Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Replacement Program

overview

The new Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Redevelopment Program will consolidate various inpatient and outpatient medical services on a 72-acre campus into new buildings that will optimize operational effectiveness, reduce operation and maintenance costs and comply with seismic requirements per Senate Bill 1953. The project will implement Los Angeles County’s LEED requirements by incorporating sustainable design features, creating a campus designed for the well-being of patients and staff.

We are providing sustainability, waterproofing, façade and acoustical consulting services to HMC Architects, working in collaboration with CO Architects. The medical center replacement program consists of a new 545,000-square-foot acute care inpatient tower with 346 beds, a helicopter landing pad and a warehouse, a 370,000-square-foot outpatient treatment and support building, a 508,000-square-foot above-grade parking structure, a 23,000-square-foot facilities and IT support building, a 34,000-square-foot regional laboratory building and a new 11,000-square-foot central plant.

highlights

• We are providing acoustic services for all interior acoustic design, sound isolation and mechanical noise and vibration isolation.
• Vibration assessments are being conducted on the structural system to ensure compliance with relevant standards.
• We are evaluating environmental noise for mitigation measures where necessary and conducting a full helipad noise and vibration assessment.  
• The phased construction on a congested site requires precise coordination of selective demolition and maintaining the weather resistance of partially completed connections to existing structures.
• A tunnel connecting the hospital and clinic structures requires special waterproofing treatment to ensure its operational readiness 24/7.