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PHOTOS: TOM ARBAN/COURTESY ZEIDLER PARTNERSHIP ARCHITECTS Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre by Angela Altass he Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre (the former Henderson General Hospital) in Hamilton is undergoing a 400,000-square-foot redevelopment project. The project, scheduled for completion in July 2012, consists of new construction and renovations, including a new emergency department, diagnostic imaging, operating room suites, coronary change to cardiac care unit, intensive care unit, inpatient units, day hospital clinics and support facilities. "This project means that the community has new, purposeful space to be cared for by leaders in health care," says Cathy Lovett, capital development site lead at the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre. "For the health-care providers, this means they have appropriate space to practice their skills and use the latest equipment for care and diagnosis." Zeidler Partnership Architects was the prime consultant responsible for the conceptual design as well as design development of all clinical interior areas. Garwood-Jones & Hanham Architects, as associate architect, provided design development of the site and non-clinical interior areas. Both architectural irms worked together to prepare construction documents and provide construction phase services. It has been an exciting opportunity to breathe life into a hospital that was once slated to close, says Stuart Mussells, principal, Zeidler Partnership Architects. "The project has been a great opportunity to share our vision with a very dedicated Hamilton Health Sciences team," says Mussells. "The hospital campus consists of 13 buildings of diverse ages and types. The campus challenged us to knit the site together, provide a new face for the hospital and replace the acute care departments without disrupting hospital service. Our T Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre p.80-81Juravinski.indd 81 phased approach creates an east-west spine of natural light, which integrates the cancer centre at the west side to the redevelopment to the east. The spine takes advantage of the escarpment setting and will serve as an armature for future phases to the north." The project sought to maximize the limited east site area while integrating with the community and hospital to the west, says Ross Hanham, partner at Garwood-Jones & Hanham. "This required careful phasing to allow the hospital to function with minimal disruption," he says. "At the same time, the design endeavoured to re-establish the aging hospital as a place of healing, which was achieved by balancing open accessible design with essential requirements of function, safety and security." Natural light is present throughout the interior, including the lower levels, and the design provides views of the city and Lake Ontario, says Hanham. "Achieving municipal site plan approval was dif icult given the hospital's proximity to the brow of the Niagara Escarpment," notes Hanham. "This also required structural design innovations and created challenges. Having taken 10 years to complete the design, approvals and construction and with a construction cost of $180 million, this was the longest and largest project undertaken by Garwood-Jones & Hanham. We are very pleased with the process and outcome." Exterior materials include clay brick, glazed curtain wall, composite metal panels and precast concrete. "Materials and colours were selected to be fresh and invigorating while complementing the adjoining hospital and community," says Hanham. The building consists mainly of cast-in-place concrete with lat slab loors, says Dave Douglas, contract administrator with Halcrow Yolles. "The lateral resistance of the building was achieved using the various stairwell walls placed around the building," says Douglas. "There is a curved structural steel canopy at the Concession Street entrance, with elegant, architecturally exposed steel tapered beams." The phasing posed challenges. "Once the demarcation of the two phases had been determined, details were generated to make the buildings act compositely without affecting performance," notes Douglas. "Tying into existing buildings with minimal disruption to occupants was a complex consideration for the design team. Another challenge was the proximity to the Sherman Cut, a dramatic cliff edge immediately adjacent to the site. The structural foundations nearest to the Cut were designed as mat footings, intended to cantilever such that they didn't overload the cliff with excess surcharge loading." A key feature is the ire alarm system design that complements and supports smoke control and compartment pressurization systems, says George Matsis, project manager and electrical engineer with exp Services Inc. There are nine operating rooms and approximately 30 isolation rooms, several that were added midway through due to a SARS outbreak. "Another key feature was the new 2000-kW emergency power plant that serves not only the addition but the entire hospital campus," says Matsis. "A challenge for electrical was the coordination and integration of various electrical systems between new and existing." The size and complexity make it stand out from other LOCATION 711 Concession Street Hamilton, Ontario OWNER Hamilton Health Sciences DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Infrastructure Ontario PROJECT MANAGER PRISM Partners ARCHITECT Zeidler Partnership Architects ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT Garwood-Jones & Hanham BUILD-FINANCE COORDINATOR EllisDon Corporation STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Halcrow Yolles MECHANICAL/ ELECTRICAL ENGINEER exp Services Inc. (formerly Group Eight Engineering Ltd.) COMMISSIONING AGENT Crossey Engineering Limited TOTAL AREA 400,000 square feet TOTAL COST $180 million health-care projects, says Dave Thompson, mechanical engineer, exp Services Inc., adding that effectively utilizing the lower temperature water from the cogeneration plant was a unique challenge encountered by the mechanical design team. "This project is one of the largest in which our of ice has been involved," states Matsis. "It was our irst using Infrastructure Ontario's alternative inancing procurement method of project delivery, too." The building enhances the community with a refreshed, modern look, says Neil Christian, project manager at EllisDon Corporation. "We've been fortunate to have a great team – including consultants, sub-contractors and owner – that worked together to make the project a reality," says Christian. The design and construction teams were professional and a pleasure to work with, says Gerry Fitzsimmons of Crossey Engineering Limited, who provided design peer review and facility commissioning services for the facility. "The staff at Hamilton Health Services and the people of Hamilton should be very proud of the facility and their health needs will be well-served for decades to come," states Fitzsimmons. ■ FEBRUARY 2012 /81 1/23/12 10:47:36 AM