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Designing a sustainable and natural patient tower to provide respite where it’s needed most

At a Glance

  • $350M

    Construction Value

  • 300k

    Square Feet

  • 10

    Floors

Location
State College, Pennsylvania
Offices
Client
  • Mount Nittany Health
Partners
  • Barton Associates Inc.

Mount Nittany Medical Center – Patient Tower

Mount Nittany Health is committed to its mission of ‘healthier people, stronger community’. Their new state-of-the-art patient tower will answer this call, providing patients with award-winning care and transforming the patient and staff experience.

Our team is providing architecture, interior design, structural engineering, landscape architecture and technology services to help bring the new tower to life. A previous master plan study identified only one viable option for location of the bed tower, in the middle of the healing garden that is so precious to patients and the care team. Our design focuses on sustainability and natural elements and provides patients with extensive care advances and healing spaces. The new tower amid the garden will offer ample natural light and views and access to outdoor spaces. We offset areas of the garden lost into the building by creating a dining terrace, rooftop staff garden, outdoor relaxation spaces, and a walking trail.

Throughout the building, care is given to creating moments of respite for and to take advantage of the natural views. The result? Care teams and patients will have a place to get the much-deserved relaxation time needed to recharge.

At a Glance

  • $350M

    Construction Value

  • 300k

    Square Feet

  • 10

    Floors

Location
State College, Pennsylvania
Offices
Client
  • Mount Nittany Health
Partners
  • Barton Associates Inc.

Meet Our Team

Robert Corning, Senior Principal, Community Development

I work with clients to develop compelling exterior environments that improve the quality of life in our communities.

Theodore Wilson, Associate, Architect

I take pride in bringing design thinking to the forefront of our healthcare projects that safely, and continuously, provide for communities.

Matt Eastman, Principal

As designers, there are few things as satisfying as the moment when the right solution reveals itself.

Jim Jasper, Principal

Thoughtful relationships, both personal and spatial, lead to meaningful, patient-centered healthcare designs.

James Routh, Principal

We strive for excellence in healthcare design, finding innovative solutions that will ultimately lead to healthier lives for patients and their care givers.

Kristina Klingbeil, Interior Designer

The positive impact healthcare design can have on patients, their families, and staff is what continues to motivate me.

Samuel Zweighaft, Associate, Technology Consultant, Buildings

I design unified technology systems for a modern world to provide clients with a strong foundation for the future.
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Danny Chan, Senior Associate, Technology Consultant, Buildings

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Robert Corning

Senior Principal, Community Development

Theodore Wilson

Associate, Architect

Matt Eastman

Principal

Jim Jasper

Principal

James Routh

Principal

Kristina Klingbeil

Interior Designer

Samuel Zweighaft

Associate, Technology Consultant, Buildings

Danny Chan

Senior Associate, Technology Consultant, Buildings

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