PROJECT Holy Cross Germantown Hospital
LOCATION Germantown, Maryland,
PROJECT COMPLETION DATE 10/1/2014
ARCHITECT SmithGroupJJR
ASSOCIATED ARCHITECT
OWNER/CLIENT Holy Cross Health, Doug Ryder (client)
CONTRACTOR The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Bob Moore
PHOTOGRAPHER
Alan Karchmer
DESIGN TEAM
Philip Tobey – Principal-in-Charge, Bill Kline – Managing Principal, Michael Kang – Design Principal, Christopher Arnold – Project Manager, David Treece – Medical Planner, Tracy Bond – Medical Planner, Brenna Costella – Medical Planner, Jeff Flicker – Project Architect, Naomi Kruger – Interior Designer, Laura Ondrich – Architect, Heebum Yang – Architect, Karthik Ramadurai – Architect, Nick Respecki – Architect
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
The new Holy Cross Germantown Hospital is a six-story, 237,000 sf, and 93-bed general acute care hospital located on Montgomery College’s Germantown campus. The primary design objective for the new hospital was to preserve the natural beauty of its site while establishing a clear identity and character. The massing of the hospital is based on an organizational concept that separates the facility into three distinct components: a patient care tower with diagnostic and treatment facilities, a logistics/support wing and a separate central utility plant. The patient tower massing is vertically divided into a tripartite design. The base is clad with natural stone in ashlar pattern connecting seamlessly to the ground and the garden walls, a nod to traditional Germantown history. The middle is clad in ground face masonry units with vertically punched windows to preserve the traditional architectural imagery. The top is capped by wood tone metal panels relating to the entry canopies and the surrounding landscape of the site. Holy Cross Germantown is designed to redefine the existing typology in a way that greatly increases operational economy while improving the delivery of care to patients. The result is a beautiful and operationally cost-efficient hospital built for a new era of healthcare. The project is designed to achieve a LEED Silver Certification.
IMAGE CAPTIONS & CREDITS
IMAGE 1 Building Exterior at Night – Humble materials used in a noble way. The native landscape along with the historic cultural roots of Germantown guided the conceptual development and imagery throught the facility. Bronze-painted metal canopies echo nearby orchards. The building base relates to the stones used in the area’s historic mills. Photo © Alan Karchmer
IMAGE 2 HolyCrossGermantownHospital_high res int.jpg Main Lobby – The entry lobby and waiting concourse is designed to be warm and welcoming, through the use of soft colors, natural materials including wood and stone, porcelain tile floor, programmed illumination and integrated art work. Photo © Alan Karchmer
IMAGE 3 HolyCrossGermantownHospital_image 3.jpg Building Exterior at Night – Humble materials used in a noble way. The native landscape along with the historic cultural roots of Germantown guided the conceptual development and imagery throught the facility. Bronze-painted metal canopies echo nearby orchards. The building base relates to the stones used in the area’s historic mills. Photo © Alan Karchmer
IMAGE 4 HolyCrossGermantownHospital_image 4.jpg Comprehensive maternity services including labor and delivery rooms, cesarean surgical suites, private postpartum rooms and an eight-bed neonatal care unit. Photo © Alan Karchmer
IMAGE 5 HolyCrossGermantownHospital_image 5.jpg The main circulation corridor serves as the permanent backbone of the hospital, housing major public waiting areas. Photo © Alan Karchmer
IMAGE 6 HolyCrossGermantownHospital_image 6.jpg MRI – The use of natural but simple materials helps brings calmness, balance and warmth to an intimidating, high tech space. Photo © Alan Karchmer
IMAGE 7 HolyCrossGermantownHospital_image 7.jpg Main Lobby – The entry lobby and waiting concourse is designed to be warm and welcoming, through the use of soft colors, natural materials including wood and stone, porcelain tile floor, programmed illumination and integrated art work. Photo © Alan Karchmer
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Holy Cross Germantown Hospital
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AIA Potomac Valley > Institutional Architecture (AIA Potomac Valley)
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