Salem Hospital, Salem, Ore.

by Jonathan McGaha | 31 January 2010 12:00 am

The new seven-story, 360,000-square-foot (33,444-m2) tower is at the heart of the hospital’s downtown campus. The $285 million project opened on time and $2 million under budget.

The new tower reflects a philosophy that hospitals should accommodate families instead of treating patients as isolated individuals. In devising their plans, the architects took note of the hospital’s nearby creeks and other natural forms around the state.

 

The 120-bed patient tower connects to three other buildings by sky bridges and includes a rapid response laboratory and the hospital’s new emergency room. The lobby-shaped like a slender, tapered leaf-is the project’s focal point. On the outside, a plaza with modern sculpture and a sheet of water trickling down a wall welcomes visitors.

 

Citadel Architectural Products Inc. supplied approximately 30,000 square feet (2,787 m2) of its Envelope 2000 Rain Screen (RS) metal composite material panels in Seafoam Green and Sandstone, in addition to 17,000 square feet (1,579 m2) of its GlazeGuard 1000 glazing infill panels in Seafoam Green and Sunstorm.

 

General contractor: Turner Construction Co., Portland, Ore.
Architect: HKS Architects Inc., Dallas
Distributor: Pacific Architectural Products, Clackamas, Ore.
Fabricator/Envelope 2000 system installer: Salem Heating & Sheet Metal, Salem
Infill panel installer: Mountain Glass, Canby, Ore.
Metal wall panels: Citadel Architectural Products Inc., Indianapolis,
www.citadelap.com

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