Client: Northwest Community Healthcare Completion Date: May 2010 Program: An eight-story, 225,000-square-foot addition to the hospital, with an 11,000-square-foot lobby, an emergency department, intensive care, private patient rooms, and medical/surgical and perinatal units. Design Concept and Solution: The architects sought to enhance both the safety and privacy of patients while standardizing rooms for ease of care. The triangular form of the tower—whose sharp tip stands in counterpoint to the hospital's International Style campus—shortens travel distances for staff. To boost efficiency and flexibility, each room is a standard size, with a consistent layout, and is equipped to serve intensive-care patients and

Project Specs Casina Northern Illinois Alfred Swenson Pao-Chi Chang Architects << Return to article the People Architect Alfred Swenson Pao-Chi Chang Architects 5530 South Shore Drive Chicago, Illinois 60637 773-288-6308 Pao-Chi Chang, Project Designer Alfred Swenson, Project Manager and Contract Documents Engineer(s): B + A Engineers, Chicago (MEP) Photographer: Craig Dugan Hedrich Blessing 312-491-1101   the Products Structural system: Steel Frame Exterior cladding Metal/glass curtainwall: Kawneer Glazing Glass: Reflective Glass Fascias: Pilkington LOF “Miropane”Hardware Locksets: HEWI Pulls: HEWI Interior finishes Paints and stains: Benjamin Moore Resilient flooring: Armstrong Medintech Furnishings Interiorcrafts G. R. Griffith Thonet/Armand Lee Lighting Interior ambient lighting: