Executive Summary

The Cancer Center is a modern ambulatory healthcare facility housing a full range of cancer care services. This 88,000 square foot, two-story building consists of areas for radiation oncology, infusion, medical oncology, surgical oncology and gynecology, as well as radiology, phlebotomy, and pharmacy services. In addition to providing a safe and comfortable environment for the patients, the exterior surroundings played a strong role in the design throughout the building. There is a particular flow of design from the outside to the inside that differentiates this building from any other cancer service building. With a large sponsor being a tree clipping company, hints of the exterior are displayed throughout different areas and help to bring a more natural and inviting environment into the various spaces. Daylight spreads into the two-story atrium and along the long facades with a curtain wall system. With all these elements coming together, the Cancer Center proves to be an advanced, unique, and comfortable space for not only the staff but the patients.

 

This final report is the result of a year-long study and redesign of the building and site, with information including comprehensive criteria, supporting calculations, and final designs for the Cancer Center. The following are included in detail:

o Building design goals and concepts that are extrapolated throughout the entire redesign of the specified spaces.

o Comprehensive lighting designs considering relevant design criteria for the site + canopy entrance, nurses station, patient exam room, atrium, and the linear accelerator vault.

o Integration of building design systems within the atrium space including structural, mechanical, electrical, and lighting designs.

o Analysis and upgrade of controls and devices in designated spaces in order to meet future codes, and to make the building readily available for hospital grade room expansions.

o Daylighting analysis of the two-story atrium regarding the daylight metrics Daylighting Autonomy [DA], and Spatial Daylight Autonomy [sDA].

 

The Cancer Center’s mission is to promote a healthy and healing environment for the patients. With the use of natural materials and by surrounding the occupants with calming and comfortable environments, the patients get the opportunity to experience these goals. Analyzing this building in great detail posed many opportunities to look at redesign options in order to enhance the owner’s goal for the Cancer Center.