healthcare brochure
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A portfolio of healthcare facilities design by Mekus Tanager, Inc., a Chicago-based architecture, planning, and interior design firm.TRANSCRIPT
Healthcare Brochure
Mekus Tanager, Inc.445 East Illinois StreetSuite 333Chicago, IL 60611
p. 312.661.0778f. 312.661.0980www.mekustanager.com
CONTACT INFORMATION
PRINCIPAL’S CONTACT INFORMATION
Christopher Mekus, AIA
Managing Principalp. 312.644.2654e. [email protected]
Spes Mekus, ASID, IIDA, LEED AP
Principalp. 312.644.2709e. [email protected]
Stephen Wierzbowski, AIA
Principalp. 312.644.2650e. [email protected]
GOOD DESIGN IS GOOD BUSINESS
WHY DESIGN MATTERS
EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
QUALITY CONTROL
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
SERVICES OFFERED
CASE STUDIES
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WHY DESIGN MATTERS
Businesses often invest capital in areas such as employee education and job training, employee benefits programs, new software, new hardware, etc. An area that is often overlooked is the design of space, and how an innovative approach to space planning and design can yield substantial benefits such as making your real-estate a strategic asset and increasing its return on investment. Beyond the aesthetic advantages, good design can produce efficiencies such as reducing real-estate space needs and thus costs, streamlining personnel and work flow, and positively affecting employee behavior, productivity, and performance.
Mekus Tanager has been an architecture-and-design industry leader for over 30 years, specializing in working with our clients as a business partner. While design may only be one component of a larger business strategy, at Mekus Tanager we design solutions that reflect each client’s unique identity and seek to advance the business goals of our clients. Good design is not only aesthetically pleasing, it makes business sense.
GOOD DESIGN IS GOOD BUSINESS
GSA - Public Buildings Service
EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Successful projects are a product of continual and effective communication between all parties involved, professional expertise, and team cohesiveness.
At the start of a project, we listen to the client’s business goals and aspirations, working with them to understand their specific needs in terms of location, the desired functions of the facilities, business culture, budget, and schedule. Through programming and feasibility studies, Mekus Tanager is able to create solutions that are specifically tailored to help a client achieve their goals.
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US Citizenship and Immigration OfficeLEED Certified
Milestone AV TechnologiesLEED-CI Silver
QUALITY CONTROL
The core team is led by an experienced principal, who is responsible for making certain that the team is meeting the client’s goals and project objectives. A project manager is responsible for the day-to-day team management of the project, including consultants, and is the go-to person for any changes or concerns.
It is our policy to follow up with our clients within the first year of project completion (and within the warranty period), to help confirm that the client is satisfied with their new spaces and that the spaces are performing as designed.
Mekus Tanager has been practicing sustainable design for over 30 years, and is a member of the US Green Building Council. Since our inception, we have worked to develop strategies for the design of long-lasting buildings and interiors, and with each project we take great care in researching and implementing sustainable design solutions while meeting tight budgets for all of our projects.
Mekus Tanager recently completed All Saints Chapels and Administration Complex for the Archdiocese of Chicago, which was certifi ed LEED-NC Gold, the fi rst such project for the Archdiocese. Our project for Milestone AV Technologies was certifi ed LEED-CI Silver.
Mekus Tanager has also been a long time consultant of the federal government. Since 2007 all work completed by Mekus Tanager for the federal government has been designed with a sustainable approach, and the US Citizenship and Immigration Offi ce and the Department of Education Offi ce have been LEED certifi ed.
