Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Imaging and Radiation Oncology Center
Bellflower, California
Merit Award
Sent by: Turner Construction Co.
Owner: Kaiser Permanente
Main design company: The S/L/A/M collaboration
General contractor: Turner Construction Co.
Civil Engineer: Brandow and Johnston
Structural Engineer: IMEG Corp.
Mechanics/Plumbing: tk1sc (WSP Member)
Electric: DPB Engineers Inc., a Salas O’Brien company)
Interior Designer: Valiant Studio
Landscape architect: Ridge Landscape Architects
Subcontractors: Morrow Meadows; Mechanical air flow; Air control; KHS&S; Aragon
The exterior and interior designs of this LEED Gold certified specialty medical office building are based on the unique experiences of cancer patients and create a stimulating healing environment.
The 32,000 square meter radiation, oncology and imaging medical office building is all electric, using only 7% of the existing solar PV capacity on campus. The $46 million LEED Gold facility was completed under budget and on schedule in November 2023.
The Radiation Oncology Center (RadOnc) building contains three linear accelerators, but unlike traditional basement locations, each linear accelerator room has ample natural lighting, ambient lighting that it changes color and a vertical green wall with a zen garden outside. Additional facilities include a CT scan room, eight provider offices and 10 exam rooms.
Connected to the RadOnc via a structural slip joint, the Image Building is a progressive radius structure featuring custom frit pattern curtain wall panels to mimic the Bellflower apple tree. The facility houses three MRI machines and associated support spaces.
To deliver this health project faster than previous work and implement it in a lean and efficient manner, the project team set new standards with innovations such as the design change to an all-electric building, maximizing prefabrication, the use of new facade options, the involvement of key trades for interior modular wall options and maximizing BIM for coordination and constructability.
The drywall subcontractor paneled the exterior walls, improving worker safety and accelerating the schedule by two weeks.
