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Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas – New Family Center

PROJECT Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas New Family Center
CLIENT Baylor Healthcare System and CB Richard Ellis
ARCHITECT HDR Architecture
DESIGN TEAM Jim Henry, AIA; Kevin Lynch; Crandle Davis; Darius Shroff, AIA; Elmarko Garner
CONTRACTOR MEDCO Construction
CONSULTANTS Raymond L. Goodson, Jr. (structural); Meinhardt Consulting Engineers (MEP)
PHOTOGRAPHES Mark Trew Photography

Located on the seventh floor of Baylor University Medical Center’s Truett Tower in Dallas, the New Family Center is a 22,000-sf renovation specializing in postpartum healthcare services. Designed by HDR Architecture and completed in December 2008, the facility (with 36 private rooms, redesigned nurses stations, nursery, and lactation lounge) is geared for both efficiency and relaxing recovery. With an emphasis on wellness, the Center has the feel of a spa. This was achieved by incorporating calming elements within less cluttered, open spaces. Taking cues from the nearby urban environment, the design utilizes materials such as slate tiling, wood flooring, and muted natural hues. Decentralized pods in close proximity to patient rooms replace a central nurses station. In patient rooms all medical devices have been hidden from view inside a custom headwall that acts as a central organizer. A daybed is provided for accompanying family, as well as hidden linen compartments and other personal storage space. Though redesigning a 50-year-old building to fulfill the needs of a modern healthcare facility was a challenge, with design cues taken from loft apartments and cruise ships, the completed project represents a space that can be changed to meet the needs of mothers and nurses alike.

--Susan Butler

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