Diamond and Schmitt Architects (DSAI) and multidisciplinary design firm
DIALOG will be planning St. Michael's Hospital's next big expansion and renovation.
In a system that the
Ontario government describes as transferring "risks associated with the design, construction and financing of complex hospital projects," the two firms will come up with the planning, design and compliance documents that will lead to a request for proposals from consortia of builders and architects.
Matt Smith, the
Diamond and Schmitt architect who led the design of St. Mike's new
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, is heading the project.
"It's basically an addition and renovations to St Michael's Hospital as part of an overall redevelopment process," he says. "Some old buildings they need to move people out of and update some of their space."
The project will ultimately include a 17-storey tower, the renovation of 150,000 square feet of the current hospital, and the expansion of the emergency department, which has become city's busiest, seeing more than 70,000 patients a year.
The plan will be complete in about 12 months. By taking on this role, DSAI have removed themselves from the eventual design competition that will result from this planning process.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Matt Smith
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