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Firm Profile Montefiore Medical Center
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Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital 31 Northwell Health
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New York-Presbyterian & Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York
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Mt. Sinai Health System
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William Macklowe Company 71 Veterans Affairs
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Emblem Health 85
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Firm Profile We are a team of architects and designers with unique backgrounds, but we all have one thing in common – we share a strong desire to use our expertise and knowledge to design solutions that will help people in moments that matter most. Together, we discover optimal solutions with our clients. It is our three decades of specialization that allows for effective communication, collaboration and precision in the complex, changing world of healthcare. Our core mission is the same as that of our clients, improve the quality of our work, increase our efficiency, and motivate our staff to reach for success. PAGE 6
Studio Leadership
“As Healthcare Architects and Designers we carry a remarkable responsibility in listening, collecting and assessing information, and ultimately transforming it all into healing, engaging, and inspiring environments.� Michael Glogowski Principal & Studio Director, Northeast Region
Montefiore Medical Center Ambulatory Surgery Center BRONX, NEW YORK
Montefiore Medical Center selected Array to consolidate ambulatory services from three campuses and outpatient clinics into a new state-of-the-art Ambulatory Tower that would become the benchmark for their expanding Ambulatory Care services. Array provided planning and design services for a new 12-story Ambulatory Surgical Center on a site that received prior zoning approval for a hotel. To avoid obtaining a variance, which would result in significant cost and delays, the footprint and setbacks could not be altered. Array developed a unique design solution incorporating dedicated elevators for staff and materials within the operating suites and support areas. Although the 12 ORs and four procedure rooms (sized to become additional ORs if needed) are split between three floors, simulation modeling showed that the dedicated elevators facilitated patient flow and reduced room turnaround time.
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Exterior Photography: Halkin Mason Photography
COLLABORATORS: BR+A Engineers Reuther + Bowen Shen Milsom Wilke, LLC Newman Design Cauldwell Wingate Jones Lang LaSalle
Top Left: Waiting Area Center: Prep/Recovery Top Right: Operating Suite Bottom: Main Lobby & Waiting Photography: Halkin Mason Photography
Montefiore Medical Center / Ambulatory Surgery Center
Montefiore Medical Center / Ambulatory Surgery Center
Top Left: Nurse Station Center Left: Elevator Lobby Bottom Left: Exam Room Opposite: Lobby Waiting Area Photography: Halkin Mason Photography
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Montefiore Medical Center / Ambulatory Surgery Center
Top Left & Right: MRI Center: Registration & Waiting Bottom Left: Central Sterile Bottom Center & Right: Pediactric Registration & Waiting Photography: Halkin Mason Photography
Patient Experience
“I enjoy designing solutions to complex problems that can arise when planning and building a healthcare facility or hospital, solutions that ultimately improve the patient and staff experience.� Julia Savastinuk, AIA, Lean Practitioner Project Architect
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Montefiore Medical Center Technology Projects BRONX, NEW YORK
Always at the forefront of cutting edge treatments, Montefiore Medical Center continues to initiate critical radiological and surgical advances which offer patients countless benefits. Array has designed state-of-the-art technology practices throughout Montefiore’s campuses including: Da Vinci Operating Room - Moses Campus, Foreman Pavilion completed April 2013 consolidation of existing ORs into a state-of-the-art Da Vinci Surgical System and HVAC Infrastructure upgrade. Radiographic Imaging - Weiler Campus, Medical Park, and Moses Campus completed March 2013 - renovations and replacement of radiographic equipment, control rooms, PACs and support spaces. Cardiac Cath Lab 3 Replacement - Weiler Campus, currently in construction - Renovation and replacement of Cardiovascular X-Ray System in Procedure Room, new equipment, control room, lab including reconfiguration of support spaces.
