
Cooks Hospital Announces Expansion
#52
Posted 16 January 2021 - 10:12 AM
It is amazing how this complex has grown over the years.
#53
Posted 16 January 2021 - 10:34 AM
#54
Posted 16 January 2021 - 11:54 AM
Austin, I know you have been doing your research, but I can verify that you are correct about their land acquisition.
#55
Posted 18 February 2021 - 02:48 PM
I've heard the Dodson expansion will be 7 floors.
#56
Posted 19 February 2021 - 01:39 PM
Are there height restrictions in the medical district?
#57
Posted 19 February 2021 - 03:33 PM
Yes, there are height restrictions in the Near Southside. Most of the area is limited to 6 stories, but can go up to 10 stories by meeting certain criteria without seeking a variance. Variances can be applied for and granted by the Urban Design Commission. The Design Standards and Guidelines do not apply to Cook Children's Hospital. They asked to be removed from the district and were granted that exemption. They may build anything they wish and they do not have to have their projects reviewed by a design review commission, unless they are violating the city's general zoning requirements.
#58
Posted 19 February 2021 - 03:39 PM
I believe Justin Tower had to get a variance.
#59
Posted 19 February 2021 - 04:49 PM
The variance was to go from 10 to 14 stories in the future. However, they needed it anyway because the 10 story portion they are currently building is taller than 120 feet. With the variance granted, they don't have to go back and get one for expanding to 14 stories.
#60
Posted 10 March 2021 - 10:05 PM
Here is an elevation shown before today's zoning commission. The building reads more like 8 floors than 7.
#61
Posted 17 March 2021 - 09:14 PM
Looks like Dodson expansion will be 134 ft tall and use a 195 ft tower crane
#62
Posted 18 March 2021 - 09:33 AM
#63
Posted 19 March 2021 - 07:52 AM
Interesting from a total height standpoint. I'm no expert on FAA stats, but I'm guessing the 644-ft. "site elevation" means above sea level. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Atop that is the 134-foot height of the proposed structure. Which means this tower will be fairly visible from a distance.
#64
Posted 19 March 2021 - 08:00 AM
Yes, the 644-ft. "site elevation" is the elevation of the finish floor above sea level. The height of the proposed structure is 134 feet, giving an elevation of the top of the building 778 feet above sea level.
#65
Posted 19 March 2021 - 10:48 AM
Wow! That's pretty high. So, if the roughly eight-story structure is 134 feet, then the equivalent of a 778-ft height is a 46-story building. That's taller than Burnett Plaza (a 40-story building, 567 feet tall). Relative to sea level, of course.
#66
Posted 19 March 2021 - 10:56 AM
#67
Posted 19 March 2021 - 12:36 PM
Austin, I don't think that is the case. I have the South Tower at 120 feet, and it is taller than the main building. 134 feet will put it at visually one floor taller than the South Tower.
#68
Posted 16 April 2021 - 08:13 PM
From David M. Schwarz Architects Newsletter Vol. 40.
The exterior façade construction documents are nearly complete and site excavation next to Existing Dodson has begun. Construction is expected to be completed during the beginning of 2023.
A bit older info from Vol. 37 and Vol. 38 but still interesting....
#69
Posted 19 April 2021 - 12:19 PM
Looks like Dodson expansion will be 134 ft tall and use a 195 ft tower crane
Given that the new Harris tower is 253' tall, this will be quite a bit shorter at 134'.
Also, I was surprised to read that Cook Hospital is not subject to the NSS design guidelines (had heard murmurs that maybe the hospitals were all exempt somehow).
So that means this (previous post) garage design was done without their having any requirement to do something like that?
It seems like a textbook example of garage design designed to visually screen the parking and fit in.
Would love to know premium such a design costs vs a more typical, utilitarian exterior parking design (assuming identical in size).
#70
Posted 19 April 2021 - 12:37 PM
Urbndwlr, the new tower at Harris Methodist is only 153 feet tall when partially completed at 10 stories. Usually, the first floor is given an elevation of 100'-0", and that is the case here. All of the floors are then measured off of that datum.
As for the Near Southside Design Standards and Guidelines, only Cook Children's Hospital is exempt from them. They asked to be carved out of the boundaries. All of the other hospitals have to comply with those guidelines. The new garage was designed without them being required to disguise it and make it fit into their campus. However, you do have to consider their design architect and master planner. It is David Schwarz. I doubt that he would do anything on the campus that didn't fit in, or a garage that didn't have a facade on it to disguise that it was a parking garage. Regarding the price, I'm not a cost estimator, so I wouldn't know how much of a premium a quality design vs. a utilitarian design would run.
#71
Posted 19 April 2021 - 09:46 PM
Great find!
#73
Posted 08 May 2021 - 05:01 PM
Is the drive through going to be on 8th or Cooper?
#74
Posted 08 May 2021 - 05:03 PM
I saw it going up on the way to the Downtown Walking Tour this morning. I was going to post it, but I had some errands to run. As soon as I arrived home from my errands, I received an invitation to go do something else. I'm home now and I guessed that Austin would have already posted it.
#75
Posted 11 July 2021 - 11:29 AM
Since I have no involvement with Cook Children's Hospital except for their construction impact on Thistle Hill, I can't exactly say how their contracts with their architects are structured. I have worked on a couple of projects in Sundance Square with David M. Schwarz, but those were much smaller projects. Schwarz designed the exterior of these tenant spaces and we were left to do the interiors on our own. HKS is the architect of record for the project, overall. I would imagine that the interior design is supposed to match the existing, but I do not know if Schwarz has major, minor, or no influence on the interiors.
