Physicians Office Pavilion at WakeMed North Healthplex
2008 Tilt-Up Achievement Award Winner :: Institutional Division
Submitted by Citadel Contractors, Inc. of Apex, North Carolina
The decision to use Tilt-Up construction for an 80,000-square-foot office building at WakeMed North Healthplex was an easy one, as the owner was already well-versed in the benefits of the method. However, the surrounding hospital buildings had been constructed on steel frames with brick and EIFS façades, meaning that Citadel Contractors faced a challenge in matching the Tilt-Up structure to those around it.
To do this, the project’s architect conceived a design that includes a 14-foot retaining wall that supports three stories of curtain wall, taking advantage of Tilt-Up’s shear capabilities to overcome structural challenges. Thin brick was applied to the building’s façade to match the brick exteriors of the adjacent buildings.
A 20-foot retaining wall with an integral water feature further ties the new building into its surroundings, and demanded considerable precision and coordination from the contractor when connecting it to the existing hospital. Concrete benches were also added in the courtyard area, and the concrete on the retaining walls was left uncoated to allow its natural beauty to be displayed.
Project Notes
- Tallest Panel
- 66'-9"
- Largest Panel
- 1,939.8 sq ft
- Heaviest Panel
- 145,050 lbs
Participating TCA Members
- Citadel Contractors Inc.
- Role: Tilt-Up Contractor
- Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
- Role: General Contractor
- Robert L. Hume, P.E.
- Role: Project Engineer
- Meadow Burke Products
- Products: Lifting Hardware
- Nox-Crete Products Group
- Products: Bond Breaker, Form Release
- White Cap Construction Supply
- Products: Braces
- Innovative Brick Systems, LLC
- Products: Cast-In Material
The purpose of the TCA Awards Program is to recognize outstanding site cast Tilt-Up structures and advances in technology, products and methods used in the Tilt-Up industry. For more information on the program, submittal requirements and deadline dates, please refer to the awards submittal information page.
If you have further questions, please contact Jim Baty by email or by phone at (319) 895-6911.
Physicians Office Pavilion at WakeMed North Healthplex
Raleigh, North Carolina
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