Mills-Peninsula Medical Center , the Santa Clara Valley Specialty and Health Centers , and The Bexley Wing at St. James's Institute of Oncology .]]> https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1381 en-us Evidenced-based design and stringent earthquake requirements drove the program at this California hospital/medical center.

]]> mills-peninsula.asp Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7463-mills-peninsula-medical-center-by-anshen-allen A palette of stone, wood, and precast concrete varies in color, pattern, and texture, bringing a natural character to the exterior.   Photo © Joe Fletcher Separate vehicle circulation is provided for visitors and emergency-room traffic. The existing hospital, visible on the far right, will be torn down this summer and replaced by a new emergency entrance, helipad, and more surface parking.   Photo © Joe Fletcher One passes under an entrance canopy ' clad in a sustainably harvested wood-veneered resin panel ' into the lobby, which connects on the ground floor to clinical, diagnostic, imaging, surgery, and emergency functions.   Photo © Joe Fletcher The adjoining medical office building contains a cafeteria and dining room, providing food for patients and staff alike. Modern dining furnishings are complemented with artful lighting fixtures.   Photo © Joe Fletcher Each of the building's columns sits on a seismic-isolation bearing, in this case a frictionpendulum bearing, a technology designed to both protect buildings and their occupants, and allow the facility to remain operational after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake. This form of base isolation technology was used due to the proximity of the hospital to the San Andreas Fault. Initial geotechnical results indicated the need for displacement capacity that exceeded that of more conventional base isolation systems. 'This is the first hospital in California to use this proprietary technology, developed by Earthquake Protection Systems,' explains Rutherford & Chekene structural engineer Tom Lauck. 'It allows buildings to ride smoothly through large magnitude events, rising up as much as 3 inches within the concave dish the column rests in, coming back down, and riding up the other side of the dish. It's a gentle rocking motion.'   Photo © Joe Fletcher Image courtesy Anshen + Allen San Francisco-based firm Anshen + Allen designs four public outpatient clinics for a California health-care system.

]]> santa_clara_valley_clinics.asp Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7453-santa-clara-valley-specialty-and-health-centers-by-anshen-allen Photo © Anshen + Allen, Architects Photo © Cesar Rubio Photography Photo © Cesar Rubio Photography Image courtesy Anshen + Allen, Architects Image courtesy Anshen + Allen, Architects A twelve-story building in the United Kingdom is dedicated to oncology research and care.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12179 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12179-the-bexley-wing-st-jamess-institute-of-oncology-st-jamess-university-hospital-by-anshen-allen Photo © Fisher Hart Photo © Fisher Hart Photo © Nicholas Kane Image courtesy Anshen + Allen Image courtesy Anshen + Allen Image courtesy Anshen + Allen Image courtesy Anshen + Allen Image courtesy Anshen + Allen Image courtesy Anshen + Allen Image courtesy Anshen + Allen Image courtesy Anshen + Allen Image courtesy Anshen + Allen Image courtesy Anshen + Allen When FEMA funds became available to California's Santa Monica College after an earthquake, the college changed its program and asked for a brand new science building instead of an addition.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12365 Tue, 01 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12365-science-center-at-santa-monica-college-by-anshen-allen