Holiday Inn

Location:

      Hillsboro, OR

Area:

      66,000 sq. ft.

Architect:

      Richardson DP

Contractor:

      Key Construction

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

This four-story hotel incorporates a large conference center and swimming pool to accommodate guests. The cantilevered column porte-cochere welcomes guests as it shelters them from the weather.

STRUCTURAL DESIGN FEATURES:

The wood-framed hotel consists of open-web wood trusses at the floor and roof levels to aid in the installation of mechanical and electrical systems. The bearing wall stud grades are varied with height for the most cost effective vertical support system available. Also, wood shear walls are strategically placed to provide optimal performance and minimize costs. The result is a value engineered structure that optimizes material and labor to save time and money for the project. A couple features of this hotel made the structural design more challenging than a typical hotel with each floor stacking on top of one another. The swimming area extends outside of the building footprint and no exposed columns were to come down to the foundation level. In order to accommodate the open space a serious of steel beams were used in both orthogonal directions to support the floors above without the need for any exposed steel columns in this area. Another unique feature of this hotel was the cantilevered floors at levels 3 and 4. This required some heavy floor joists and some beams in these areas to support the floors above.