New Construction

Completion Date: 2011

Project Overview

Prakash Consulting Ltd. was retained as part of the multidisciplinary consulting team for the design and development of a new Health Care Facility in the Town of Shellbrook, Saskatchewan.

The project involved the planning and design of a modern healthcare environment focused on long-term durability, operational efficiency, and adaptability to the functional requirements of a healthcare setting. Structural systems and material selections were carefully coordinated to support the facility’s performance requirements while maintaining cost-effective construction solutions.

Design Approach

Material selection and structural design strategies were developed with careful consideration of both economic efficiency and the operational demands of the healthcare facility. The project incorporated a combination of structural steel, precast concrete, and cast-in-place concrete systems to achieve long-span functionality, durability, and efficient integration of building services.

Key structural and design features included:

• Foundations consisting of large-diameter, deep screw piles combined with cast-in-place concrete grade beams to provide a stable and efficient foundation system suitable for site conditions.

• Main floor structural systems utilizing open-web steel joists with concrete on metal deck construction, allowing adequate space for mechanical and electrical distribution within the crawlspace.

• Second floor systems constructed using precast concrete planks to minimize overall structural depth while maintaining strength and construction efficiency.

• Structural steel post-and-beam framing integrated with reinforced concrete elevator shafts to form the primary structural framework of the facility.

• Coordination of structural systems to support healthcare operational requirements, durability, and long-term building performance.