Earl Swensson & Associates Specifies Bianco Assoluto Polished Laminam by Crossville for 24 Bathrooms in Delray Medical Center Patient Tower Project
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he New Patient Tower at the Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, FL is a comprehensive addition to the existing community hospital that involved extensive renovations to established patient rooms and support spaces. M. J. Harris Construction Services, LLC, Birmingham, AL was general contractor on the project. The new facility multiplied capacity with 96 new private rooms and two hybrid operating rooms as well as a Registration Services Center. On the top of the tower, the general contractor constructed a new helipad with direct access to the Emergency Department. Along with the tower expansion, M. J. Harris transformed 96 existing semi-private rooms into single patient rooms in a multiple-phase renovation process that ensured minimal disruptions to patients, staff, and the public.
Architect on the project was Earl Swensson & Associates, Nashville, TN. The Nashville Business Journal ranked them as the largest architectural firm in Nashville. There were 24 bathrooms on the project where Laminam by Crossville was specified by the architectural firm. Tile contractor for the bathrooms was Professional Flooring Contractors, Coral Springs, FL. More than 5,000 sq/ft of Bianco Assoluto Polished 5.6 mm Laminam by Crossville was specified and installed in 24 private bathrooms. According to Tom Moore, partner at Professional Flooring Contractors, “Each section of Laminam is1meter by 3 meters. We could not bring that into the elevators so we had to premeasure all the bathrooms, and cut the tile to size before we brought