ELLIOT HEALTH SYSTEM-ELLIOT AT RIVER’S EDGE
GARAGE ‘A’, GARAGE ‘B’, AND A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING
MANCHESTER, NH

As part of our design/build-assist scope of work, Simon Design Engineering modified the structural layout and framing, realigned the ramps to conform to the existing sloping site, and improved the efficiency of the parking layout and circulation.

Elliot Health System, in conjunction with a private developer, redeveloped an urban site in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire. Garage ‘A’, which was included in the first phase of this redevelopment, serves the Elliot at River’s Edge Ambulatory Care Center (ACC). This 966-car, six-level, 300,000 square-foot parking facility and the ACC are located adjacent to an active railroad line, the Merrimack River, and a residential area. The constrained site posed logistical challenges in terms of delivery and lay-down of precast components and erection of the structure adjacent to the on-going construction of the ACC.

Key aspects of the project include vehicular access via a precast concrete bridge and a pedestrian bridge connecting the garage to the adjacent Ambulatory Care Center. Due to the garage’s prominent location on the Merrimack River across from the interstate highway, the architectural finishes were critical to the project – by using white cement and form liners for the exterior components, the required architectural character was achieved at a nominal cost.

Based on the success of Garage ‘A’, Simon Design was retained by the Developer and Construction Manager to be part of the design/build team to deliver the next phase of the development – the new Medical Office Building (MOB) and the adjacent Garage ‘B’. We proposed a highly efficient 300-car three-story parking structure utilizing the sloping site to provide access to all levels, eliminating the need for internal ramps and providing flat open floors that improved the passive security of the facility. A 200 foot long pedestrian bridge connecting the ACC to the adjacent MOB is also part of the project.