The Methodist Hospital North Campus Expansion is the first step in the replacement of major elements of the Methodist Hospital on its existing urban site in the Texas Medical Center.
Completed in two phases, Phase I involves the design of a new diagnostic treatment space for the hospital’s premier centers of excellence in Neurology and Cardiology and a new Emergency Department, which will facilitate important adjacencies to the new centers. Phase I will also create patient space to support 280 acute and intensive care beds and is designed to accommodate plans for future expansion in Phase II. Additional design enhancements include a welcoming front door that leads to a large public atrium with carefully planned wayfinding that enables clear and easy circulation through the new complex. The design links major public spaces and maximizes access to natural light.
The project aims to create a building that reads as complete after Phase I, while still easily accommodating future expansion needs. This expansion will dramatically change the Methodist Hospital by architecturally coordinating it with that of the adjacent Research Institute (also designed by KPF), thus transforming the presence of the campus on Bertner Avenue.
