Macdonald Environmental Planning, PC » health care design http://mep-pc.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:05:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Kaiser Permanente- Courtyard http://mep-pc.com/kaiser-permanente-courtyard/ http://mep-pc.com/kaiser-permanente-courtyard/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:36:01 +0000 cody http://mep-pc.com/?p=1612

Salem, Oregon

Our firm was asked to step in to provide re-imaging of an existing central courtyard which was viewed from a Patient Waiting Room on one side and the Staff Break Room.  The challenge was to provide a design solution that screened the Staff use area from the Patient view.  We removed the existing paving and furnishing and proposed using the excavated materials to create a planted berm to create the separation of uses.  Then a compacted granite plaza with seating sheltered by an arbor/trellis screen helped to provide the privacy for the caregivers on break.  The final project has won praise from the Patients/ Staff and Administrator as a great transformation into useful and attractive Courtyard.

]]> http://mep-pc.com/kaiser-permanente-courtyard/feed/ 0 Clastop Care Health District- Memory and Bariatric Care Living Center http://mep-pc.com/clastop-care-health-district-memory-and-bariatric-care-living-center/ http://mep-pc.com/clastop-care-health-district-memory-and-bariatric-care-living-center/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:30:07 +0000 cody http://mep-pc.com/?p=1604

Astoria, Oregon

This memory and bariatric care facility incorporated a special garden memory care garden complete with raised beds, perennial gardens and covered walkways and seating benches for viewing the colorful landscape.  The site was situated in the Coastal community of Astoria, Oregon.  We wanted the planting not only to fit into the seaside character be full of colorful perennials and graceful ornamental grasses.

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On the Boards

Macdonald Environmental Planning, PC was approached by Partin & Hill Architects to provide Landscape Architectural services for this hospice project in Hillsboro, Oregon. Our design intent was to embrace the natural woodland adjacent to the project area by incorporating native plant species into the site landscaping to imitate a natural environment.
Creating spaces for respite and reflection was a high priority for this project. Patients, family members, and staff will all have an opportunity to take a stroll through the meandering pathway or sit and listen to the trickle of water coming from one of the water features adjacent to one of the outdoor patios.
Other site features include stormwater swales that will help to reduce runoff; a rainwater celebration feature, which will be viewable from the main entrance; a donor wall; and an outdoor labyrinth.

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Shortly after completion of the Providence Milwaukie Healing Place, a new ER/MRI addition was underway and we created a beautiful drop off and entrance landscape for the building. The plantings again reflected the overal campus with a variety of flowering trees, ornamental grasses and accent plantings in pots at the front door.

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The Yakima Farm Workers Agency added a Clinic in east Portland Oregon.  The landscape approach was developed to help screen the busy street and place emphasis on the entrance.

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The Yakima Farm Workers have been expanding their clinic footprint throughout the Pacific Northwest and we were asked to update the campus of this new addition to the Woodburn Oregon Clinic.  The overal scope included an interior courtyard and water feature and the rehabilitation of the existing grounds.

]]> http://mep-pc.com/salud-medical-clinic/feed/ 0 Columbia Memorial Hospital – Medical Office Building http://mep-pc.com/columbia-memorial-hospital-medical-office-building/ http://mep-pc.com/columbia-memorial-hospital-medical-office-building/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:43:24 +0000 Laurel Macdonald-Bonnell http://mep-pc.com/?p=578 Auburn, Oregon


This seacoast community hospital undertook the addition of a Medical Office Building with landscaping that would be salt tolerant and colorful.  Our plantings included numerous perennials, ornamental grasses and seacoast plantings.  The sandy soils were also taken into consideration for irrigation purposes.

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Mountain View Hospital undertook a new addition and remodel of the existing building and acute care unit in Madras, Oregon.  Our approach was to update the appearance of the grounds to reflect the Central Oregon landscape in a sustainable way.  Our careful selection of native, cold and drought tolerant plants, local broken top stone  and river rock helped to mimic the surrounding landscape.  Rooftop runoff was dropped into a naturalized creek bed which flowed into dry wells.

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Our goal for this medical center project was to retain as much of the existing, native vegetation on site as possible and to incorporate a majority of native plants into the new landscaping. Site features included a “stormwater feature”, which will replicate a natural stream bed with multiple water falls; a healing garden located adjacent to the main lobby, which will serve as a viewing garden and outdoor gathering space; and an outdoor patio space for staff. The project is currently pursuing LEED Silver.

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