Aug 25 2010
Two established San Francisco-based architecture firms, Jennings Ackerley architecture + design and LDA Architects have announced a joint venture agreement to provide highly specialized, design-build architecture and engineering services to the health care and bioscience industries.
The new venture has recently signed with San Francisco General Hospital to provide on-going planning and design services for the hospital facility. AckerleyLDA will be responsible for providing sustainable interior and exterior design and field inspection services pursuant to the terms of the three-year, $1 million contract.
“Demand for quality design-build architectural services for health care projects is at an all time high,” says Tom Lee managing partner of AckerleyLDA, “and with a growing need for more efficient outpatient and emergency services, it’s critical in this downward economy to have predictable costs early in the design process which includes having contractors involved at the beginning of the project.”
“Our approach to design has always been from the inside out,” adds Charles Ackerley, Design Partner. “Buildings that provide welcoming and efficient environments benefit the patients, as well as the staff. As for facility upgrades, outdated buildings usually have much wasted space and cannot accommodate new technology. We incorporate sustainable design into all of our projects.”
The AckerleyLDA Architecture joint venture brings together over 80 years of combined expertise in the provision of award winning medical facilities planning and architectural services for clients that have included Kaiser Permanente, Stanford, CPMC, and UCSF.
Source: http://www.ldaarch.com/