St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center

Syracuse, NY

Site design for the new construction and renovation of the current Physician's Office Building and Parking Garage located on the Hospital campus.
The current office building will be fully renovated, eliminating the parking garage and expanding the Physician’s Office Building from 39,400 GSF to 125,000 GSF within the current footprint, over the 7-story structure.
The project required Site Plan Review from the City of Syracuse and an on-site stormwater management system.
Site improvements include a patient drop-off loop, streetscape renovations, utility upgrades, and landscaping.

Site design for the construction of a new outpatient and housing facility on the current site of the Outpatient Services program.
Careful planning and project phasing became paramount for the success to maintain uninterrupted services throughout construction on the demanding urban site.
Various site improvements include 70 paved parking spaces, underground storm water management system, (NYSDEC SPDES Permit), various retaining walls, and the reconstruction of a portion of the Wayne Street streetscape.
Assistance with Site Plan Approval.

Phase One

Improvements support the new parking garage and medical office building in a congested urban setting with severe topographic limitations.
Entry courtyard, retaining walls, streetscape improvements, plantings, and storm water management plan for the site plan approval from the City of Syracuse.
Site improvements to support the new hospital lobby and pedestrian sky bridge linking the Medical Office Center to the hospital building.
Prepared all documents necessary to obtain site plan approval including encroachment maps, storm water management study and agency approvals.
The project included the development of temporary wayfinding signage due to a street closure, reconfiguration of the street alignment to create a new lobby drop-off and on-street parking plan.
An existing deteriorated and inefficient surface parking lot was renovated to accommodate employees and create a separate visitor lot, new emergency drop-off, ambulance dock and simplify overall vehicular and pedestrian circulation.
City storm water regulation required storm separation from the existing neighborhood combined sewer system and a significant subsurface storm water storage facility located under the parking lot.
Site improvements included the use of brick pavers, site furniture, plantings, memorial gardens, sculpture locations and accent lighting.
Phase One also included the College of Nursing Memorial Gardens and Wayfinding Signage, and was completed in 2008.

The College of Nursing Memorial Gardens

Prepared a Master Plan and contract documents for a memorial garden and outdoor public space for the College of Nursing.
The garden focal element included the relocation of the St. Joseph statue, brick pavers, lighting, perennial plant beds, bench seating and streetscape improvements, the memorial garden offers a quiet respite for hospital visitors and staff.

Wayfinding Signage

Development and implementation of four ground-base signs and related site improvements, which distinguish the hospital campus neighborhood.

Phase Two

Site work for new buildings, ambulance dock, parking, retaining walls, service docks and phasing coordination with Hospital's selected Construction Manager.
Design Development drawings for site plan approval and construction documents for implementation.
Contract Documents included innovative grading and drainage solutions on steep, heavily developed urban site.
Development of a healing garden park for patients, visitors and staff.
Provide new sidewalks, tree plantings and streetscape edge around the hospital campus to improve the neighborhood unification.
LEED Silver documentation.
Storm water management including rain garden facility and underground storm water detention, permeable pavement and native plantings.
Prepared graphic presentation material for public relations.