CME.15 – St. James Picnic Pavillion
Team Members Heading link
- Josue Aguilar
- Trevor Cannon
- Jannet Castrejon
- Kamaria Crowley
- Manan Prajapati
- Kevin Salau
Project Description Heading link
Picnic pavilions represent a public space that molds community ties in their respective neighborhoods. The structure allows individuals to connect with nature along with each other. The St. James Picnic Pavilion, located in the St. James Farm Forest Preserve of DuPage County, was built in 1985 and needed repair due to the aging of the structure. The structure required rehabilitation because it was leaning in one area, and many timber elements were rotting and in need of repair. The team was tasked with going beyond the scope of H.W. Lochner’s work and redesigning the structure from the ground up. Steel and timber were selected as the materials of choice. Using the principles of structural analysis, the team identified load paths and then designed the structure from the top to the bottom. This included the roof members, beams, columns, and the foundation. In addition to the general redesign of the structure, the team altered the number and layout of the columns to provide for a more open structure, in addition to being more demanding of the members. To validate manual calculations, the team utilized SAP 2000, Revit and ASCE 7-2016. The structural scope of the project included a detailed inspection to determine the necessary maintenance, the design of steel angles to connect and stabilize timber members, a new column foundation, and a rebuilt pergola breezeway. Additionally, the architectural scope included replacing the wood shake with asphalt roof shingles, cleaning and staining all new and old timber, and adding an architectural glass roof for the pergola. The goal of the team is to render a new design for the St. James Pavilion that will serve the DuPage County community in the same capacity as the original structure. The team would like to thank H. W. Lochner’s Project Manager and our project sponsor, Brad Noack, for his assistance. The team would also like to acknowledge the project advisor, John Miller and William Loftus of Burke Engineering.