December 21, 2012—International design and architecture firm Perkins Eastman has been tapped as the architect for the fit-out of the new outpatient care center at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, Connecticut.
Per the firm’s contract, it will be responsible for the programming, design, specifications, and construction administration of the building. The new 300,000-square foot building is part of the Bioscience Connecticut initiative and will be the cornerstone of a new outpatient clinical zone composed of the Medical Arts and Research Building and the Administrative Services Building located on the lower campus of the health center. The building will incorporate best practices for sustainability and achieve a minimum of LEED Silver certification, says Perkins Eastman. The building’s estimated completion date is December 2014.
The $50 million fit-out will house existing clinical programs and support services from the Dowling North and Dowling South Buildings and other clinical faculty practices from the main building of the health center, along with numerous other programs that will be moved to the new building in an effort to consolidate all ambulatory services. The new building will incorporate modular clinical design for future flexibility, efficiency, and cost effectiveness. Perkins Eastman says it will use building information modeling technology to enhance the design, coordination, and construction process.
The firm is proud to add the new outpatient care center to its diverse body of health care work, which it says has included projects for many top academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, as well as community hospitals, ambulatory care, and specialty facilities.
“We are so pleased to be involved with this project that will incorporate the principles of evidence-based design and patient and family-centered healing, said Project Director Lynne Rizk. “We strongly believe the built environment is important to achieving healthy architecture.”