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OR #19 DA VINCI Operating Room Photography: Andrea Brizzi
EP Lab 1 Suite Replacement - Moses Campus, Central Building, currently in construction - improvement of staff operations, support spaces and circulating corridors inclusive of renovation/replacement of Electro-physiology X-Ray System/Procedure Room. Imaging Department - Hutch Ambulatory Care Building, currently in construction - Newly designed suite of 14,000 SF consisting of 2 CTs, 2 MRIs, 4 Radiographic rooms, Bone Density, Ultrasound, waiting areas, changing and support spaces. Gun Hill MRI - Gun Hill Ambulatory Imaging Building completed September 2012 - conversion of existing storage areas at core of Facility to house 1.5T Long Bore Magnet. Vascular Angiography - Moses Campus, Ground floor completed August 2012 renovation of a portion of the Radiology Department inclusive of installation of the latest imaging equipment.
Top Left & Bottom Right: Gun Hill MRI Top & Center Right: Vascular Angio Photography: Andrea Brizzi
Montefiore Medical Center / Technology Projects
Montefiore Medical Center Ambulatory Oncology BRONX, NEW YORK
To better serve patients, Montefiore Medical Center has engaged Array to provide design services for the Ambulatory Oncology expansion program in the Montefiore Medical Park Building which includes the partial renovation of the existing first floor and the entire second floor. The Ambulatory Oncology Phase I Program currently located on the first floor will be relocated to the second floor along with the fit out for the Moses Gold Zone Ambulatory Oncology Program (exams and offices) and administration function. Work will then commence on the partially vacated first floor space to expand the existing Ambulatory Chemotherapy Unit.
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Infusion Area Photography: Jeff Totaro
Firm Culture
“It is the challenge to create exceptional healthcare environments and the special relationships with clients, colleagues and our talented staff that make everyday rewarding.� Jeffrey P. Drucker, AIA Vice President, Northeast & New England Regions
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Montefiore Medical Center / Ambulatory Oncology
The existing Chemotherapy Unit will have areas of renovation and the expanded Chemotherapy Unit will operate in two distinct suites. The Pharmacy on the first floor will be expanded to support the growth of the Chemotherapy Unit and will be USP 797 compliant. The Pharmacy will have continued operation during the course of construction.
Left: Nurse Station Top & Bottom Right: Infusion Area Photography: Jeff Totaro
Montefiore Medical Center Diagnostic Medicine MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK
Montefiore Medical Center strategized to consolidate Pathology laboratory functions in an off-site facility to accommodate the changing industry, technology developments and their expansion plan. Montefiore commissioned Array to centralize four laboratories to one location into a former four-level warehouse. The building incorporates a 24/7 Reference Lab and the System’s “Center of Diagnostic Medicine.” Montefiore’s teaching component will also be located in the facility for attending pathologists, residents and fellows. A Phlebotomy space will be provided for patients. The design criteria was to create a lab that is efficient and non-cellular. With the goal of transforming their Laboratory and Pathology services to improve patient care, teaching, training and research, Montefiore strives for knowledge-sharing spaces which encourage collaboration.
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Diagnostic Lab Renderings: Array Architects
The consolidation of the services to one location provides the opportunity for expertise, collaboration and interaction. The reference Lab consists of Medical Pathology (Autopsy/Morgue), Clinical Pathology (Automated), Mass Spectrometry, Anatomical Pathology, Microbiology, Electron Microscope Lab, Molecular Infectious Disease and Genetics/Genomics Services.
Top Left: Residence Area Center: Lab Top Right: Main Lobby COLLABORATORS: Kallen & Lemelson Reuther & Bowen
Center Right: Elevator Lobby Bottom: Cafeteria Renderings: Array Architects
Montefiore Medical Center/Diagnostic Medicine
Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital & Nursing Facility NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Covering an entire city block, the Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital & Nursing Facility features the renovation of an existing hospital repurposed as a Long Term Acute Care Facility (LTAC) and a new 185,000 SF Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) on an adjacent parcel. Serving a unique demographic in NYC, unlike other long-term facilities throughout the country, many of the residents stay for over 10 years, so the design of the building needed to create a sense of place for residents not only in their individual room but also within the entire facility and extending into the neighborhood at large.
