Animal Specialty Center
Address:
9 Odell Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701Clients:
VCA Animal Hospitals
12401 West Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064Architect:
Pallante Design Associates
21 Fulton Street
Newark, NJ 07102Project Size:
16,000 SFConstruction Cost:
$6.5 Million
The project consisted of the design of a new, out of the ground, state of the art, full service veterinary hospital with advanced treatment capabilities.
The facility is a one story, slab on grade structure of approximately 16,000 square feet. The center includes nine exam rooms, two ophthalmic exam rooms, an endoscopy room, a cardiology exam room, four operating rooms, a linear accelerator, a chemotherapy treatment room, a hydrotherapy treatment area, an exotic animal ward, a feline ward, an intern care ward, an emergency department, an imaging center with x-ray, fluoroscopy, ultra sound, CAT scan and docking station for a mobile MRI unit. In addition, the project included the design of all support areas, food prep, storage, laundry, etc., as well as a public waiting room and administrative and staff areas.
CE provided full HVAC, electrical, plumbing and fire protection services for the facility including coordinating the utility services for the new building. The design criteria included specific control of temperature, humidity and pressurization relationships between spaces as listed in the “Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals”.
Dedicated rooftop units were provided for exam rooms, hydrotherapy, surgery and treatment areas, with economizer, hot gas reheat and power exhaust. Medical gas and vacuum distribution systems were provided throughout the facility. A gas fired emergency generator was provided to supply the life safety and critical power requirements of the facility.