Case Stories

The architects allowed the concept of efficient visitor access to guide the design process, incorporating detailed planning features that facilitate easy transitions from personal or medical vehicles into the facility. The nature of an emergency setting requires a surrounding built environment that reduces traffic congestion while achieving good aesthetics, stressing a need for good design from the parking lot to the elevator. Memorial Hermann’s original elevator design, a composition of off-white panels with a simple rail feature, lacked the elegance necessary to convey a high-end patient experience; a design goal the facility was aiming to achieve. In 2013, Construction Specialties (C/S) was consulted to provide an aesthetic rework of the elevator that was not only beautiful, but would exceed the industry’s durability standards as well.

Solution

Acrovyn Chameleon beveled-edge wall panels in Shaker Cherry were chosen to provide the warmth of rich wood. The panels are covered with .040” Acrovyn, ensuring high impact wall protection for years to come. For the handrail, C/S provided a combination of real wood material and seamlessly integrated stainless steel end caps, resulting in a refined, updated interior. The inside of the elevator cab emulates the luxuriance of the building’s interior design, blending brilliant visuals with high quality materials to provide a transit space that is both highly resilient and aesthetically pleasing.