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SWA Group acted as consultant to the architect on the development of a long-range master plan for the expansion of this existing hospital as well as landscape design and development for the 220,000 square foot phase one addition. The hospital facility’s design includes streetscape, a major entry drive and plaza, and on structure gardens with fountains adjacent to the new maternity and surgical wards; therapeutic gardens with wheelchair-accessible raised planting beds; and a park adjacent to the Emergency Room area. SWA continues to provide landscape architectural services for new projects.
Kelsey Seybold Clinic Medical Center
Formed with the philosophy of providing excellent and convenient health care Kelsey Seybold Clinics were historically a series of small facilities located throughout Southeast Texas. However, Kelsey Seybold was lacking a clinical presence in the Texas Medical Center area of Houston and was in need of a main campus that could house their varied health care reso...
Palo Alto Medical Center
The Palo Alto Medical Center is an expansion of an active medical building on a site surrounded by office uses. SWA’s goal was to compose new pockets of open space between buildings and provide a contiguous landscape for patients, visitors and physicians. The landscape layout includes a plaza, healing garden and a corridor garden. A new central walkway provide...
Sun City Tower Kobe
Kobe has a unique geographical context in Japan, with breathtaking views both inland to Mt. Rokko and to the broad expanse of Osaka Bay to the south. The landscape design of Sun City Tower Kobe, a landmark senior community in this newly developed city district, celebrates this environment. The tower is tucked into the northwest corner of the site, setting it a...
Sun City Tachikawa Showa Kinen Koen
Sun City Showa Kinen Koen takes its name from the beloved Koen National Park that borders the development to the east and south. Built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Emperor Showa’s reign, the park offers an ideal setting for Half Century More’s flagship continuum-of-care retirement community, with 518 independent living units and 82 nursin...