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Exterior Photography: Halkin Architectural Photography
Healing Environments
“Environments have the power to set our expectations, lift our spirits and inspire hope. This is what motivates me to create spaces which mitigate the challenges faced by all who enter a healthcare facility.� Patricia D. Malick, CHID, EDAC, NCIDQ, Lean Green Belt Principal and Practice Leader, Interior Design
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COLLABORATORS: Gilbane Building Company Geddis Architects Kallen & Lemelson Reuther + Bowen Shen Milsom Wilke, LLC
Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital & Nursing Facility / LTAC & SNF
Left: Exterior Top Right: Patient Room Bottom Right: Living Room Photography: Halkin Mason Photography
With a single main entrance, we immediately create the impression of a unified facility. To enhance the connectivity and sense of community, a concourse connects each building and offers a “main street� of activities for patients of the SNF and the LTAC as well as their visitors. A joint project between the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation and the New York City Economic Development Corporation, this is one of the first publicly funded projects in New York City to be delivered utilizing Integrated Project Delivery methods.
Top Left: Patient Room Top Center: Main Lobby Top Right: Main Entrance Photography: Halkin Mason Photography
Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital & Nursing Facility / LTAC & SNF
Bottom Left: Corridor Bottom Right: Corridor Photography: Halkin Mason Photography
Northwell Health Zucker Hillside Hospital GLEN OAKS, NEW YORK
Zucker Hillside Hospital is recognized for its pioneering work in the diagnosis, treatment and research of mental illness. Their 223-bed aging facility was woefully out of date and needed to be replaced. An additional challenge was that this facility needed to house three distinct populations: adults, geriatrics, and adolescent patients. We designed all rooms to flex from private to semi-private, featuring a 19-bed patient unit comprised of three private and eight semi-private rooms. An innovative corridor system separates patients, staff, and visitors into three distinct zones, increasing patient and staff safety, while decreasing the institutional feel of the building.
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Main Entrance Photography: Jeff Goldberg / ESTO Collaboration Partner: Ennead Architects
COLLABORATORS: Gotham Construction Ennead Architects WSP Flack + Kurtz O’Donnell & Naccarato Stantec
Northwell Health / Zucker Hillside Hospital
The spatial organization supports each patient’s clinical, emotional and physical needs and provides a safe and efficient facility allowing caregivers to deliver healthcare in a compassionate environment. Activity rooms and dining areas feature partial height partitions and glass walls to provide visibility from the support zones and also allows natural light to flow through the central areas. Large scale, impactful art serves as a wayfinding device at key entry portals, complemented by soothing colors and materials.
Above Left: Waiting Area Above Center: Elevator Lobby Above Right: Nurse Station Below: Cafeteria Photography: Jeffrey Totaro Jeff Goldberg / ESTO
Healthcare Planner
“Technically-complex spaces are what makes a hospital unique. I enjoy the challenge of making these spaces work to each institution’s specific needs.”
Dan Russell, RA, LEED AP, Lean Practitioner Senior Healthcare Planner
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New York-Presbyterian Hospital Milstein Hospital Building NEW YORK, NEW YORK
With a tight urban campus occupying over three NYC blocks, NYP Columbia commissioned Array to modernize and upgrade their 10-story Milstein inpatient tower to support clinical efficiency, improve wayfinding to ensure NYP Columbia was positioned to deliver a patient experience in an environment in sync with their world-class reputation. Recognizing the need to work within their budget and maintain system-wide parity, we conducted benchmarking tours with key hospital personnel at both the Columbia and the Cornell Campuses. Immediately following the benchmarking tours, Array scheduled Workshop Sessions with key personnel to develop consensus regarding clinical scope, infrastructure investment and wayfinding elements.
