Cozart Medical Office Building, Myrtle Beach, SC
Image Credit: inFORM studio
Date: 2008
Size: 7,500 sq ft
Objective: The Cozart Medical Office Building explored a low-impact design approach to offset the more conventional office buildings within Myrtle Beach. Located in a tidal basin region, sustainable strategies toward stormwater management influenced how civil, landscape and the building footprint affected the site.
A number of stormwater techniques were implemented such as green roof, infiltration trenches, rain gardens and and peat-moss gardens allowing for 100% on-site rainwater capture. Working with Coastal Carolina University gave the team the insight to use peat moss which absorbs tremendous quantities of water and provides the backdrop for a variety of indigenous species to flourish. The main structure was elevated for 60% of the building’s footprint to become pervious, further enhanced with a rain garden within a central courtyard. Daylighting, passive solar cooling and natural ventilation were used to reduce the energy demand by 50% of other medical office buildings. Solar shading and geothermal heat exchangers also were used.
Team: Cozart Cosmetic Surgery, Timbes Architectural Group, inFORM studio, Chambers Design, Inc, Harris Consulting Engineers, LLC, Coastal Carolina University-Dept of Biology
Size: 7,500 sq ft
Objective: The Cozart Medical Office Building explored a low-impact design approach to offset the more conventional office buildings within Myrtle Beach. Located in a tidal basin region, sustainable strategies toward stormwater management influenced how civil, landscape and the building footprint affected the site.
A number of stormwater techniques were implemented such as green roof, infiltration trenches, rain gardens and and peat-moss gardens allowing for 100% on-site rainwater capture. Working with Coastal Carolina University gave the team the insight to use peat moss which absorbs tremendous quantities of water and provides the backdrop for a variety of indigenous species to flourish. The main structure was elevated for 60% of the building’s footprint to become pervious, further enhanced with a rain garden within a central courtyard. Daylighting, passive solar cooling and natural ventilation were used to reduce the energy demand by 50% of other medical office buildings. Solar shading and geothermal heat exchangers also were used.
Team: Cozart Cosmetic Surgery, Timbes Architectural Group, inFORM studio, Chambers Design, Inc, Harris Consulting Engineers, LLC, Coastal Carolina University-Dept of Biology
