Load Bearing Masonry
E.D. Pons and Associates provided the structural engineering services for an addition to the existing recreation center at Bloomsburg University.
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- Client: Bloomsburg University
- Location: Bloomsburg, PA
- Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
- Project Cost: $3,500.000
- Project Size: 19,000 sq. ft.
- Completion Date: 2005
The addition includes a new gymnasium, fitness area, and climbing wall. The additions included modifications to the existing building.
Structural Construction
New Gymnasium
Steel Framed Structure
The new construction is a steel-framed and load bearing masonry building that is isolated from the existing building. Due to subsurface conditions the additions had to be constructed on both ends of the existing building. The gymnasium portion of the building is designed to be supported on rock and the fitness area is supported on existing fill. The climbing wall is supported by a steel frame connected to the buildings main frames.
