Category: Healthcare

Total Dermatology

Business Interiors is proud to have provided comprehensive wall solutions for Total Dermatology during the substantial expansion of their downtown Birmingham location. This 25,000 sq ft, two-floor project was part of the continued historical renovation of the Woodward Building. Birmingham firm CCR Architecture and Interiors led the project design, with Rives Construction serving as the general contractor.

Precision Scope and Acoustic Priority

The primary challenge was maintaining privacy within the clinical setting. Specifically, client confidentiality was crucial, making soundproofing a vital factor. Falkbuilt effectively addressed this issue by integrating insulation into the solid walls to enhance acoustic performance. As a result, the walls achieved STC ratings of up to STC 53, effectively minimizing sound transfer between rooms.

Business Interiors provided the full Falkbuilt wall solution, totaling 2,906 lineal feet across two floors. The scope included walls for key areas: the lobby, exam rooms, waiting rooms, procedure rooms, conference rooms, offices, restrooms, kitchen, bar, and storage rooms.

Architectural Versatility

BI’s Architectural Product division collaborated closely with CCR on the project’s design development. We offered 3-D virtual walkthroughs of the space, along with plans, elevations, finish options, and renderings prior to finalizing the design. The project clearly highlights the versatility of Falkbuilt’s robust solutions, which included a diverse range of materials and functions:

  • Wall Types: The installation featured solid walls, glass walls, glass transoms, curved glass transoms, curved stacked solid walls, graphic laminated glass, and an operable wall.

  • Door Types: We included pivot and sliding doors, glass and wood doors, lever set and bar pull hardware, and access control hardware.

  • Cladding: Finishes utilized 3D laminate, woodgrain laminate, back painted glass, custom graphic glass, and fabric cladding.

Integrated Millwork

Falkbuilt solutions were successfully used for all custom millwork throughout the facility. This provided seamless integration and consistency. The millwork scope covered all custom cabinetry, including exam rooms, procedure rooms, nurse stations, kitchen cabinets, bar cabinets, work areas, storage, and wardrobe cabinets, as well as all solid surfaces.

Total Dermatology offers a variety of specialized dermatological services, including medical, surgical, and cosmetic treatments. Their full-service spa, Total on 1st, is also located in the downtown Woodward Building. It provides a range of spa and medical-grade skincare services, further establishing the Woodward Building as a comprehensive wellness hub.

 

Photography by: Liesa Cole

UAB Medical West Hospital

UAB Medical West’s new $400 million hospital officially opened in August of 2024. In addition to the 412,000-square-foot, nine-story hospital, the campus also houses a 127,000-square-foot, seven-story medical office building.

Located in McCalla, Alabama, and serving the Birmingham-area rural communities, the facility replaced an existing hospital originally built in the 1960’s. The new 200-bed hospital features a robotic surgical and endoscopy suite, state-of-the-art imaging technology, cardiac services, more intensive care beds, and a 30-room emergency department.

Architecture firms HKS and Birmingham’s KPS Group collaborated on the project, with the goals to provide technologically advanced care environments for the local community while also staying true to the local Southern landscape and honoring the hospitality of Alabama’s residents. The campus design reflects the surrounding natural environment, aiming to create a more soothing atmosphere for patients, visitors, and staff.

Business Interiors is proud to have provided full solutions for the entire project, both for the hospital and the medical office building. BI’s scope included the main lobby, dining center, ER waiting and patient bays, staff offices and conference rooms, gift shop, lab, pharmacy, café, chapel, hospital patient rooms, behavioral health suite, and all waiting areas in the nine-story hospital, as well as all the executive offices and boardroom, break rooms, file rooms, training rooms, workstations, and clinic spaces with waiting and exam rooms in the five-story MOB.

 

Photography by: Tom Harris

Secure Medical Facility

Business Interiors is proud to have worked on a recent renovation of a secure medical facility located in west-central Alabama. The facility, which first opened in 1981, cares for individuals in Alabama’s court system. These individuals suffer from a mental impairment or cognitive disability and cannot fully participate in the court process.

The facility underwent its first renovation in more than forty years. It moved from an environment that reflected the cold, harsh aspects of a security-first building to one of treatment and care for the in-house population. As the director put it, “This is a hospital, not a jail.”

Business Interiors joined TRO Jung | Brannen, the architecture firm, and Design Innovations, the interior design firm, on the project as the furnishings consultant. We were invited to participate on this team due, in large part, to our experience with other behavioral health facilities.

The project scope includes a new two-story facility expansion as well as the renovation of the existing facility. This new design will house full-time patient care and administrative spaces. Phase 1 of the project was completed in July 2024, with Phase 2 scheduled for completion in early 2025.

 

Project Photography by Art Meripol

Ascension St. Vincent’s Freestanding Emergency Department

Ascension St. Vincent’s recently opened its first freestanding emergency department (FED) in Trussville, Alabama. The BI team was involved in this project from the start, working alongside the architecture firm Birchfield Penuel Architects.

The 12,500-square-foot facility provides life-saving, 24/7 emergency care. Cardiovascular, surgical, transplant, neuro, stroke, and orthopedic specialists staff the workplace.

The Business Interiors team’s project scope included the lobby, twelve treatment rooms, two triage rooms, nurse stations, lab, imaging, closed offices, and break rooms. The FED provides ease of access to the local community and offers a central point of care outside of the main hospital.

 

Photography by: Rob Culpepper