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Header Image: Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Ormond Beach
In this Issue:
Dear Lorie,
Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center Debuts!
WUCF 89.9 FM Covers the Art and Architecture of
College of Medicine
Nation's First Sliding CT Gantry at Carondelet St.
Joseph's Hospital
Modern Medical Office Building Meets Village
Atmosphere In Avalon Park
From Sweat Socks to Superior Surroundings
More and more these days I find myself grateful for our clients.
They tend to select HuntonBrady Architects for multiple
projects because we both want the same thing: good design
and good value. These qualities aren't mutually exclusive. If
you desire both, you can have both. Our architects and interior
designers know that good design doesn't have to cost more.
Even though the economy struggles, we continue to
design places of joy and inspiration. After all, color,
texture and proportion are free.
If anything, we are working smarter now because we've gained
efficiencies with new technology (Building Information
Modeling BIM), we specify energy-efficient products and
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HB's Green Expertise Keeps Growing
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In The News
practices (Green), and we design for cost-effective building
operations (Lean). A good architect can bring all this to your
project, even in tough economic times.
- Chuck Cole, AIA, ACHA, President
Our Community of Caring
You Don't Have To Go Far To Go Green
• WUCF 89.9 FM Covers the Art and Architecture of
College of Medicine
Florida Hospital Memorial Medical
Center Debuts!
Brand New Hospital Thrills Residents
The new Florida Hospital Memorial Medical
Center has been one of our most talked-about
healthcare projects because it's also our most
visible. Travelers on I-95 through Ormond Beach
have watched the tower rise. Now one of the
most state-of-the-art critical care hospitals in
Florida is open and boasts all- private patient
rooms, 277 patient beds, three cardiovascular
operating rooms, a BirthCare Center and five
cardiac cath laboratories.
Florida Hospital charged us with both creating a
healing environment for patients and designing a
building that attracts and retains hospital
physicians and staff. At the ground level, the 12-
story, 598,000 sf building masses frame a lush,
landscaped courtyard which is shared by the
hospital and 137,000 sf medical office building
occupants. The inpatient tower and medical
office building are "hinged" together by a
stunning elliptical glass element which serves as
the main entrance and vertical circulation
component
A separate, back-of-house circulation system is
provided for movement of supplies and patients
Maurizio Maso was interviewed at the University of
Central Florida College of Medicine for a radio segment
on 89.9 FM WUCF's ArtBeat show, which spotlights art and
culture in Central Florida. Maurizio gave host Katie Ball a tour
of the building and explained the close connection between
art and architecture. Hear it now as a podcast on WUCF's
website. Look for the June 29 broadcast in the podcast
previous episodes (archives) section.
• Nation's First Sliding CT Gantry at Carondelet St.
Joseph's Hospital
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to minimize cross-traffic and respect the dignity
of the patient. Staff lounges, historically
embedded within the core of hospital buildings,
are located to offer expansive daylight and
views. Staff work zones, patient zones and family
zones effectively organize activity within the
private patient rooms. Glass windows between
the room and nurse work alcove maximize staff
visibility to the patient.
The building is sited to allow for maximum visual
identity from the adjacent interstate highway with
preservation of wetlands that help to reinforce
the healing natural environment. The entire
building is disciplined by a 30' x 30' structural
grid, which modularizes pairs of patient rooms
and efficiently accommodates large diagnostic
and treatment space for the surgical suite,
imaging and cardiology.
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Carondelet Neurological Institute is the nation's first
facility to feature this technically advanced neurosurgery
suite of operating rooms that combines a two-room
interconnected inter- operative surgical platform for complex
brain surgery. It features a gantry-mounted sliding CT
scanner that moves between the two rooms, taking the
technology to the sedated patient rather than the patient to
the machine.
Carondelet neurosurgeons and administrators challenged
HuntonBrady Architects to work with Siemens Healthcare and
BrainLab USA to design a functional, flexible, cost-effective
and safe suite in which to perform a high volume of
specialized neurosurgical procedures.
Their solution allows the CT to be used in two adjacent
operating rooms: as one room is being cleaned between
cases, the CT can roll into the second OR. When not in use,
the CT is parked in the "CT garage." The architecture ensures
that the surgical environment supports the surgeons, the
technology and functionality in an operationally efficient and
cost sensitive manner.
