TYLER HATTON | CONSTRUCTION
DR. SOMAYEH ASADI
EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION
DAYTONA, FLORIDA
EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION
DAYTONA, FLORIDA
Student Union Statistics
GENERAL BUILDING DATA
Location
Occupant Name
Occupancy Type
Square Footage
Building Height
Dates of Construction
Project Delivery Method
Total Project Cost
Daytona Beach, Florida
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Mixed types
176,594 Square Feet
4 Stores, 75 Feet
June 27, 2016 – July 21, 2018
Design-build
$78 Million
DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION TEAM
Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univeristy
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Barton Malow Company
Thorton Tomasetti
OCI Associates, Inc.
Parker Mychenbery & Associates, Inc.
Prosser
Sodexo
Shen Milson & Wilke LLC
Owner
Architect
General Contractor
Structural Engineer
MEP Engineer
Civil Engineer
Landscape Architect
Food Service Manager
Audio Visual Engineer
ARCHITECTURE
Design/Function
The Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Student Union was designed to represent a light and airy structure that seemed to be “in flight”. The structure was designed around the school’s mission and core focus, aeronautics. The structural louvers were designed to be the focal point of the building while the curtain wall was designed to create a transparency that surrounded the space.
The space functions as a student union and bookstore, with an emphasis on curved surfaces, visible in the design of the balconies. The skylights running down the center of the building are oriented to allow the majority of the sunlight during the day to be utilized.
Code Basis
Florida Building Code, Building, 5th Edition (2014) - Table 503
Zoning
Type: Private School, 1b Type Non-Separated, Mixed Use
BUILDING ENCLOSURE
Building Façades
The exterior façade of the building consists of three main components: glazing, aluminum composite panels, and coated structural steel. The glazing used is specified as a Type A four panel unitized
curtain wall system that is consistent around the building. Elements such as storm runoff, are hidden inside the structural steel, and the composite panels cover the mechanical portions of the buildings that need to be hidden from public view. An emphasis for the glazing was to give the impression that the structure was floating.
Roofing
The roofing is a Sarnafil TPO roofing system, with the typical detail to the site. The detail starts with a 3” metal roof deck is puddle welded to the structure. On top is rigid insulation that is topped with 5/8” densdeck board. Sarnafil TPO roofing then seals the roof. The roof is held to the deck with an anchor system that acts as both a tie down spot for roof maintenance and as an uplift anchor. This is one of four typical roof details that this project has, and the remaining three details are focused on openings in the roof.
Sustainability Features
The cantilevered overhangs running along the perimeter of the roof allow for solar shading during the hottest parts of the day, while reducing glare on the edges of the building.
The glazing running around the building allows diffused light to enter the building at almost every angle, which reduces the need for lighting in the building. The balconies around the atrium inside the building facilitate with this aspect, because they allow the dispersion of light through the center of the building. The tilted skylights in the roof reduce the heat gain in the space by blocking the majority of the direct sunlight. While this project is not designed to reach any LEED certifications, it does take a few sustainable initiatives into account.
