The Project consists of a seven story structure consisting of 133 extended stay hotel suites, meeting space, retail space, kitchen and dining facilities, fitness, an indoor swimming pool, and four stories of enclosed structured parking. Major engineering challenges include designing the mechanical and electrical systems to conform to high rise building codes. This includes stairwell pressurization systems, floor by floor smoke control systems, smoke evacuation systems, and on site power generation. Other MEP systems include parking garage ventilation, direct digital building automation, 320 tons of HVAC refrigeration, and extensive ventilation and lent collection for both Central Commercial Laundry and Coin Laundry spaces. The environmental systems serving the indoor swimming pool not only provide HVAC systems for space temperature and humidity control, the systems utilize the swimming pool for a “heat source” and a “heat sink,” while simultaneously controlling pool water temperature.
The indoor swimming pool HVAC system also maintains a negative air pressure relative to the surrounding hotel spaces to prevent migration of unpleasant and corrosive odors. Plumbing systems include Sovent sanitary waste systems, domestic water pressure booster pumps, and three separate domestic hot water loops: a 120 deg. loop for showers/bathtubs, sinks and lavatories; a 145 Deg. loop for the kitchen/food service; and a 165 deg. loop for the Central Laundry. Additional electrical engineering challenges included programmable lighting systems for both back of house and front of house/”architectural” lighting systems, and 6000 amps of power distribution at 208V/3Ph/60Hz. A 350 KW stand by power generator serves life safety loads (egress lighting, smoke control systems, vertical transportation, and the fire pump) and its designed fuel storage will accommodate 72 hours of operation.
This project is part of the Project Managers Individual Work done before his time with RGD Consulting Engineers.