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Design Rationale: Configuration Studies
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CONFIGURATION STUDIES
Three existing VA hospitals were examined to demonstrate the
applicability of the Prototype Design to the total hospital. They represent a
cross section of nursing unit space module types and suggest different
structural span and organizational variations.
Although these examples are specific applications of the system, each can
generally be compared to one of the configurations illustrated in Figure
250-2. The following hospitals were examined.
1. Columbia, Missouri (Figure 710-8) utilizes a single 45-foot span, a
simple structural and mechanical component pattern, and is a simple
assembly. This hospital plan is similar to configuration E-2 in Figure
250-2.
2. Wood, Wisconsin (Figure 710-9) utilizes a 54-foot span with an 18-foot
cantilever, and a simple structural and mechanical assembly pattern. It
can be directly related to configuration D-2 in Figure 250-2.
3. Lexington, Kentucky (Figure 710-10) utilizes a double 45-foot span and
maintains a simple mechanical pattern. The structural pattern is
compound as a result of the "t" shape of the nursing tower. The
configuration can be related to configuration B-4 in Figure 250-2.
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