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Patient Room Photography: Jeffrey Totaro
The renovation will positively impact clinical care, nursing efficiencies, staff collaboration, and patient amenities. Improvements include a de-centralized nursing model, upgrades to patient room head and foot walls, and fully renovated patient toilet rooms. Revitalized elevator lobbies at each inpatient floor set the tone and expectation for each arriving visitor of a superior experience. Dramatic and vibrant art will complement strong wayfinding elements, helping visitors and staff navigate each distinct patient unit.
Top Left: Team Station Top Center: Unit Entry / Elevator Lobby Top Right: Touchdown Station COLLABORATOR: AK F Engineers
Bottom: Semi-Private Patient Room Photography: Jeffery Totaro
New York-Presbyterian Hospital / Milstein Hospital Building
New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Located at New York Presbyterian’s Columbia Campus, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York is comprised of three buildings, ranging in age from 10 to 90 years. Array was retained to conduct feasibility studies and implement modernization projects in four key areas of the two older buildings and one location in the newest building. The project team includes project management by Jones Lang LaSalle and cost estimating and construction management by Gilbane Building Company.
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Nurse Station / Touchdown Station Photography: Halkin Mason Photography
Array has completed feasibility studies of each department and is providing CON documentation assistance and design for each project. Inpatient spaces on floors 9, 10 and 11 include updates to the PICU, NICU and AntePartum services. Outpatient space on the 7th floor will include subspecialty clinics, including gastroenterology and digestion, and a new 3T MRI space will be designed on the 3rd floor to accommodate volume increases in Imaging. Feasibility studies included interviews with diverse stakeholders and user groups to confirm volumes and census levels. Test fits were developed and a program of requirements (PoR) was prepared to ensure that each unit meets current code, incorporates evidence-based design tenets and responds to volume projections. Array worked closely with hospital personnel to ensure continuity of identity and wayfinding with the goal of maintaining systemwide parity and to work within the hospital’s existing Interior Design standards.
COLLABORATORS: AKF Group LLC Gilbane Building Company Jones Lang LaSalle
New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York
Left: Nurse Touchdown and Private Rooms Top Right: AntePartumy Middle: Patient Room Photography: Halkin Mason Photography Bottom Right: Exam Room Photography: Jeffery Totaro
SURGICAL SERVICES Array has been assigned to provide a detailed conditions assessment survey, conceptual design and participation in development of the total project budget culminating in written report for PACU and select surgical services intake functions relocation leading to future construction of new operating rooms in the existing PACU space. Areas were evaluated for life-safety and FGI 2010 Edition of the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Healthcare Facilities relative to New York State Public Health Law – Article 28 compliance and infrastructure deficiencies as well as systems useful life. The resultant project will include development of new family waiting, consultation, exam/interview/prep and new PACU positions with supporting on-call and offices. The new PACU will align with existing Stage II Recovery for flexibility and efficiency.
Top Left: Decentralized Nurse Station Top Right: Pediatric Family/Play Area Bottom Left: Nurse Touchdown Station Bottom Right: Post Anesthesia Care Unit Photography: Halkin Mason Photography
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Children’s Hospital of New York/ORs
Patient Experience
“Some of life’s most poignant moments from childbirth to a cancer diagnosis occur in the spaces we design. Ultimately, these spaces are about people and supporting them in a quiet and beautiful way.” Laura A. Morris, CHID, LEED AP BD+C, IIDA, Lean Green Belt Principal and Senior Interior Designer
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Mount Sinai Health System The Zweig Family Center for Living Donation NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Living organ donors represent an exceptional group of compassionate individuals who receive special care at the Zweig Family Center for Living Donation, part of the internationally-renown Recanti/Miller Transplant Institute at New York’s Mount Sinai Medical Center. A cluster of private patient rooms and one semi-private were renovated to create a fiveunit patient environment as unique as the Center itself. Located on a busy corridor on the Mount Sinai Organ Transplant Unit, ICRA and phasing concerns were paramount. Careful consideration was taken to minimize disruptions during survey and building phases.
