Posted Nov 29, 2012, 6:47 AM
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Originally Posted by denizen467
Plus, something you don't necessarily see every day -- 20% of an institutional building's floors left empty, and they chose the lowest floors possible. It's nice to see this much foresight and, also, self-restraint (avoiding institutional political infighting about what other departments might get to occupy the space, etc.).
http://careanddiscovery.uchospitals.edu/tour.html
TOUR THE CENTER FOR CARE AND DISCOVERY
Floor-by-Floor Plan
1st Floor
- Lobbies ...
2nd Floor
- Pharmacy ...
3rd & 4th Floors
- Reserved for future expansion
5th Floor
- Integrated diagnostic and interventional platform ...
6th Floor
- Space for 28 operating rooms ...
7th Floor: Sky Lobby
- General reception and information ...
8th through 10th Floors
- Patient care units ...
Penthouse
- Two-level mechanical penthouse
Roof
- "Green" roof
- Heliport
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It's actually very common. Nearly all of the medical facilities I've worked on in the past 6 years had a certain number of floors or additions core and shell only.
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