In 2000, The Center for Health Design's board of directors launched an ambitious research initiative called the Pebble Project. The idea was to engage healthcare providers who were building new facilities or renovating old ones to measure the results of their design...
Project category: New construction (completed October 2004) Chief administrator: Paul Macek, President and CEO, (314) 653-5000 Firm: Christner, Inc., (314) 725-2927 Design team: John Reeve, AIA, Principal-in-Charge; Robert Ducker, AIA, LEED, Designer; Theodore Jacobs,...
Project category: Remodel/Renovation (completed January 2005) Chief administrator: Byron Schweigert, PharmD, Chief Executive Officer, (562) 933-1111 Firm: Caruana & Associates, APC, (562) 595-5666 Design team: Edward James Caruana, AIA, NCARB, Project Architect;...
This 158,000-sq.-ft. Ambulatory Care Center has an eight-OR Surgical Center, Physicians' Offices, Diagnostic Services, and an Education Center. A unique goal was “to create a place where a young mother would enjoy coming when it was raining and gray instead of going...
Project category: New construction (completed April 2005) Chief administrator: Stan Morton, Chief Executive Officer, (940) 898-7000 Firm: Ascension Group Architects, (817) 226-1917 Design team: Chad Duren, Project Manager; Rod Booze, AIA, Managing Principal,...
The Reid Rehabilitation Services Building is a freestanding structure for adult and pediatric physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, hydrotherapy, wound care, and sports medicine. The client wanted this facility to reflect the high quality of care for...
Project category: Addition (completed August 2004) Chief administrator: Richard Seidler, President, (319) 235-3987 Firm: InVision Architecture, (319) 233-8419 Design team: Ron Teisinger, AIA, Principal-in-Charge; Jeff Oltmann, Associate AIA, Project Manager; Dan Lake,...
Actors? Story line? How did a copy of one of your entertainment magazines get mixed in with your professional journals? Wait a minute—this is your professional journal! But before you flip to the next article or begin a letter to the editor complaining about this...
Project category: New construction (completed March 2005) Chief administrator: Michael Winthrop, Chief Executive Officer, (419) 483-4040 Firm: FORUM Architects, (216) 363-0000 Design team: Denver Brooker, AIA, Principal, Project Designer; Daniel Ramer, AIA, Project...
Project category: New construction & Remodel/Renovation (completed November 2002) Chief administrator: Brad Dykes, President and CEO, (812) 275-1390 Firm: ARTEKNA, (317) 955-5090 Design team: Robert D. Hibler, AIA, NCARB, President, Principal-in-Charge; Gregory W....
Design strategies for bariatric-specific units should also be used in all other hospital areas, in regard to spaces, equipment and supplies, furnishings, and operations.
“Create a consistent, unified campus that is both elegant and playful through the use of colorful, childlike interior elements that are timeless, ageless, and durable.” This simple design goal was the core building block for the design and planning for this renovation...
