• new medical office building
• construction completed: November 2004
• building area:
    116,000 s.f. gross leasable
      38,100 s.f. lower parking and storage
      10,500 s.f. mechanical penthouse
• site are: 7.2 acres
• CM: Pioneer Construction, Inc.
• delivery method: CM as constructor
• cost: $9.7 million              

west elevation

The Hughes Medical Office Building is the third phase of an existing medical campus. The three-story building will house a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgical center with surgeon offices and accessory medical uses to support it. AMDG led a project design team that included owner, future tenants, construction manager, engineers, and pre-selected sub-contractors, taking advantage of a diverse knowledge base to design a facility that will support the top medical procedures of today and can adapt to the technologies of tomorrow. The design for the building integrates itself into two different challenging conditions: a developing campus and a steeply sloping hillside. By using the same material palette in an entirely different manner, AMDG was able to integrate the building into its campus setting while providing it with a distinctive identity. By incorporating the building into the hillside, AMDG was able to provide three levels of on-grade access into the building, helping to efficiently move patients and medical supplies in and out of the building. The hillside also afforded the opportunity to present an impressive public face to the community while maintaining a human scale at the campus level. This dual condition is highlighted by a light, sweeping canopy that identifies the main entrance, protects patients being dropped off for procedures, and is a signature piece for the building.