The OHSU campus is located on a hilltop with several ridges
and complex topography. It is truly a 3-dimensional campus with the main
street of the hospital at the 9th-floor level. With limited land
available for the expansion of the hospital, a site was created by
relocating a road. The new facility serves as a circulation link between
the existing hospital, the existing School of Medicine and research
buildings and the aerial tram from the South Waterfront. The Peter O.
Kohler Pavilion is a significant building for the campus and is visible
from downtown and several bridges across the river.
The facility consists of 11 floors housing 335,000 square feet and
contains 26 ICU beds, 60 medical/surgical beds, eight ORs, radiation
therapy, the Center for Women's Health clinic, an imaging center and
ancillary support services. In addition, a 456-car parking structure and
an elevated roadway are part of the project. A key feature of the
building is a terrace-level series of healing and meditative gardens
including a healing herbal garden.
This project was done in association with Petersen Kolberg &
Associates who were responsible for the tenant improvement in the
building.