• Modern Medical Office Building Meets Village
Atmosphere In Avalon Park
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Avalon Park residents have more health care options close to
home since a new medical office building opened on Avalon
Park West Boulevard in the Avalon Park Town Center. We
designed the three-story, 45,000 square feet building for
owner Ava lon Park Group.
"The pedestrian-friendly base of the building rises up to a
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tower cornice which creates a visual focal point for the
building," said Danny Gordon, AIA, Associate Principal.
Occupants include Florida Hospital Group, physician
practices, and the Center for Comprehensive Services (CCS)
for patients with brain and spinal cord injuries.
• From Sweat Socks to Superior Surroundings
Pasco Hernando Community College in Brooksville Gets
a Makeover
It's not the first time HuntonBrady has done amazing things
with former gymnasiums. We'd previously transformed a
gymnasium at Valencia Community College into a nursing
education building. So when Pasco Hernando Community
College asked us to convert an decades-old one-story
gymnasium building into a technologically advanced, twostory
classroom building, we were eager to tackle the job.
The entire roof line was lifted to accommodate a second story
and all exterior windows and brick veneer were replaced for a
more energy efficient design. Classrooms are designed for
flexibility to include current and future multi-media integration.
• HB's Green Expertise Keeps Growing
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Meltem Plots, AIA, Steve Belflower, AIA, Principal, and
Thomas Hagood, AIA, Associate(L-R, pictured) are now
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited
Professionals with the U.S. Green Building Council.
Their knowledge of sustainable design practices and
architectural green building systems is unsurpassed. Now we
have nine LEED-APs on staff and ready to make your next
project more environmentally sensitive and long lasting.
• .Com on Over & Check Out The New Website
.com on over and check out our new website. You'll find it
packed with interesting projects and even more interesting
people. We've made it easier to navigate and to access new
project stats and back issues of Sketches. A quick look
around and you'll learn why so many companies trust their
work, healing, and worship spaces to HuntonBrady Architects.
• In The News
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Healthcare Design magazine featured Florida Hospital's new
Orlando Patient Tower in their May 2009 issue. Chuck Cole,
healthcare consultant Karen Saslaw and Florida Hospital's
Tim Burrill explained the challenges of this awesome project
and how a team of contrarians was beneficial.
Modern Healthcare magazine once again ranked
HuntonBrady as one of the Top 30 healthcare design firms
in the U.S., based on dollar volume. Our healthcare team is
well-versed in evidence-based healthcare design and
consists of board certified healthcare architects who have
passed rigorous exams from the American College of
Healthcare Executives.
• Our Community of Caring
Director of Marketing Sandy Winkler was recently awarded
the 2008 President's Award from the Central Florida
National Association of Industrial & Office Properties (NAIOP)
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for her contributions to the organization. She's pictured here,
center, with Orange County Commissioner Bill Segal and the
NAIOP Developing Leaders Team at a Cystic Fibrosis Great
Strides fundraising walk.
We participated in the Associates and Nurses Endorsing
Transplantation Golf Tournament for HealthFirst at Patrick
Air Force Base. Proceeds benefit the Brevard chapter which
educates healthcare professionals and the public about the
urgent need for organ, tissue and eye donors.
We found some eager players for the Play It Forward Family
Miniature Golf Tournament for Catholic Charities.
Proceeds benefit their emergency family services, health care
and elderly services, and more.
We attended Princeton House Charter School's Live, Life,
Love fundraising gala last month. Princeton House is an
exceptional charter school focused on meeting the
educational, support and advocacy needs of children with
autism and their families.
• You Don't Have To Go Far To Go Green
Maitland Summit III is a seven-story, 230,000 sf green office
building we are designing for Liberty Property Trust. The
sustainable features we're building into this project include:
• Water-conserving drip irrigation and plumbing fixtures
• Tenant sub-metering as incentive for reducing energy
consumption
• Recycled concrete base for paving
• Monitoring outside air delivery for increased indoor air
quality
• Maximizing daylight and views by providing natural
light for 90% of indoor spaces
• Indoor kiosk to educate the public about sustainable
design
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