San Luis Obispo County CA Archives Photo Place.....Santa Rosa Medical Building 
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Source:             Discovering San Luis Obispo County
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SANTA ROSA MEDICAL BUILDING 
84 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo

History and Description:

The building was designed by Warren Leopold, of Cambria, who is responsible for
all colors and textures, interior as well as exterior.  The structural engineer
was Fred Schott, a former Cal Poly staff member.  The builder was Ray Bunnell,
of Bunnell Construction Company, San Luis Obispo.  Landscaping was done by Hap
Brenizer, of San Luis Obispo.

The entire building is some 4200 square feet, of which each wing comprises
approximately 1600 square feet and the central waiting area about 1000 square
feet.  The foundation consists of reinforced concrete caissons extending 30 feet
into the ground at the upper level of the bank, and penetrating into the
sandstone 10 feet beneath the creek bottom at the lower level.  The vertical
caissons are /joined together by horizontal and sloping, at the angle of the
creek bank, reinforced concrete beams.  Even if the entire bank were washed
away, the building would remain.

The building cantilevers in its entirety over Stenner Creek, being supported on
18-inch-diameter reinforced-concrete columns, and rises 3 feet above the level
of the parking lots on each side of the creek.  The entire roof and floor
systems are supported by inverted timber trusses, looking like huge inverted
"V's".  Twenty-five hundred pounds of bolts were used in the structural
connections alone.

The roof system has a varying slope to create the "winged" appearance.  The
ceiling and subrnof are both attached to the same roof .joists, which span
between the roof rafters. The rafters, then, are exposed both above and below to
accomplish a "beamed ceiling" and a "beamed roof" effect. The central waiting
room roof is designed with a simple post-and-beam construction, but the ridges
and valleys, with their varying angles, give rigidity to the entire roof system.
 The roofing is butyl-hypalon. a rubber-type product which is applied directly
to the subroof and wears away slowly under "maximal abrasive conditions".

The tinted glass, with its mitred corners, is bronzed to reduce glare.  The
glass table which overlies the ravine and allows viewing of the creek is 3/4"
tempered glass, strong enough to hold 300 pounds.  The lighting fixtures were
designed by Leopold and built by Bunnell.

The exterior walls and waiting room paneling are redwood: interior panels are
Philippine mahogany.  The rug is nylon, while surgery floors are "Cambrian", a
pure vinyl with foam backing.

Source:
Ray Bunnell


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Discovering San Luis Obispo County
by
Carleton M. Winslow

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