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PHOTO: HEDRICH BLESSING PHOTOGRAPHERS, GENE MEADOWS PHOTOGRAPHY |
Architect: Fred Gore, Senior Design Architect, URS Corp.
Project: Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion
Owner: Spectrum Health
Contractor: The Christman Co.
Engineer: URS Corp.
Completed: 2008
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Gore: Spectrum’s vision was to create a national destination for cancer care. Certainly much of that would come from the programs they would provide, but it was a challenge to create an environment that would speak to that vision. And what a more appropriate building to continue Spectrum’s commitment to sustainable architecture than one doing its best to sustain human life?
Gore: Spectrum Health’s challenge (to us) was to create a flexible building for today and the future. The urban site, critical in connecting with all of the organizations in the “Medical Mile,” had its own challenges of a compact site, underground parking, and traffic patterns. The urban setting was critical to achieving LEED Gold certification. The stepped shaped of the building helped get more daylight into the building and is different than a typical “box.” The unique “Life Garden” on all floors of the lobby was a client challenge not to have a “lobby with plants, but a garden one walks through.”
Gore: My greatest satisfaction is the comfort it has provided patients and families since its opening. The warm materials, daylight, plantscaping and water features have all contributed to a quiet and calming atmosphere. The size and character of the “Life Garden” are unlike any I’ve seen in such a facility.
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