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David Michael Davenport AIA PA:
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David Michael Davenport
Project Samples:
Dr. Rivera Medical Addition, Punta Gorda, Florida
THE NEW ADDITION TO THE RIVERA BUILDING is a
25,000 square foot, two story annex to an
existing one story, 6,500 square foot building
erected in 1990. The original 1990 generic Cape
Cod style building, housing a general medical
practice and separate orthopedic practice,
provided the starting point for the design and
programming of the new addition. The program
called for the relocation of the orthopedic
practice to the new addition’s ground level,
along with a physical therapy clinic and imaging
center; the speculative upper level includes
three multi-space, self contained office suites,
with the remainder of the second level
configured as individual offices with common
support services.
The design for the new addition, connected to
the existing building by a new porte cochere,
expands the aesthetic heritage of the Cape Code
style to include several attributes of
vernacular New England maritime architecture. A
windowed, octagonal tower located on the
northwest corner of the addition, abutting the
three lane (one way east) Olympia Boulevard/U.S.
17 right of way and project entrance drive, is
based loosely on carpenter style New England
light house prototypes. This three story anchor,
perched atop a brick faced perimeter walk almost
six feet above grade (to comply with flood plain
requirements), provides a visual site reference
for both building users and motorist, along with
views of the nearby Peace River for its
occupants. The building’s exterior, clad with
the apparent wood clapboards and trim, are all
fabricated from specialized Portland cement
materials and urethane or extruded polystyrene
foam (non-EFS). The building walls and roofs are
fully insulated at the exterior perimeter; all
spaces, including unused attic area, are a part
of the insulated envelope.
This project features concrete and masonry walls
and structural and light gauge steel floor and
roof framing. The two story addition is
configured with a high solar reflectance metal
finished gambrel roof to minimize and integrate
the scale of the new two story addition with the
much lower existing one story structure. The
upper portion of the gambrel provides a
concealed mechanical equipment well, roofed with
a highly reflective PVC membrane, to accommodate
the extensive air conditioning and cooling
equipment; the equipment well is accessed
through an exit stair penthouse. Gambrel dormers
provide day lighting for almost all of the
offices of the second level; at the first level,
70% of the office, exam, therapy and treatment
rooms are day-lit.
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