Westwood Replacement Hospital Project

Project Update - The homepage of the website which provides current information and project status

"Building The Future" - New informative video which examines the vision, concept, creation, function, and power of the modern Westwood Replacement Hospital (requires Realplayer)

Introduction - Provides overall look at the project and website

Re:Building Pamphlet - a pamphlet which addresses the public's concerns about the schedule and noise of construction

Floor Plans - an introduction to the hospital's design and layout

Press Coverage - the latest news on the hospital

OSHPD Steel Test Video - a short film about the hospital's steel beam infrastructure and seismic resistance (requires Realplayer, download takes a few minutes)

Who Is UCMT? - an introduction to the group behind the project

Chronology - a photographic collection of the construction site organized by date

Renderings - a photographic collection of the current progress versus the architect's images at the end of construction organized by date

Web Cam - a webcam that's setup in the lobby

Slide Show - an aerial slide presentation of work progress from start to present

Aerial Camera - a photographic collection of the construction site from an aerial perspective

Model - a photographic collection of the scale model from different angles

Elevations - a collection of 2 dimensional plans of the exterior sides of the hospital.

Illustrations - a collection of watercolor illustrations of interior and exterior of the hospital

Interior Renderings - a collection of 3 dimensional computer renderings of the hospital's interior

Mock-Up - a photographic collection from the full size mock-up model depicting the hospital's interiors

Schedule - a quick glance at the project's timeline (requires Adobe Acrobat)

Contact Information - addresses and phone numbers of the companies involved in the project

E-Mail UCMT - for any questions, comments, or concerns about the hospital

E-Mail the Webmaster - for any questions, comments, or concerns about the website

UCLA Phone Directory - search the comprehensive online phone directory for all of UCLA

Introduction

With a building gross area of approximately 1,040,000 square feet, the building consists of eight floors above grade and two basement levels. The program for each floor is as follows:

Second Basement (B2)	Parking and mechanical spaces
First Basement (B1)	Hospital support, loading dock, and food services
Ground Floor	Public lobbies, emergency center, non-invasive imaging, and administration
Second Floor	Invasive procedures, invasive imaging, and observation beds
Third Floor	Neuro-rehab unit, interventional support, and major building spaces
Fourth Floor	Psychiatric care units, day hospital, and medical/surgical ICU suites
Fifth Floor	Children's Hospital, including pediatric acute and intensive care units and neonatal ICU, and obstetrics
Sixth Floor	Medical/surgical acute and intensive care units, neuro-diagnostics, and clinical research support.
Seventh Floor	Acute cardiology units, CCU, ICU, and cardio-diagnostics
Eighth Floor	Medical/surgical acute, intensive care units, and dialysis unit

The shape of the building is primarily defined by the configuration of the fourth through eigth floors. Three-quarter circular nursing units, each consisting of 26 beds per floor, anchor the northeast, southeast and southwest corners, while a V-shaped ICU defines the northwest corner. Main corridors on the floors terminate at exterior windows, and pass by glazed exterior walls between nursing units, allowing daylight to enter the building extensively, as well as providing orientation to visitors.