Gonda Building, Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Building's Owner

• Mayo Clinic

In collaboration with

• Buildings Consulting Group

Building description
The Leslie and Susan Gonda Building, constructed in 2000 and 2001, is situated at the center of the May Clinic campus in downtown Rochester, MN. Viewed from the exterior, the building consists of two distinct sections, each 21 stories tall. The northern section has a curtain wall system with granite spandrel and column panels.

Stainless steel covers with round and square profiles are used to cover the joints between panels and at the window surrounds. A stone-clad elevator bank rises to 22 stories on the north side of the building. The southern portion of the building, which has only east and west facades, has an undulating curtain wall system consisting entirely of glass panels. Painted aluminum covers with a round profile are used at the vertical joints of the glass curtain wall and painted aluminum covers with a square profile are used at the horizontal joints.

Scope of work

• Close visual examination of representative areas of the curtain wall facades.
• Documentation of fault conditions to assist project team with development of repair specifications.

Problems Solved

• As part of the survey, VA technicians removed loose material to temporarily mitigate life safety conditions.
• Completed close-visual examination of building with minimal impact on building occupants and public.