We emphasize a holistic and participatory approach to planning and design based on the unique needs of each client and the selected site. This approach allows us to balance design expectations with technical requirements and budget constraints. The outcome is a project that affirms an organization’s mission, supports branding and identity goals and is a positive contribution to the surrounding community.
SUNY Upstate Medical University is a 366-bed teaching medical center located in downtown Syracuse. The vertical expansion of the East Wing of the Hospital will provide additional bed capacity and private patient rooms that meet today’s standards.
Norton Brownsboro Hospital is a five-story freestanding community hospital designed to expand to 127 beds.
The 37-bed tertiary care “children’s hospital within a hospital” includes a dedicated pediatric ED with its own entry and treatment zone; a pediatric surgical suite with two ORs and its own pre/post op and holding/recovery areas; and several PICU, med/surg and NICU beds.
Children’s National Medical Center’s (CNMC) Neonatology Program is ranked in the top 10 in the country according to U.S. News. The NICU is the region’s only Level III C, the highest distinction available by the American Academy of Pediatrics’ guidelines.
The 10-story Biomedical Research Building (BRB) includes two floors of vivarium space; seven floors of research laboratories, including Human Genomics, Stem Cells, Cardiac Research, a GMP Facility, and three Research Imaging Suites; and a penthouse housing mechanical systems.

The Rose M. Singer Center is an 800-bed women’s institution providing minimum, medium and maximum security housing for detainees and sentenced adolescents and adults. The facility features a central outdoor recreational courtyard surrounded by administrative areas, inmate program access and support service functions.
The solution was to design a new 259-bed total replacement facility for All Children’s Hospital and to literally design Bayfront’s obstetrics services into the new pediatric hospital – a unique approach to the hospital within a hospital concept.

A bridge connects the Outpatient Care Center to the hospital across the street to the north as well as a second bridge linking the MOB to the primary parking garage to the south.
The Institute is one of the nation’s 78 NIH-designated General Clinical Research Centers (GCRC). It is among the top six percent of all NIH-funded institutions across the nation.