The project team on this eight-year effort used a modified integrated-project-delivery method to control schedule and budget despite changing legislation, evolving workflow practices and a technological shift in the broader construction industry. Co-located in a single space, representatives from the owner, designers, contractor and 17 subcontractors worked as a collaborative team to reduce the amount of time needed for solving problems, according to project officials.
Built for the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), the $1.5-billion integrated hospital complex includes a 183-bed children’s hospital, women’s specialty hospital, cancer hospital and medical office building. Designers met the challenge of integrating three separate hospitals within the 878,000-sq-ft structure by incorporating shared support services and diagnostic treatment spaces arranged along a common spine to boost efficiency.