Patient treatment chairs
Waiting room entrance and reception
Building's exterior
Open treatment space
Waiting room and reception
Enclosed treatment room

davita Dialysis - Orchard Square

Size: 9,358 square feet

Project Type: Renovation

Architect: Jeffrey Ferweda, AIA, NCARB

Completion Date: January 2014

Construction Cost: $1.3M

Interior of a healthcare facility lobby with seating chairs, a reception window, a television, and blue tiled wall.

In the DaVita Orchard Square Dialysis Center, Sedgewick + Ferweda Architects prioritized natural light and views of the adjacent landscaped gardens to promote patient healing. The primary scope was renovation of a first-floor vacant tenant space within an existing, contemporary, professional office building. The adaptive reuse of this asymmetrical space and the existing open office plan into an outpatient kidney dialysis center required special attention to minimize disruption to other occupied tenant areas. Moving public and patient areas to the perimeter allowed for natural light and views from the tall exterior windows to the neatly landscaped gardens. Storage and mechanical dialysis piping were strategically concentrated in the center of the building. The flooring and wall materials blend the new dialysis clinic reception area with the building’s existing central lobby. Finally, newly-installed motorized door operators facilitate patient accessibility.

ScopE of work

A beige wall with cabinets and drawers below, multiple electrical outlets, and ceiling lights.

The site

Interior of a lobby with chairs, a fire extinguisher, and a door with glass panels, illuminated by ceiling lights.
Empty room with beige cabinets, a countertop, and a beige wall with multiple electrical outlets.
Empty office cubicles with glass walls and wooden frames, beige walls, and a gray carpeted floor.
Interior view of a modern office or lobby with a dark ceiling featuring a circular skylight, white walls, glass doors, and a row of chairs along the wall.
Empty office cubicles in a hallway with overhead lighting.
Architectural blueprint of a proposed medical clinic floor plan, including various rooms, offices, waiting areas, equipment, and parking layout.

The proposal

Renovate an existing building into a space fit for Davita to meet their clinic standards of a 20 chair clinic with an isolation room. Using the Davita template and apply it to the unique building. Reviewed 3-4 buildings referred to by a real estate agent. With the builder, we toured each facility and give Davita a recommendation for which property would best suite their needs. Evalute existing mechanicals. Is it in compliance with the health department.

Once the space is selected, we worked the project manager and facilities manager (a relocating doctor) to create the design. The PM would give comments and do a temp walkthrough with the State to makes sure that it met all the rules and then go through the design development to make sure that the clean and dirty were separated.

Once design is complete and the contractor builds it, we would meet with them and do a walkthrough with HFES - Health Facilities Engineering Section - State of MI to answer any questions they have about the design.

The finished Project

Snow-covered bushes and trees in front of a modern building with glass windows and a sign that reads "DaVita" on a cloudy winter day.
A modern office building with large glass windows, concrete architecture, and the number 1000 displayed on the corner, surrounded by snow and trees in the background.
Reception area with chairs and a blue-tiled accent wall with a mounted TV.
Waiting area with blue chairs around a wooden table with magazines, near the entrance of a medical office named DaVita.
An empty hospital or medical lounge with beige chairs and medical equipment on counters, large windows, and a ceiling with lights.
A hospital or medical clinic ward with chairs, medical equipment, and windows, possibly for patient care or treatment.
Hospital or medical clinic room with hospital beds, medical equipment, and large windows showing snowy outdoor scenery.
A hospital or medical office interior with hospital beds, medical equipment, chairs, and large windows showing snow-covered trees outside.
A reception or check-in area inside a medical or healthcare facility, with desks, chairs, medical supplies, and a large window showing snowy outdoor landscape.
Hospital or medical facility room with large windows showing a snowy landscape outside. The room is equipped with medical chairs, monitors, IV stands, and other medical equipment, suggesting it is a treatment or infusion room.
Interior of a hospital or clinic room with a waiting chair, medical equipment behind a glass partition, and large windows with natural light.
Hospital room with a window showing snow outside, hospital bed, medical equipment, and a sign indicating 'Private Treatment'.
Conference room with a large table, ergonomic chairs, and large windows showing a snowy outdoor scene with trees, cars, and buildings.
A break room or meeting room with orange plastic chairs around white tables. There is a large window showing a parking lot outside, with snow on the ground and trees. The room has wooden cabinets, a microwave, a coffee maker, and a refrigerator. The

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