Comfort Station & Performing Arts Stage
Location Ocean City, MD
Client Town of Ocean City
Date of Completion 2014
Services #Structural Engineering
Sectors #Community #Courthouses & Other Government Buildings #Government #Government Buildings #Recreational
George, Miles & Buhr, LLC (GMB) provided structural engineering services for the design of a comfort station and performing arts stage located at The Boardwalk and Caroline Street in Ocean City, Maryland. This stage and restroom facility is designed to be sustainable and low-maintenance through the use of innovative mechanical systems and local and non-toxic materials. The solar chimneys will ventilate and de-humidify the restrooms without any mechanical systems.
The structural design included the following components:
- Concrete Foundation System (utilizing timber piles)
- Cast-in-place concrete foundation and exterior walls and interior partitions
- Steel framing for the solar chimneys and stage roof trusses
- Design of timber roof trusses and their interface with the sub-structure