATIC TECHNICAL SYSTEMS Auditorium Considerations - HVAC . Multi-zoned Existing system . Transmission Levels . Exterior Units

22. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown TOPICS . BUILDING/PROJECT INFORMATION . PROBLEM STATEMENT . PROPOSAL . BREADTH: ARCHITECTURE . BREADTH: SCHEMATIC TECHNICAL SYSTEMS . DEPTH: STRUCTURAL DESIGN . CONCLUSIONS

23. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown STRUCTURAL DESIGN Structural Systems: . Steel Frame . Masonry Bearing Walls

24. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown STRUCTURAL DESIGN Gravity System . BOCA 1996 Loads similar to Phase I . High Stage Area Loads . UFS Form Deck, 3” NW Concrete cover . WWM reinforcing . 22K11 Floor Joists @ 2’-0” O.C. – Auditorium/Lobby . 24K12 Floor Joists @ 2’-0” O.C. – Stage Area

25. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown STRUCTURAL DESIGN Gravity System

26. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown STRUCTURAL DESIGN Gravity System

27. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown STRUCTURAL DESIGN Gravity System . Girders ranged from W10x12 to W24x131 . Beams ranged from W12x58 to W14x82 . Columns were typically W10x33

28. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown STRUCTURAL DESIGN Lateral System . Lateral beams ranged from W10x22 to W12x53 . Columns designed with both axes in mind

29. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown STRUCTURAL DESIGN Masonry Design . Loads from Auditorium and Lobby floor transferred . Frame loads supported with concrete piers INTERIOR 12” CMU, w/ #8 @ 32” O.C. EXTERIOR 12” CMU w/ #5 @ 16” O.C.

30. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown STRUCTURAL DESIGN Foundation Design . 3’-0” Strip Footing w/ #4’s @ 12” O.C. and (3) #5’s longitudinal . 5’-0” x 5’-0” Spread Footings w/ (5) #5’s EA. WAY

31. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown TOPICS . BUILDING/PROJECT INFORMATION . PROBLEM STATEMENT . PROPOSAL . BREADTH: ARCHITECTURE . BREADTH: SCHEMATIC TECHNICAL SYSTEMS . DEPTH: STRUCTURAL DESIGN . CONCLUSIONS

32. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown CONCLUSIONS EFFECTIVE DESIGN?

33. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown CONCLUSIONS EFFECTIVE DESIGN? YES!

34. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown CONCLUSIONS EFFECTIVE DESIGN? YES! . Architectural Continuity . Design questions answered . Structural Consistency

35. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . Mann-Hughes Architecture . First Baptist Church of Doylestown . AE Faculty . Friends and Family . Fellow Students

36. James Chester – Structural Emphasis First Baptist Church of Doylestown Questions?