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April 5, 2019

Interior/ Commercial • Oregon

The OHSU Center for Health and Healing South project features linear metal ceilings that run vertically along the exterior southeast corner of Block 29.

Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing South (Blocks 28 and 29)

Location: Portland

Contractor: Western Partitions

Architect: ZGF Architects

Team: Armstrong World Industries, Cemco, GTS Interior Supply, Hamilton Drywall Products, Hilti, L&W Supply, Spears Construction Supply, Sto, USG Building Systems

Two new OHSU Center for Health and Healing South buildings can be easily seen from Interstate 5 along the Willamette River, just south of downtown Portland.

Block 29 is a state-of-the-art, 15-story ambulatory tower containing both clinical care and research. It’s designed throughout to maximize the time caregivers provide with just-in-time supplies and flexible spaces giving clear visibility of exam rooms.

The new medical center includes 390,000 square feet of space including pre/post, exam and recovery rooms; operating rooms; pharmacies; offices; lab; infusion; research, and a two-level sky bridge connecting to the existing north building.

The second building, Block 28, is an 11-story structure with subsidized lodging for patients and their families traveling long distances. This includes 76 suites (62,000 square feet) and parking with communal kitchens, fitness room and play areas.

Western Partitions was brought into this project as a trade partner a year before construction to help with design and budgeting. Integrated design events brought together end-users with the project team, which generated full-size cardboard mock-ups of rooms and spaces.

Overall, Western Partitions provided more than 17 miles of wall framing, hung over 3 million pounds of sheetrock, sprayed over 19 semi-truck loads of Monokote; installed 1,279 hollow-metal frame and relite openings, and installed enough ACT ceilings to cover five football fields. The most striking features are the linear metal ceilings that run vertically along the exterior southeast corner of Block 29, transition horizontally through the interior, and finally across the sky bridge into the North Building.

Western Partitions worked with an aggressive schedule, tight resources and a mindful budget. Although the electric Portland Streetcar runs nearby, it was not shut down once and the underground parking garage and all walkways stayed open, which affected delivery access.

Juror's comment: “The complexity, the number of different systems, and sheer amount of material installed puts this project over the top.”


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