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Patient Room Photography: Jeffrey Totaro
Mt. Sinai Health System / The Zweig Family Center for Living Donation
Each room features its own exclusive color palette, using jewel tones and rich wood tones. The design integrates high-end hospitality and evidence-based design elements to dramatically transform the compact space through the introduction of textured wall coverings, sleek decorative glass, rare hardwood trim and custom finishings which are complemented by such amenities as patient-controlled lighting, state-of-the-art entertainment system and an in-room refrigerator. As one of the nation’s largest living donor programs, the Living Donor Suite now honors its patients for the exceptional people they are.
Left: Patient Room Right: Entry Portal Photography: Jeffrey Totaro
Mount Sinai Health System Beth Israel Medical Group NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Beth Israel Medical Center, part of Mount Sinai Health System, offers a broad-based fully integrated health services network throughout the New York City metropolitan region. After their lower Manhattan family practice patient base increased beyond the capacity of their offices, Mount Sinai committed to quickly expand the services offered at the medical facility. Mount Sinai selected a building at the corner of 8th Avenue and 23rd Street for the expanded family practice. The project included the renovation of a three-story building adjacent to a popular restaurant The design features a new curtain wall and façade that incorporates the client’s brand with LED-illuminated panels and signage. The exterior now invites patients to the space and defines the entrance with a matte silver façade that is lit blue in the evening. The entry canopy defines the practice entrance and leads to an inviting building lobby and concierge desk that speaks to Beth Israel’s patient and physician-friendly environment. Mount Sinai’s new facility provides a multitude of resources for their patients. The new walk-in, primary care medical practice is located on the 2nd floor, while the 3rd floor serves the specialty practices such as dermatology, radiology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, GI, cardiology and pain management.
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Reception Photography: Jeffrey Totaro
Mount Sinai’s new facility provides a multitude of resources for their patients. The new walk-in, primary care medical practice is located on the 2nd floor, while the 3rd floor serves the specialty practices such as dermatology, radiology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, GI, cardiology and pain management. This 16,500 SF renovation is now a benchmark facility for Mount Sinai and is considered a ‘Center of Excellence’ for ambulatory care. The architecture promotes Beth Israel’s brand, announces the presence in the neighborhood and helps attract new patients. The interior design promotes better workflow and clinical efficiencies for the staff. The warm, light and airy design lends an overall positive feel which heightens staff moral and patient satisfaction.
COLLABORATORS: Kallen & Lemelson Wexler Associates Linmar Construction
Mount Sinai Health System / Beth Israel Medical Group
Above Left: Exterior Rendering Above Middle: Reception Above Right: Lobby Below Left: Nurses Station Below Right Exam Room Photography: Jeffrey Totaro
Studio Leadership
“Planning and designing healthcare is rewarding because you can witness the impact every day.�.
Dennis Robert, AIA Principal & Studio Director, Northeast Region
Mount Sinai Health System Center for Health and Healing Third Floor Expansion NEW YORK, NEW YORK
The Mount Sinai Health System Center for Health & Healing’s primary focus is on wellness and offers an integrated, preventive approach to medicine. Their clinic, opened in 2001, was recognized as one of the first healthcare spaces in the US to incorporate sustainable materials as well as Feng Shui principles. Demand for The Center’s services has increased greatly, resulting in the need for an expansion to another floor within their current building. Array recently completed the renovation of The Center for Health and Healing incorporating design tenets based in the Feng Shui design methodology in coloration with evidencebased design concepts. The new 10,000 SF floor includes a gym area with physical therapy and treatment rooms; reception and waiting areas; clinical space with consultation and exam rooms; mind body/massage room; and support areas. Feng Shui findings were based on an energy profile which consisted of an analysis of compass orientation, astrological influences, building footprint and floor plan analysis. Using these findings, space layout was adjusted to promote power and influence, harmony, and balance, reputation and customer loyalty.
