Perkins + Will

Grand Junction, Colorado

Client: St. Marys Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Completion Date: January 2010 (addition); December 2010 (renovation)

Program: An expansion and renovation of St. Mary's Hospital anchored by a new 12-story,
200,350-square-foot patient bed tower with a cafeteria next door. Adjoining an existing twolevel emergency and surgery building, the tower expands both departments to the south and,
on the floors above, adds 128 patient rooms and units for perinatal care, intensive care and
orthopedics. Floors 9 through 12 are shelled floors, with an additional 128 patient rooms
planned. Perkins+Will also added a new level for staff and physician education to a
neighboring four-story building, which is connected to the tower via a stack of short glass
bridges.
Design Concept and Solution: The architects wanted the new tower to complement the
existing hospitalas well as Grand Junction's rocky landscapewhile establishing a more
advanced, forward-looking image. To avoid competing with the surrounding mesas and cliffs,
the Perkins+Will team chose a simple rectangular silhouette for the tower. They selected
brick and glass for the lower floors of the projectthe base of the tower and an adjoining
one-story wing housing the cafeteriato echo the scale and the brick exterior of the existing
hospital. Once the tower clears the height of the original building, the cladding transitions to
aluminum panel and glass for a more weightless, contemporary look. With patient rooms set
on the long sides of the rectangle, the tower is oriented to maximize views to nearby
landmarks (the Grand Mesa and the national forest to the south, the Book Cliffs to the north),
while the facade's green glass recalls the local sagebrush. With sustainable features that
include aluminum cladding made largely from recycled content, a weather-controlled
irrigation system, and meters that monitor energy consumption, the project is on track for
LEED Silver certification.
Total construction cost: $192 million
Gross square footage: 440,000 sq.ft. (new), 70,000 sq.ft. (renovation)
Architect:
Perkins+Will
84 10th Street South, Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Tel: 612-851-5000
Fax: 612-851-5001
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St. Marys Hospital and Regional Medical
Center
Architect
Perkins+Will
84 10th Street South, Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Tel: 612-851-5000
Fax: 612-851-5001
Personnel in architect's firm who should
receive special credit:
Chuck Knight, AIA, RA, Principal in Charge
Rick Hintz, AIA, RA, Principal Medical
Tim Casey, AIA, RA, Project Manager
John Spohn, Interior Lead
Tim Vaughn, AIA, RA, Project Designer
Jerry Worrell, RA, Interior Design
Kase Macosko, NCARB, RA,
Exterior/Interior
Cory Rettke, Interior
Elizabeth Rominski, Interior
Lindsey Duffy, Interior
Casey Sievila, ASID, Interior
Ed Chamberlin, AIA, RA
Dennis Sachs, AIA, RA, Codes/QA
Rod Nygaard, Construction Admin
Eric Tscherter, AIA, RA, Construction
Admin
Signage and Artwork:Pamela L. Blythe,
Principal
Engineer(s):
Structural/Civil: Martin/Martin, Inc.

Exterior cladding
Unit Masonry/Face Brick: Lakewood,
Summit
Structural Sealant Glazed Curtain
Walls:Kawneer
Metal Wall Panels: Dri-Design
Composite Wall Panels: Alpolic
Window Washing Systems: Probel
Roofing
EPDM Roofing: Carlisle
PVC Roofing: Carlisle
Windows
Aluminum: Kawneer
Glazing
Glass: Viracon
Doors
Entrances: Horton
Automatic Entrances: Horton
Revolving Door Entrances: Horton
Hardware
Locksets: Schlage
Closers: LCN

Local Structural: Lindauer Dunn, Inc

Exit devices: LCN

Local Civil: Rolland Engineering

Interior finishes
Acoustical ceilings: Armstrong

Mechanical/Electrical: Dunham Associates

Consultant(s)
Mechanical/Electrical Consultant:Shaffer
Baucom Engineering & Consulting
Landscape: Ciavonne Roberts & Associates,
Inc.

