Northwest community hospital

 An eight-story, 225,000-square-foot addition to the hospital, with an 11,000-square-foot lobby, an emergency department, intensive care, private patient rooms, and medical/surgical and perinatal units.

 The architects sought to enhance both the safety and privacy of patients while standardizing rooms for ease of care. The triangular form of the tower—whose sharp tip stands in counterpoint to the hospital's International Style campus—shortens travel distances for staff. To boost efficiency and flexibility, each room is a standard size, with a consistent layout, and is equipped to serve intensive-care patients and regular medical patients, depending on need. All patient rooms in the addition are private; staff pausing to wash their hands at sinks outside the rooms can see patients through windows without disrupting them. Patient rooms feature full-height windows, as do the ends of corridors, and each floor has a disabled-accessible balcony. Wood ceilings and millwork contribute to natural feel of the interior