This unique challenge that Kaiser Permanente set Arup was to develop a 340,400ft2 template hospital and a 28,500ft2 central utility plant from scheme design to construction.
The resulting hospital accommodates up to 225 beds, with a variable number of patient-bed floors. It will be used as a template for the full design of 13 hospitals and central plants in California.
Arup provided structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing services engineering on four hospitals completed in Sand Canyon, Modesto, Antioch and Vacaville.
Arup engineered a product that could be located in various California locations while meeting the various local requirements (climate, soil properties, program etc).
The project also entailed dealing with four unique owner, site architect and contractor teams.
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