MUHC Redevelopment Design Phase is Underway

The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is pleased to announce the launch of the design phase for its Redevelopment Project at the Glen and Mountain campuses. “We are especially proud to be working with prestigious Quebec architectural firms to conceive modern facilities that will reflect the latest developments in hospital design, comments Yanaï Elbaz, MUHC Associate Director General, Redevelopment, Planning and Real Estate Management.”

Two consortia, Groupe immobilier santé McGill and Partenariat CUSM, have passed the qualification stage to develop detailed proposals for the Glen campus public-private partnership (PPP). Both consortia comprise distinguished architects that will augment the MUHC’s Master Architects’ Quebec expertise with broad international experience.

Groupe immobilier santé McGill, led by SNC Lavalin and Innisfree Limited, has secured the architectural services of IBI Group, HDR Architecture Canada Inc., NFOE et associés architectes, and Yelle Maillé architectes associés. IBI Group, a leader in hospital and research centres design, has recently inaugurated the BC Cancer Research Centre and the Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, two new pavilions of the Vancouver General Hospital. The design of both centres encourages medical breakthroughs by placing clinical activities, teaching and research under the same roof.

Partenariat CUSM, led by John Laing Investments and Obrascon Huarte Lain, will draw on the skills of architectural firms HKS and Groupe Arcop. HKS, with over 1,000 hospital projects to its credit, is recognized internationally as the leading architectural design firm in the healthcare field. The C.S. Mott Children’s and Women Hospital in Michigan was designed by HKS as a LEED-certified, 358-bed, state-of-the-art university hospital centre. The patient-centric design of that institution was conceived to provide space for patients’ families (lounge, kitchen, laundry room, etc.) and to create an inviting atmosphere for pediatric and adult female patients.

The MUHC’s master architectural team has now launched the design project for the two future healthcare campuses. “The MUHC Redevelopment Project is a unique opportunity to develop new hospital models in Quebec that meet the needs of the 21st century,” said Louis Lemay, Master Architect and President, Les architectes Lemay et associés. “The combined experience and skill sets of the master architects will ensure that we design hospitals to accommodate research and teaching alongside patient care, and which are flexible enough to incorporate new medical technologies as they become available.”

The master architectural team has an impressive history in designing large hospital, research and teaching facilities, including: Centre hospitalier Pierre-LeGardeur, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Sherbrooke (Hôtel-Dieu), Cité de la santé de Laval, École polytechnique de Montréal (LEED Gold certified) as well as the Marcelle-Coutu and Jean-Coutu wings of Université de Montréal.