As the gateway to the existing medical
center, the new Imaging Center required a design in context
with a high tech image, yet respectful of the existing
Professional Tower. As a design expression, steel tubes form
an inclined trellis and tie the building to the grade at the
entry.
This 3 level, 130,000 SF facility (65,000 SF new space and
65,000 retrofit) will be a fully computerized, state of the
art, filmless imaging facility that consolidates the different
imaging modalities in the existing medical center. The
facility includes: 5 MRI's (magnetic resonance imaging
rooms), 5 cardiovascular ultrasound rooms, 4 CT scanners, 4
R/F rooms, 4 general radiology rooms, 7 ultrasound rooms, 6
mammography rooms, including full support and administrative
functions, and a comprehensive department of nuclear medicine
The main entry lobby features sloping glass walls that are
framed by diagonal steel tube mullions that radiate from an
elevated center of the building and cast changing shadows
throughout the day.
