Project category: Addition (completed January 2004) Chief administrator: Jonathan Flyte, Senior Vice-President, Facility Development, (414) 456-2389 Firm: Array Healthcare Facilities Solutions, (610) 270-0599 Design team: Julian Thompson, AIA, Project Manager; Lisa N....
St. Alexius Medical Center decided to reactivate a closed nursing unit and begin planning for future renovations of all nursing units within the existing hospital. This initiative gave us the opportunity to look at current nursing and technology needs and incorporate...
We received the commission to design the phased expansion of St. Francis Hospital & Health Center in 2001. The project was completed in August of 2003 and involved 55,000 square feet of new construction and more than 46,000 square feet of renovation. Programmatic...
Project Summary Client: Stanford University Medical Center Architecture: BTA, Inc. Civil Engineering: Brian-Kangas-Foulk (BKF) Engineers Structural Engineering: KPFF Engineers Mechanical/Plumbing/Electrical: Affiliated Engineers W, Inc. Landscape Design: Pamela Burton...
It is easy to forget, in our celebrations of healthcare's “edifice complex,” that behind these soaring, shiny exteriors and lavishly appointed high-tech interiors often lies a labor of love. I don't mean that in the sense of planners, designers, and constructors who...
Commercial carpet J&J Commercial has researched the specific needs of facilities that serve senior citizens. Its Living Solutions collection is available in a multitude of commercial constructions and textures, colored in a residentially styled palette. The ten...
The Center for Cancer Treatment and Prevention at Stanford University Medical Center is one of the nation's most comprehensive cancer treatment centers, and one of the few to offer a complete array of services under one roof. The $84 million, 225,000-square-foot...
Developing a master plan of any kind is familiar territory for a healthcare organization. As everyone who has gone through it knows, the process requires assessing who you are as an institution, determining the vision you have for yourself and where you are going, and...
Although artwork is one of the finishing touches to the interior of a healthcare project, it should not be the last thought in project planning. For artwork to blend well with the architecture and complement finishes and furnishings, its selection requires forethought...
Kaiser Permanente has been making a concerted effort to “build green.” That is a significant statement, because the organization is of a size that can make a big difference in the progress of this idea. Kaiser Permanente is America's largest integrated healthcare...
Editor's note: This is the last article in a three-part series on evidence-based design. Evidence-based design is a concept with enormous instinctive appeal for those interested in clinical outcomes, performance improvement, and objective decision making. It is the...
Fabric selections New offerings from Architex® include 15 additional Crypton patterns, including Dazzle, Ginkgo, Beanstalk, and Medley. Also being introduced is the Liz Jordan-Hill Series 5 collection called Latin Rhythms, in more than 22 patterns and textures and...