Suspension grid: Armstrong

Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:TMI
Paints and stains: Kwal

Food Service: Systems Design International

Plastic laminate: Wilsonart

Materials Management/Vertical
Transportation: Lammers & Associates

Special surfacing: Modular Arts

Helicopter: Heliport Systems

Medical Equipment: Mitchell Associates

Floor and wall tile: Mirage (public

areas)Dal Tile (patient areas)
Resilient flooring: Forbo Linoleum, Nora
Envirocare

Code: Code Consultants International

Carpet: Collins & Aikman
IT/Security: EDI, Ltd.
Wall Protection: C/S Acrovyn
Design Assistance: The Weidt Group
Solis Surfacing: Corian
Hardware: Ingersoll Rand Security
Technologies
Acoustic: Dana Hougland
General contractor:FCI / McCarthy, A
Joint Venture
Photographer(s):
Christopher Barrett (interiors)
cb@christopherbarrett.net
312-218-7411
Ken Redding (exteriors)
kenreddingphoto@qwestoffice.net
970-255-9331 (office)
970-390-2846 (cell)
CAD system, project management, or
other software used: AUTOCAD, Autodesk
Architectural Desktop 2005

Window Treatments: Lutron / Mermet

Furnishings
Office furniture: Artopex
Reception furniture: Nenschoff
Chairs: Nemschoff, Keilhauer, Steelcase, KI
Tables: Harter, KI
Upholstery: Maharam, Arcom, Knoll,
Momemtum
Other furniture: Bernhardt
Lighting
Interior ambient lighting: Ledalite
Task lighting: Finelite
Exterior: Hydrel (Linear Fluorescent), Kim
Lighting
Controls: Lutron
Conveyance
Electric Traction Elevators:ThyssenKrupp

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Program: Sebuah ekspansi dan renovasi Rumah Sakit St. Mary berlabuh oleh 12cerita, 200.350 kaki persegi tidur pasien menara baru dengan kantin sebelah.
Berdampingan yang ada darurat dan operasi bangunan dua tingkat, menara ini
memperluas departemen ke selatan dan, di lantai atas, menambahkan 128
kamar pasien dan unit untuk perawatan perinatal, perawatan intensif dan
ortopedi. Lantai 9 sampai 12 adalah lantai dikupas, dengan tambahan 128 kamar
pasien direncanakan. Perkins + juga akan menambahkan tingkat baru untuk staf
dan pendidikan dokter ke tetangga bangunan empat lantai, yang terhubung ke
menara melalui tumpukan jembatan kaca singkat.
Konsep Desain dan Solusi: Arsitek ingin menara baru untuk rumah sakit-seperti
yang ada serta berbatu lanskap-saat Grand Junction ini membangun lebih maju,
ke depan citra. Untuk menghindari bersaing dengan mesa dan tebing sekitarnya,
tim Perkins + Will memilih siluet persegi panjang sederhana untuk menara.
Mereka dipilih bata dan kaca untuk lantai bawah proyek-dasar menara dan
berbatasan satu-cerita sayap perumahan kantin-ke echo skala dan eksterior bata
dari rumah sakit yang ada. Setelah menara membersihkan ketinggian bangunan
aslinya, transisi cladding panel aluminium dan kaca untuk lebih ringan, tampilan
yang kontemporer. Dengan kamar pasien ditetapkan pada sisi panjang persegi
panjang, menara ini berorientasi untuk memaksimalkan pandangan untuk
landmark terdekat (Grand Mesa dan hutan nasional di selatan, Kitab Cliffs ke
utara), sedangkan kaca hijau fasad ini mengingatkan lokal semak-semak.
Dengan fitur-fitur berkelanjutan yang meliputi aluminium cladding dibuat
sebagian besar dari konten daur ulang, sistem irigasi cuaca dikendalikan, dan
meter yang memantau konsumsi energi, proyek berada di trek untuk sertifikasi
LEED Silver