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Opposite: Reception Photography: Jeffrey Totaro
Feng Shui enhancements included: Enhanced healing potential throughout the floor was capitalized by adding mineral quality crystals in wall cavities and ceilings requiring positive energies. Enhanced reputation, recognition and client loyalty by designing bold dramatic graphics at entry elevator lobby. Brought natural daylight into dark areas. Enhanced income generation and business growth by adding red, orange and green colors and special textured materials. The project materialized Mount Sinai’s desire to transform the quality of healthcare and its delivery toward a more holistic model conscious of the role played by the environment in the healing process. Demand for the Center’s services grows and is expected to increase as healthcare in the United States continues to shift from one focused on illness and reaction to one of wellness and prevention.
COLLABORATORS: Alex Stark, Feng Shui Expert Kallen & Lemelson Wexler Associates Linmar Construction
Above: Nurse Station Middle Above: Corridor Middle Below: Physical Therapy Opposite: Exam Room Photography: Jeffrey Totaro
Mount Sinai Health System / Center for Health and Healing
William Macklowe Medical Office Building NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Array was retained to provide planning and design services for the phased fitout of 12-story business building to an Ambulatory Center of Excellence in lower Manhattan. Ambulatory Surgery, waiting, prep/recovery, essential support on one floor with mechanical, central processes and secondary support on floor above. The Ambulatory Center incorporates a full imaging suite with MRI, CTs, Radiology rooms, and ultrasound rooms on the cellar floor of the building. The Center also hosts a radiation oncology suite on cellar and sub cellar floors with two linear accelerators, PET CT simulation, and related support with private dedicated entrance.
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Exterior Rendering: Array Architects
William Macklowe/Medical Office Building
The upper clinical floors are based on modules and pods so that space can easily be increased or decreased between groups as needed. Rooms can easily swing from office to consult to exam rooms due to standardized configurations and provided infrastructure.
Above: Elevator Lobby Bottom: Exterior Rendering: Array Architects
Veterans Affairs ER Modernization NEW YORK, NEW YORK
As part of the Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity Contract with the VA Veterans Integrated Network 3, Array has worked on multiple projects at the VA Manhattan Medical Center. The New York Campus provides inpatient services in acute medicine, surgery, acute psychiatry, neurology and rehabilitation medicine. The campus is the VISN 3 Referral Center for Interventional Cardiology (i.e., angioplasty and stenting), Cardiac Surgery and Neurosurgery. Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, the facility has been at the forefront of clinical care and research for patients with HIV/ AIDS. It is the only VAMC facility to have both a designated clinical care unit and Research Center for AIDS and HIV Infection (RCAHI).
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Exterior Rendering: Array Architects
International Team Coordinator & Interior Designer
I knew I wanted to do something meaningful and powerful with my skill set. Healthcare design was a natural choice.
Yuyu Bu, NCIDQ Interior Designer
The project goal is to re-plan, renovate, and expand the Emergency Department in order to enhance work flow and efficiency of the Department. The 7,000 SF ED will grow to 25,000 SF to include new ED Access, Waiting, Triage, Nurse Station, Treatment spaces, Administrative offices and a Psych-specific ED area. A new rooftop Air Handling Unit will be provided, specifically dedicated to the ED. The scope of work also involves relocating the Eligibility / In-Take area into the Medical Center’s atrium space, renovating a portion of the Atrium, providing a new Primary Care Reception and Screening Area and a new Travel Unit, as well as relocating the Medical Fee Unit, Pre Bed Care and some Primary Care treatment rooms. The upgrades will improve patient throughput, as well as address the ED master plan for the future. Intricate Phasing of the project will take place while keeping the ED and surrounding areas in operation. Chief of ED is aiming for a gold standard ED for the VA. This project is currently in construction.
