Architektura

Veterinary clinic with housing for a veterinarian-doctor, Pezinok.

Zuzana Chovanová
STU in Bratislava - Faculty of Civil Engineering
Slovensko

Idea projektu

This project was developed as a design for a veterinary clinic with residential space for a veterinarian and their family. The building is situated in a developing area, where construction is just beginning and no veterinary services are yet available.

I approached the design with a clear intention: to provide residents and visitors with essential services and comfort. This goal was successfully achieved. A major advantage was the location of the plot and its surrounding roads. The plot is located on the edge of the area and is accessible from three sides, which allowed for the creation of separate entrances to the different functions of the building. The site was divided into two zones, preventing any disruption between business operations and domestic life and privacy.

The family house responds to the traditional gable roofs of older buildings and asserts its dominance over the veterinary clinic, which is more subdued in appearance, emphasized by its flat roof. The house is oriented with consideration to cardinal directions to ensure proper daylighting and thermal comfort. Corridors are mostly oriented to the north, while the living spaces are directed south. This orientation helps reduce heating and artificial lighting costs. Despite the larger building mass, a substantial portion of the garden remains undeveloped.

The design also takes ecology and sustainability into account. The ventilated facade with untreated wooden cladding, allowing the passage of time to show, and the extensive green roof on the veterinary clinic are examples of this approach. Solar shingles installed on the roof of the family house contribute to the building's energy self-sufficiency. Barrier-free access is also ensured in the veterinary clinic and on the ground floor of the family house.

Popis projektu

The plot selected for the proposed construction is located in a quieter part of the town, outside the city center. It is bordered on three sides by a road and a sidewalk with a planned cycle path. This location offers many advantages, especially due to the need for two separate entrances for different functions. The entrance to the veterinary clinic is from the main road on the east side, while the entrance to the family house is from a less frequented road to the north. This layout also allows for separate parking spaces for clients and residents.

The newly designed family house has an L-shaped floor plan, with the main section being two stories high and featuring a gable roof. Above the guest annex, a balcony is created, accessible from the bedroom on the second floor. The veterinary clinic is positioned perpendicular to the main part of the family house, thus creating a south-facing atrium between the house and the clinic. The clinic also divides the plot into two zones – a private area for living and a public area for business.

Technické informace

The vertical load-bearing structures are made of ground HELUZ Family 2in1 bricks, measuring 247x440x249 mm, filled with expanded polystyrene thermal insulation, and laid using a thin-layer mortar system. The load-bearing structures are reinforced with a monolithic reinforced concrete ring beam at the 1st and 2nd floors (1st NP, 2nd NP). The roof structure is anchored into the walls at the 2nd floor level. The non-load-bearing internal partitions are made of 125 mm thick DUGARIPS plasterboard by Rigips. In the X-ray room of the veterinary clinic, special Rigips SK 14H RC3 safety partitions of the DUGARIPS type with 8 mm thick lead sheet are used.
The horizontal load-bearing structures are designed as reinforced concrete slabs anchored into the reinforced concrete ring beam. In the family house section, the slabs are 220 mm thick, except for the ground floor slab, which is 250 mm thick. In the veterinary clinic section, the ceiling slab is 260 mm thick. The slabs are made of concrete class C30/37 and steel grade S500. The reinforced concrete slab on the ground is laid on compacted gravel (fraction 16/32) 100 mm thick and a base concrete layer 150 mm thick.
The gable roof above the family house has a 35° slope. The roof structure is designed as a Ytong KOMFORT roof, 250 mm thick. Wooden battens are placed on top, onto which 21 mm thick photovoltaic shingles are mounted.
The flat extensive roof above the veterinary clinic and the flat walkable roof above the guest section are made of reinforced concrete ceiling slabs. The slope of both roofs is formed by a sloped thermal insulation layer made of PUREN FD-L insulation. The surface finish of the extensive roof is a 50 mm thick PO-E vegetation substrate, and the walkable roof above the guest room will have 8.0 mm thick frost-resistant RAGNO STUDIO SABBIA paving tiles.
The strip foundations are insulated with Isover STYRODUR 3000 CS 14, 140 mm thick. The thermal insulation in the vertical load-bearing perimeter structures is already integrated in the 440 mm thick HELUZ Family 2in1 bricks. The infill insulation in the brick cavities is made of expanded polystyrene. The reinforced concrete ring beam is insulated from the outside with Isover TERMPIR PREFA ETX insulation, 7 mm thick.
The extensive roof is insulated with PUR-based insulation from Isover. The sloped boards are Puren GDS, 120–20 mm thick, placed over Puren FD-L 14 insulation, 140 mm thick. The walkable roof is proposed to be insulated with PUREN F-D thermal insulation with a maximum thickness of 280 mm, made up of two layers of Puren FD-L14 insulation boards. The upper board also forms the sloped layer, ranging from 140 mm to 80 mm in thickness. The surface is finished with frost-resistant ceramic tiles laid in adhesive.
The sloped roof above the family house will contain Isover UNIROL Profi thermal insulation in 160 and 180 mm thicknesses. Since this is soft insulation, it must be reinforced with wooden battens to prevent compression. The floor structure includes Isover T-P 5 thermal insulation, 50 mm thick, made of stone wool, hydrophobized on the surface, and environmentally and hygienically safe.
In the floor construction of the X-ray room in the veterinary clinic section, 12.5 mm thick RIGIPS X-RAY PROTECTION boards are used. These are mineral-based, lead-free boards adapted for X-ray shielding with a plasterboard surface. Joints are filled with Promix X-Ray Protection Joint Mix and reinforced with tape.
For waterproofing the foundations against ground moisture and pressure water, Fatrafol 803 membrane waterproofing is used. For the extensive roof above the veterinary clinic, Fatrafol 810/V waterproofing will be used, made of soft PVC reinforced with a polyester mesh. For the flat walkable roof, Fatrafol 807G membrane waterproofing is proposed, made of soft PVC reinforced with glass fleece.
The staircase is a monolithic reinforced concrete structure anchored into the reinforced concrete ring beam on two sides. The thickness of the stair flight slab is 150 mm, and the thickness of the landing slab is 200 mm. These thicknesses are stated without the surface finish of the staircase.
The facade of the veterinary clinic features a ventilated facade with wooden cladding. For improved durability, the masonry beneath the cladding is plastered. The facade on the part of the family house is finished with STARTOP silicone plaster from Baumit. On the inner sides of the parapet walls, a ventilated facade made of DEKCASSETTE IDEAL galvanized sheet metal by DEKMETAL is used, ensuring better protection of the waterproofing and providing a more refined appearance.
In the interior spaces, the surface finish is done with Baumit KLIMADEKOR lime plaster. Vertical structures in sanitary rooms are covered with ceramic wall tiles.

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