Integrated Architecture and Design for Landmark Cancer Facility

The new cancer center was designed as a "landmark" facility and is located on a prominent corner of the medical campus. The architectural centerpiece of the building is a five-story atrium which is open to the fourth floor at its highest point and extends down to the lower level. The north side of the atrium is glazed and looks out over a sheltered, heavily landscaped healing garden with a waterfall and fountain. At the first floor level, the atrium is adjacent to the main entry lobby of the building, which is laid out and furnished to create a comfortable, home-like, "living room" atmosphere. The south side of the lobby opposite the open atrium, houses a full-service restaurant. Other functions in the lobby include a patient resources center, an appearance salon for prosthetics, wigs and makeup, a family room, and a meditation room.

SAIC provided full architectural and engineering services for the design of this new $134 million facility scheduled to open in 2011. Services included:

• Master planning the selected site, including planning for the initial cancer center building(s) and parking structure and future expansion of the cancer center and required temporary and permanent parking

• Verification of the space program

• Architectural and interior design

• Engineering design (civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural)

• Construction phase services: weekly jobsite meeting attendance, submittal review, response to requests for information, and periodic site inspections

• Construction administration services: full-time, on-site representative from SAIC, attendance at subcontractor meetings, daily project inspections and reports, and response to questions in the field

• Additional services, at the owner's option, included furnishings and equipment specifications and selections, signage, graphics, wayfinding, and medical equipment planning