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Another healthcare tower planned for Downtown Surrey
May 4, 2011 | Paul HillsdonNamed the Surrey Healthcare Centre, the Lark Group is planning to build an ambitious medical tower right across from the Surrey Memorial Hospital. At twelve stories, the LEED Gold development will have plenty of leasing space for general practitioners … Read More
Lobby renovations for Surrey Memorial
March 9, 2011 | Paul HillsdonA development proposal has been initiated that would see Surrey Memorial’s north lobby expanded and renovated. The new lobby will feature a large reception and waiting area, office space and a small cafe. The project is part of a … Read More
Proposed tower sets new standard for City Centre
October 27, 2010 | Paul Hillsdon
A new 18-storey, mixed use tower, proposed by Circadian Projects, appears ready to set a new standard for high density development in the City Centre. The development, at 9677 King George Boulevard, the current site of the Knight and Day restaurant, incorporates all the elements to be desired in new towers, such as interesting architecture, mixed-uses, street frontage, enhanced public green space, and LEED certification.
The design of the tower, led by Atelier Pacific, echoes the wide curves of the Central City tower, while adding a bold and modern podium and red vertical stripe. It is certainly far more interesting than the Infinity/Park Place towers, and definitely more unique than the D’Corize or CityPoint towers.
The podium, an essential component of the successful towers in Downtown Vancouver, incorporates a pharmacy, labs, and a coffee shop at the ground level, a restaurant and lounge on the second floor, and medical offices on the third floor. Even more importantly, these variety of uses will be accessible directly from the street, meaning a more engaging and exciting pedestrian experience.
Details on the Outpatient Hospital
January 20, 2010 | Paul HillsdonConstruction of the Surrey Outpatient Hospital is well underway, but how exactly will this new facility improve health in the region?
To begin, an outpatient is someone who is not hospitalized and does not require an overnight stay in … Read More
Details on the SMH Critical Care Tower [pics]
January 19, 2010 | Paul HillsdonWhile the Critical Care Tower isn’t actually a tower, it will bring significant improvements to the SMH campus. The 274,000 sq. ft. building will add a total of 151 new beds. The emergency department will be five times as … Read More
Future vision for SMH
January 18, 2010 | Paul HillsdonAs part of a short series on the future of Surrey Memorial, we kick things off with an examination of Fraser Health’s long term vision for the venerable Hospital.
The regional healthy authority is currently developing a long term … Read More
New Surrey Memorial Emergency Centre [pics]
September 20, 2008 | Paul Hillsdon
As you may be aware, Surrey Memorial Hospital will be getting a new Emergency Centre sometime in the near future. As far as I know, the provincial government has yet to put the money up to begin construction, but that didn’t stop the community from rallying behind the project and launching a huge fundraising campaign to secure state of the art equipment. Part of the campaign was the “Tulips for Tomorrow” project, as Miss604 detailed in the past.
