Architect earns statewide honor for Swedish/Issaquah design
November 22, 2011
By Staff
NEW — 6 a.m. Nov. 22, 2011
The architect behind Swedish/Issaquah earned statewide attention for the innovative hospital design.
Seattle-based CollinsWoerman earned the Technology/Life Sciences (Nonpublic) Development of the Year title from the state chapter of NAIOP, a commercial real estate trade group.
“This is a remarkable honor,” Phil Giuntoli, principal and health care practice leader at CollinsWoerman, said in a statement. “We designed the medical center to meet the health care needs of a growing community during an important time. The vision was to create a center that enhances the patient experience. We’ve heard from many people that it is doing just that.”
CollinsWoerman received the honor Nov. 4. The annual awards recognize outstanding commercial real estate projects and companies for impact on the community, market adaptability, ingenuity and local contributions.
The complex spans 550,000 square feet and includes a medical office building, cancer center, ambulatory care center and hospital.
Swedish/Issaquah opened some patient services in July and added patient beds Nov. 1.
“Our goal was that by collaborating with the community, health care professionals and contractor, the end result would be a state-of-the-art facility,” Giuntoli said. “We believe the center not only exceeds sustainability standards but has created a place that promotes healing for its patients and a center for the community.”
On the Swedish Medical Center project, the team met energy-efficiency challenges and embraced the opportunity to design a cohesive campus from the ground up, creating a consumer-friendly facility.
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