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Tulane Medical Center Lineal Accelerator

New Orleans, Louisiana

VergesRome Architects provided professional services to facilitate the installation of Tulane Medical Center’s new Lineal Accelerator. Lineal Accelerator technology for treatment of cancer allows the targeting of specific cancer cells so that destruction of healthy cells is minimized.

Philips, manufacturer of the Lineal Accelerator, performed the actual installation.

The new accelerator is installed in one of two concrete radiology vaults that flooded after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, destroying all the existing radiology equipment contained within. The project scope entailed renovation of the concrete vault to accept the new equipment, now protected from future flood events by the flood-proofing performed as part of VergesRome Architects’ prior hurricane recovery and mitigation project.

Tulane Medical Center

New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane Medical Center (TMC), the teaching hospital for Tulane University, sustained heavy wind, water intrusion and flood damage from Hurricane Katrina in 2005, resulting in extended loss of environmental controls and complete destruction of the entire first floor of the facility – a shutdown that created a critical gap in the area’s healthcare infrastructure.

Priority was a speedy rehabilitation and rebuild of the Primary Care Clinic that enabled TMC to provide medical treatment and care for emergency personnel and first responders working on disaster recovery. VRA, in association with Houston-based PageSoutherlandPage (PSP), facilitated emergency repairs, remediation and mitigation necessary to restore the complex to full operation and lessen damage from future storm events.

A Damage Assessment Report defined a scope of work and assessed damage and status of all architectural, mechanical, and electrical systems in approximately 483,000SF of interior space. The first floor, approximately 90,000SF, was redesigned to include new foodservice areas; public and faculty dining areas; outpatient services; re-designed Central Sterile, Pharmacy, Morgue and Central Supply components; Lobby; Lounge; and commercial-use areas. VRA/ PSP also designed and engineered the complete dry flood-proofing of the Central Plant, over 10,000SF in area, protecting from flooding up to six feet in depth.

White Fence Farms

Tallahassee, Florida

VergesRome Architects teamed with the developers at St. Joe Land Company, and MSI Landscape Architects of Ohio, to develop a master plan and residential design guidelines for a sustainable rural farmstead community located near Tallahassee, Florida. The natural characteristics of the site, which includes protected wetlands, open pasture, gently rolling meadowland and heavily wooded landscapes, were carefully considered in planning for the community and each individual farmstead homesite.

Envisioned as a modern farming community embracing sustainable practices from farmstead site planning to crops and cultivation, the wide-open spaces along roads typical to a working farm community were maintained, and as much of the natural topography and vegetation protected as possible.  Wetland buffers on many farmstead sites protect water quality throughout the community, and setbacks preserve the feeling of open farmland while minimizing the impacts, both visual and ecological, of building in the unique natural environment.

Louisiana Capitol Park Welcome Center Parking Garage

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The Louisiana Capitol Park Welcome Center Garage, completed in 2007 at a cost of $8.4 Million, is designed to hold 340 cars. Kessels Diboll Kessels was Prime Architect for this project that is situated on the square bounded by Lafayette Street, North Street, and River Road. The structure is located adjacent to the recently completed Louisiana State Visitors’ Center and provides supplemental parking for State Employees.

Complementing the Louisiana State Capitol Building and other State Buildings that make up the Capitol Park, the design of the Welcome Center Parking Garage respects the Art Deco style of those buildings and incorporates style elements from those famous and familiar landmarks.

Louisiana Capitol Park Lasalle and Galvez Parking Garages

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The architectural firm, Kessels Diboll Kessels (KDK), acquired by VergesRome, designed numerous multi-story parking structures in south Louisiana. Architect Tony Taffaro Sr., now part of the VergesRome team, brings extensive experience in designing parking structures that are not only safe, functional, and provide the needed parking capacity, but are also respectful of the architectural scale and style of the adjacent facilities.

The two parking structures at Louisiana Capitol Park provide nearly 4,000 parking spaces for workers and visitors to the State Capitol and other nearby government buildings. Both garages were designed to complement the Art Deco style of the State Capitol Building and the other adjacent State buildings.

