Hudson Street employee garage
Designed by Perkins + Will and DESMAN
Hartford, CT—-The Hudson Street Employees Garage designed by Perkins + Will and DESMAN for Hartford Hospital received a 1st Place Award in the Transportation/Utilities/Civil category in the CBC 2014 Project Team Award Competition.The garage earned the PCI Best Parking Structure award in 2013.
The new garage was the first building to be constructed under a hospital expansion and rebranding master plan designed by Perkins + Will. It accommodates up to 900 cars.
Downes Construction was selected as the construction manager for the project.
Among the many challenges the project team addressed was the close proximity of existing buildings and location of adjacent property lines. Three property lines required adjustment in order to achieve the final site design. In addition, an existing sanitary storm main that ran through the property had to be relocated. The design team decided to introduce a stormwater management system that would allow for 100% of the site’s stormwater to be recharged into the ground through rain gardens, thus dramatically reducing the demand on the MDC system.
The facade of the new garage was designed to reflect the architectural language of the surrounding neighborhood and the new master plan.