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
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Motorola Libertyville CampusLibertyville, IL
SERVICES OFFERED
PRE-DESIGN
• Feasibility Studies• Program Development /Strategic Visioning• Site Analysis / Site Selection• Building Evaluation / Comparison• Facilities Analysis• Work Letter Evaluation• Building Systems Analysis• Information Technology Analysis• ADA Analysis• Programming• Prepare Blocking & Stacking Diagrams• Workplace Analysis• Relocation Strategies• Corporate Standards Development• Test Fits• Furniture Evaluation / Inventory• Building Area Calculations• Lease Exhibit Drawings• Furniture /Equipment Inventories• LEED Certification Assistance
DESIGN
• Schematic Design• Design Development• Custom Furniture Design• Selection of Furniture, Colors, & Materials• Preliminary Cost Estimation• Graphic Way-Finding/Signage Solutions• Implementation of Art Program• Plant Material Program Design• Coordinate Engineering /other Consulting Services• Computer Renderings• Renovation / Restoration
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION
• Prepare Detailed Architectural Drawings• Prepare Furnishing Drawings• Prepare Bid & Permit Documents• Specifications• Final Cost Estimation
Coopers & Lybrand LLPChicago, IL
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SERVICES OFFERED
CONSTRUCTION
• Assist in Selection of Contractors• Bid Analysis• Scope Review• Attend Meetings with Contractors• Issue Change Orders• Review Contractor’s Application for Payment• Coordination of Engineering Services• Cost Review & Analysis• Review of Shop Drawings• Punch List the project• Follow-up to Assure Completion• Restoration
Quantitative Risk ManagementChicago, IL
Baker & McKenzieChicago, IL
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Case Studies - Healthcare
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A good example of adaptive space reuse, this 30,000-square foot project for St. Francis Hospital of Evanston (now Resurrection Healthcare) involved the design of a new 30,000-square foot out-patient and cancer care center in an existing, thirty-year old building.
The existing building, which had previously housed a supermarket and department store, had to be converted into an attractive, multi-purpose ambulatory care medical facility to serve the surrounding community.
One of the major challenges facing the design team was to create a new kind of health center that would avoid the sterile feel typical of many medical facilities and thereby appeal to the young families in the neighborhood.
The design concept was based largely on the idea of bringing the “outside in” through the use of visual motifs, furniture, and color in order to create a nature-like setting throughout the space and thereby encourage calm and well-being in the patients.
St. Francis Hospital of EvanstonMorton Grove, IL
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This project involved the design of a new Cancer Care facility within a converted retail property in Morton Grove, Illinois. A cooperative entity of Resurrection Health Care and St. Francis Hospital of Evanston, the 7,000-square foot Hope Cancer Care Center is dedicated to providing hope, compassion and superior cancer care to the community it serves.
Oncology care at the Hope Cancer Care Center is focused on cancer education, clinical expertise, expanding community and support programs, and early detection through extensive screening efforts. The major goal of the Mekus Tanager design team was to help make cancer seem less frightening and increase the consumer acceptance of screening and early detection services.
Hope Cancer Care Center Morton Grove, IL
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Mekus Tanager designed the new 8,500-square foot facility to house space for offices, open plan workstations, conference rooms, a classroom facility, and a work/demonstration lab. The overall objective was to create an atmosphere that was professional and refined while also imparting a sense of ease and comfort in visiting patients. Since completion, the Medical Center has become the object of envy for all other doctors on Loyola’s campus.
To that end, correct lighting was an important factor in creating the appropriate atmosphere. Because the existing building housing the space was short on perimeter windows, clerestories and glazed doors were integrated into the design to maximize natural light. In addition, canted, “sawtooth” ceilings were incorporated into the open plan areas and classroom space in order to create the impression of openness and brightness.
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL
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Formerly located in the North Pier building in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, this project involved the design of a new pediatric office for Drs. Frederick Cahan and Richard Weinstein.
The focus of this project was to provide an environment that is warm and comfortable yet stimulating to the children. To capture this spirit, the Mekus Tanager design team played off of the strong exposed timber loft environment that allowed the structure to serve as a backdrop for creating the office environment. The design creates a playful yet professional environment to appeal to children and teenage patients, as well as the adults who accompany them.
Mekus Tanager also designed the sister office for Drs. Cahan and Weinstein that is actively used in Northbrook, IL.
Drs. Cahan and Weinstein Offi cesChicago, IL