- Swedish Medical Center
- SMC Emergency
- SMC Orthopedic Institute
- CCH – ED Expansion
- CCH – West Modular Building
- CCH – Cath Lab Relocation
- CCH – Special Procedures
- Heart and Trauma Center
- Holmes Hospital: Hurricane Hardening
- HRMC - Obstetrics Unit
- HFBC – Data Center Expansion
- Morsani Advanced Health Care
- PBCH – 60 Bed Expansion
- PBCH – Operating Room #4 Addition
- Eli Lilly - ICOS - CMC
Healthcare
Life Sciences
Projects and Experience
Holmes Hospital: Hurricane Hardening / East Reface
Surgeries and caregiving continued unimpeded by construction
ProjectTeam
Edward S. d’Avi, AIA NCARB
Project Advisory
Frank Grella
Health First Project Manager
HKS Architects Inc (Orlando)
Architect
Doug Wilson Construction Enterprises
General Contractor
What we made happen
The project involved the installation of a new exterior façade on the east face of Holmes Regional Medical Center, to provide enhanced hurricane resistance for the surgery suites, and to improve architectural continuity uniting the old building with the North Expansion for aesthetic purposes.
The project required piles immediately adjacent to the existing foundations sufficient to hold the weight of the new precast panels and the hurricane loads to which it they would be subjected. The panels and its structural system were designed for 160 and 200 miles per hour winds, respectively.
This is the main hospital entrance which remained active and safe for patients and families all during the construction process. In addition, the construction was scheduled to permit surgeries to continue unimpeded and without disturbance to doctors, hospital staff or patients.. The project’s cost was $1,850,000.