žžÊÓÆµ in the Media: Building Healthcare in a Coastal Environment
Construction Specifier Magazine explores how to design a resilient and responsive retirement community where residents can safely age in place.
In early 2018, žžÊÓÆµ and its partner firms began design work to replace an existing, nearly 50-year-old healthcare building on the Shell Point Retirement Community Campus. Culminating with a grand opening in early 2022, the Larsen Health Center brings together all of Shell Point’s healthcare services, including a comprehensive medical office center, dental offices, pharmacy and a 180-bed skilled nursing facility with private rooms. In addition to the challenges inherent in designing and building any facility, Larsen Health Center had its own set of unique, site-specific needs.
In the latest issue of Construction Specifier Magazine, žžÊÓÆµâ€™s Dave Heuring, AIA, CCCA, Mitch Elliott, AIA, Scott Horn, AIA and TD2’s Joshua Storm, PE explore what it took to design a continuing care retirement community that is responsive to and resilient in coastal weather events.