As a major innovator in the field of cardiovascular care, the client required a dramatic increase in the facilities available for both surgical procedures and post-operative care, specifically intensive care units. This vast medical organization encompasses outpatient clinics, a hospital, physicians' educational facilities, and research facilities, housed in numerous buildings. The new structure was planned in the form of an addition to the existing hospital, creating the need for the addition to complement the existing structure.

The facility was designed with an emphasis on state-of-the-art cardiovascular care, which is

evident in the unusually high percentage of intensive care beds.

The intensive care units were brought out to the perimeter of the building, where natural light is available. Each surgery is outfitted with a blood conditioning system to monitor patients, and aid in reducing trauma. The various monitoring systems are enclosed in pedestals, to allow staff to circulate efficiently. In addition, an experimental surgery housing an Argon Laser was designed to aid in the research and development of this state-of-the-art tool.