COLLABORATORS: Concentric Group Goldstein Associates Kallen & Lemelson
Veterans Affairs / Manhattan ED Expansion
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Left: Floor Plan Middle: Nurse Station Right: Registration Rendering: Array Architects
PALLIATIVE CARE SUITE As veterans from the Korean and Vietnam wars age, the Department of Veterans Affairs has found the need to increase the number of Palliative Care facilities at their hospitals. Array conducted feasibility studies and test-fits of three possible locations within the hospital and recommended placing the unit on a floor that could provide significant cost savings. Additionally, since many older veterans are unable to depend upon consistent visits by friends and family, they rely heavily upon bonds formed with fellow patients, we designed generous common areas for veterans to congregate. Providing patients with diverse and distinct public and private spaces, including an activity room, open dining room and tub rooms helped create a home-like therapeutic environment. Features that inspire a warmth of home such as fireplaces, aquariums, earth tone color palettes and luxury wood-look vinyl flooring make patients feel more at ease.
COLLABORATORS: Rodkin Cardinale Regiment Construction
Veterans Affairs / St. Albans Palliative Care Suite
Top Left: Corridor Middle: Activity Room Boxttom Right: Private Patient Room Photography: Jeffrey Totaro
VA EAST ORANGE PHARMACY RENOVATION VA New Jersey Health Care System was awarded a VHA Patient-Centered Care Innovation Grant to redesign their outpatient pharmacy. VA NJHCS desired a design team with extensive Evidence-Based Design knowledge and engaged Array to complete the design and documentation. In collaboration with the Center for Health Design, the Planetree organization and the VA NJHCS, Array developed a comprehensive plan resulting in the first Pharmacy dedicated Pebble Project. In order to achieve the Evidence Based Design goals of improved patient and staff interactions, environmental comfort and more efficient work flows, Array introduced the following design innovations: •
Removal of barriers at dispensing positions that allows for direct communication between staff and patients without compromising necessary security provisions.
COLLABORATORS: Goldstein Associates Consulting Engineers Rodkin Cardinale VIACO
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Creation of a continuous circular work flow path from receiving, storage, distribution, assembly and checking through to direct dispensing, automated dispensing, holding and mail-out programs resulting in minimized traffic paths and reduced staff fatigue.
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Provision of finish materials that are less institutional in character and exhibit both patient and staff hospitality while being acoustically absorbent and readily maintainable. Specifically effective materials include flooring, ceilings and systems furniture.
Consequently the redesign of the Pharmacy will improve processing times, maintain a higher degree of accuracy, reduce patient wait times and increase patient and employee satisfaction.
Veterans Affairs / VA East Orange Pharmacy Renovation
Top Left: Lobby Bottom Left: Pharmaceutical Stations Center & Bottom Right: High Density Storage Top Right: Prescription Processing Photography: Jeffrey Totaro
Emblem Health Brooklyn, New York A new 160,000 SF seven-story Medical Office Building with elevated parking, is designed to provide outpatient medical services at a bustling Brooklyn intersection. Serving the community in this urban setting, the building was strategically located near major mass transportation to attract patients to the health system’s expanding services. The project is one of the largest and newest buildings in the neighborhood and will act as a catalyst for community growth. Urgent Care and Imaging, which have high walk-in patient volumes, were placed at the ground floor, setback and surrounded in highly visible storefront, under a continuous marquee, to help connect to the urban fabric. Vehicular traffic is directed discretely off the street, up a ramp into three levels of parking, cloaked in a back-lit veil of custom perforated soft white metal panel. Physician practices are located on the top three floors of the building with a draped in articulated glass wall. The folding glass wall was parametrically designed to respond to mitigate late afternoon solar gain, as well as provide stunning views of the city from the waiting areas.
Collaborators: Cauldwell Wingate Cerami Asscoites Cosentini Dewberry FNA Associates HDLC Metropolis Reuther + Bowen Thornton Tomasetti Timothy Haahs VD Associates
Top: Exterior Bottom RIght: Infusion Bottom Left: Waiting Photography: Halkin|Mason
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