The Galvez Garage contains 10,000 sf of Farmer’s Market and retail spaces on the first floor, and the first floor of the LaSalle Garage offers an 8,000 sf YMCA facility plus 2,000 sf of retail space, providing a mix of uses and activities for pedestrians.

400 Royal Street Courthouse Interiors

New Orleans, Louisiana

In 1997, Steven H. Rome was retained by the Governor’s Advisory Board and the Louisiana Supreme Court to assist in determining the most feasible location for Louisiana’s highest court to call home–after fifteen years of governmental indecision on the issue. Historical documents were accumulated to create a booklet that was presented to the legislative assembly as an impartial recommendation to keep the Supreme Court in New Orleans and return it to its former home and original splendor at the historic Beaux Arts courthouse at 400 Royal Street.

In 2004, under a separate Phase, VRA developed and implemented the Interiors, Furniture, and Furnishings Program for multiple End Users including Supreme Court of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Law Library of Louisiana, Judicial Administrator’s Office, and Attorney General’s New Orleans office, all of which relocated to 400 Royal Street upon completion of the 200,000 SF, $32 Million renovation.

The Investment Group

Houma, Louisiana

This 1968 Mid-Century Modern classic underwent complete renovation to restore its original character and accommodate new executive offices for a global financial firm.

Returning to the original open plan that combines a concrete waffle ceiling slab, perimeter glass storefronts, skylights above a center court, and rear utility zone, the new design solves several compromises in the building’s image and function after three decades of use. Primary programmatic solutions such as repositioning the entrance to face the main street and locating the conference space at the center court to capitalize on the skylights help anchor the planning strategy. Demising office partitions that correlate with the waffle slab and create a 10-foot datum with solid panels extended with glass allow the ceiling to ‘float’ above.

The renovation earned an Award of Merit from the American Institute of Architects Louisiana Chapter in 2005. The awards jury noted that the project is “simple and direct with a creative orientation in plan” that “carefully analyzed the existing structure and exploited all the elements found.”

5th Circuit Court of Appeal

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

VRA designed a 40,000SF courthouse located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The three-story facility incorporates grade level parking with two floors above for judicial functions.

The facility contains two courtrooms, the Clerk of Court and administrative offices, and outdoor courtyard spaces. Individual suites accommodating each of ten judges, as well as conference rooms and dining room, are located on the third floor, with extensive glazing offering sweeping views of the Mississippi River and the New Orleans city skyline.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal Court House earned an AIA Committee on Architecture for Justice Design Award, as well as being featured in Retrospective of Courthouse Design, 1999-2001, published by the National Center for State Courts. The facility was also honored with a People’s Choice Award sponsored by a New Orleans weekly newspaper.

Baldone-Reina Dermatology Office Building

Covington, Louisiana

The design for this 6,000 square foot state-of-the-art dermatological medical office building with clinical spa facilities, located on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain, adheres to strict design criteria established by the Lakeview Regional Medical Center Office Park.

Contrasting with the building’s gently pitched, shingled roof and transomed windows, the wraparound entry with fixed glazing and matching doors frames an open, light-filled reception/waiting area.

A stand of trees on the property, set back from the clinic building, is retained for privacy and the scenic view, while also serving as a buffer between clinic/parking and the residential area beyond.

VergesRome Architects designed custom casework to fulfill the operational requirements of the doctors, nurses, and staff, and selected the furnishings for the reception and waiting area.

Delgado Student Life Center

New Orleans, Louisiana

VRA has completed several projects for the Delgado Community College’s City Park campus. A notable project is the Student Life Center, completed in 2001 at a cost of $5 Million.

The two-story, 43,000 square foot facility centralized all student activities that had previously been scattered throughout the campus. A spacious Food Court occupies the first floor, and the second level contains meeting facilities, with rooms that can be adapted for various functions.

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Tulane Medical Center Lineal Accelerator

Tulane Medical Center

White Fence Farms

Louisiana Capitol Park Welcome Center Parking Garage

Louisiana Capitol Park Lasalle and Galvez Parking Garages

400 Royal Street Courthouse Interiors

The Investment Group

5th Circuit Court of Appeal

Baldone-Reina Dermatology Office Building

Delgado Student Life Center