St. Mary's Health Center selects architect for new hospital
August 25, 2008
ST. LOUIS, MO – St. Mary's Health Center in Jefferson City has selected a partnership of St. Louis-based Lawrence Group and HGA Architects & Engineers to design its new $200 million replacement hospital on Missouri Route 179 in Jefferson City, Missouri. HGA, as the design architect, will guide the visioning, exterior design, master site and facility planning activities. The Lawrence Group, known for its operational excellence, will be the lead architect on the St. Mary's project providing local management, documentation and technical development and construction services.
The full-service hospital on a 110-acre property in Jefferson City will have 167 all-private patient rooms and complementary health-related facilities. The new hospital will be about 40 percent larger than the current one it is replacing, and will be designed for future growth and expansion.
Construction of the hospital is set to begin in 2010 with expected completion in the fall of 2012. The current hospital facility will remain open until the new hospital is completed.
“It's a great partnership because we have a Missouri company who knows our health care needs combined with a national leader in health care design,” said Brent VanConia, president of St. Mary's.
The Lawrence Group is one of the largest international building, architectural, planning and design firms in St. Louis. Lawrence Group previously provided architectural and interior design services on the SSM St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles County, the SSM DePaul Health Center, the Southern Illinois Healthcare in Carbondale and Herrin, Illinois, and the Hannibal Regional Medical Center.
HGA is a national leader in health care design with six offices throughout the Midwest and California. HGA has designed more than 20 new and replacement hospitals in the past five years, including SSM St. Clare Health Center in Fenton, which is the replacement hospital for SSM St. Joseph of Kirkwood.
Garf Thomas, St. Mary's vice president of projects, and Perry Hirtz, vice president of Northstar Management Co., will serve as the owner's representatives to manage the project planning and construction. St. Mary's will select a construction-management firm and a mechanical-engineering firm by the end of the year.
This project is the fourth occasion in which Lawrence Group and HGA have partnered to provide comprehensive architectural services to healthcare clients.
Lawrence Group is one of the largest international building design, planning, and project delivery firms in St. Louis with more than 200 employees in the US and China. Named in the “Top 100 Giants” by Interior Design magazine, the Lawrence Group offers architecture, interior design, a retail furniture showroom, landscape design, graphic design, town planning, construction management, and real estate development services to health care, commercial and housing clients. Lawrence Group is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the U.S. Green Building Council and the Urban Land Institute. For more information, call Donna Gamache, director of communications, at 314-231-5700 x1341 or visit www.thelawrencegroup.com.
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