Nitixope, since you are very knowledgeable about construction, I'm sure you are aware that the TDLR's line for "Design Firm Name" is very generic and is usually applied for the architect that signs the drawings. Schwarz could have designed the interior, but HKS is the Architect of Record, so they would be producing the drawings and signing them for construction.
#76
Posted 11 July 2021 - 01:00 PM
Schwarz is the darling of a powerful local group. I think that Schwarz influence upon FW has reached saturation and I have had enough of it personally. Schwarz has taken FW architectural pieces and used them in other cities. I don't know if this is industry standards or lack of imagination.
I am very happy that the museums did not choose Schwarz for their projects.
#77
Posted 11 July 2021 - 01:12 PM
Nitixope, all I know is that Schwarz is the Master Planner of the Cook Children's Hospital. How far that contract goes, I do not know. All of this depends on the Board of Directors of the hospital and what they have written into their contracts with the architects involved in the campus.
#78
Posted 11 July 2021 - 03:35 PM
I have been in several buildings on Cook campus and to be honest, was not really that impressed with the design. There of course is an element of kid-friendliness with calming colors and graphics but it felt pretty basic. Not quite as dated and tired as Harris Methodist but felt like "let's slap some lavender paint on it and call it good" design. Interior design has come a long way in the last 30-years, so I'm excited to see what the Dodson Expansion brings as far as if the design standards have changed or "match existing."
Completely random question: does anybody else think those big plastic patient transport carts at Harris are some of the ugliest and most undignified things ever created? Have you seen these used anywhere else?
(typical)
#79
Posted 22 July 2021 - 06:57 PM
#80
Posted 19 August 2021 - 09:20 PM
Columns are being poured on the second floor of the Dodson Building. Excavation has started on the parking garage. I'm sorry that I don't have pictures, but I was driving.
#81
Posted 11 September 2021 - 10:26 PM
Looks like Dodson expansion will be 134 ft tall and use a 195 ft tower crane
Is this it? Very impressive blue lights, I guess I never noticed how bright these were. I was driving in from the westside of town, and it felt like this tower crane was 1000' tall. (Sorry, this photo is horrible, I didn't have time to exit and drive by up close but snapped this while driving by on the freeway.)
#82
Posted 11 September 2021 - 11:07 PM
Yes, that is the crane for the Dodson Expansion. I noticed the blue lights on it shortly after the crane was erected.
#84
Posted 16 October 2021 - 03:44 PM
1/2 more floors to go + rooftop elements.
#85
Posted 28 November 2021 - 07:09 PM
The concrete frame has been topped out and now the first installation of the rooftop elements has started. This is an overall view showing Thistle Hill, the earlier portion of the Dodson Clinic, and the expansion on the right. In the foreground, the parking garage will rise.
cooks-const-11-28-2021 by jtrobert, on Flickr
#86
Posted 06 December 2021 - 05:04 PM
Posted by Dunaway on Linked In a few days ago:
"Congratulations to Cook Children's Health Care System on the topping out of the CCMC Dodson Expansion! The CCMC Dodson Expansion project consists of roughly 240,000 square feet of additional medical office space located directly to the west of the existing Dodson Specialty Clinic. The Dodson Specialty Clinic, which opened in 2012, houses nearly all of Cook’s outpatient clinics, doctors’ offices, and a six-operating room ambulatory surgery and imaging center.
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#87
Posted 21 December 2021 - 10:55 PM
I had to stop by Cook Children's this evening and was pleasantly suprised by the Christmas lights on display. My shaky camera phone photos do no justice (per usual, I did a slow / careful drive-by) but if you have a few minutes, it is well worth checking out on-foot. My contact in the hospital instructed me to wait just past the main entrance valet over by those cars for about 10 minutes, so I had a perfect spot to pass the time. It would appear there are crowd control barriers ready to be used and that loading zone by the valet is actually for picking up discharged patients and medicine but your best bet to respect the hospital operations is to park either in the (free) garage or down the block or two south by the urgent care I think there's some on-street parking, that way you can spend a few minutes walking around the front lawn not worrying about blocking traffic. I only saw about 20 people and 10-15 cars and that was still early evening so no crazy lines which was also nice.
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#88
Posted 22 December 2021 - 08:45 AM
There are also sporadic free on-street spaces west of 8th Ave., if you know where to find them. My friend Kalleen suggested that I go by there to take a look, but I haven't done it. We were also supposed to go looking at Christmas lights within the last two weeks, but that hasn't happened, either. I have been somewhat busy at work, but I'm getting caught up. She has been working late every evening.
#89
Posted 16 April 2022 - 04:06 PM
Dodson update:
#91
Posted 18 November 2022 - 08:43 AM
#92
Posted 07 February 2023 - 04:59 PM
I'm assuming this is a sports facility sponsored by Cook Children's and not an actual medical facility.
#93
Posted 07 February 2023 - 05:29 PM
#94
Posted 07 February 2023 - 05:38 PM
#95
Posted 07 February 2023 - 06:08 PM
#96
Posted 14 February 2023 - 04:45 PM
The first one is the new logo. Yes, the font changed, but there are a few more differences. The blue roof triangles are much more stylized with the lighter blue line and darker blue dots on top. The green text is completely eliminated.
#97
Posted 09 March 2023 - 10:12 PM
Curious if this is a restaurant for food service location going into Dodson?
https://www.tdlr.tex.../TABS2023013721
#100
Posted 13 March 2024 - 05:50 PM
Surely that isn't $34 million of work?
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