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CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE PORTFOLIO

ESa (Earl Swensson
Associates)

Hoar Construction

The children's addition, a partnership with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was designed to blend
seamlessly with Williamson Medical Center's existing facilities. Photo: © Michael Peck

Children's has a curved structure with 18 different radiuses and only one 90-degree corner on the
building's exterior. The curving façade is clad on all sides in glass curtain wall with an intricate pattern of
transparencies, colored panels and accent lighting. Photo: Blake Marvin, HKS Inc.

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at
Williamson Medical Center * Franklin, Tenn.

The Benjamin Russell Hospital for
Children * Birmingham, Ala.

The 80,000-square-foot West Tower expansion is home to the new
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital Vanderbilt at Williamson Medical
Center. The three-story hospital includes a children's ED, medical/surgical unit and shell space for future O.B. beds and well-baby nursery.
To make patients and family members feel "close to home," widelyrecognized community symbols-like Downtown Franklin's iconic
storefronts, theatre marquee and the numerous horse farms located
in Williamson County-are depicted by local artists in patient rooms,
The Child Life Activity Center, the central atrium, corridors and other
public spaces. Staggered phasing allowed the facility to remain in
operation throughout the construction process.

Children's of Alabama provides unmatched care to children and their
families through exceptional doctors and support. But what they
needed was a facility to match that care - a modern, sustainable building that would serve as a beacon of hope for sick children and their
families for generations to come.
What resulted was the single largest hospital project in Alabama's
history. Fulfilling this ambitious project required six months of preconstruction planning, 2,800,000 highly coordinated man hours over
three years of construction, an unwavering attention to detail, and
integrated project delivery at its finest.

Depictions of Downtown Franklin's iconic Franklin Theatre and storefronts make patients and families feel
"closer to home." Photo: © Michael Peck

We held monthly interior walk-throughs with physicians, nursing directors, charge nurses, and RNs and
LVNs to gain their insight on the end result of the facilities. Since then, we've seen first-hand the end users'
excitement about the new facilities - and that's what matters most. Photo: Blake Marvin, HKS Inc.

DESIGN TEAM

architecture and interior design (ESa); structural engineering (Structural Design
Group (SDG)); civil engineering (Smith Seckman Reid Inc. (SSR)); MPE (Enfinity
Engineering); landscape (Hodgson & Douglas, LLC); equipment planning
(Balfour Resource Group); general contractor (Skanska)

general contractor (Hoar Construction); architects (HKS Inc.); architects (GA
Architecture Studio Inc.) HVAC, gravity plumbing (Hardy Corporation); electrical
(Marathon Electrical Contractors Inc.); skylights, curtain wall, metal panels
(Physical Securities)

CONTACT

Sandy Dickerson * sandyd@esarch.com * (615) 329-9445

Coker Barton * cbarton@hoar.com * (205) 540-1912

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