UCLA Health - Encino Specialty Care & Radiology Center

Encino, CA

* IIDA 2024 Calibre Design Award Finalist - Healthcare

SWA Architects was selected to create this state-of-the-art outpatient specialty care & imaging center for UCLA Health. This 10,000 SF OSHPD-3 facility spans two floors of an existing office building in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Encino, CA. The UCLA Encino Center provides world-class care for allergy & immunology, cardiology, dermatology, digestive diseases, endocrinology, nephrology, pain management, pulmonology and sleep medicine, and rheumatology. In addition to the specialized imaging rooms, the facility also includes physician offices, reading rooms, a staff lounge, IT room, and the necessary mechanical and electrical service rooms required to support the center.

SWA was faced with several challenges brought on by existing site conditions, all of which needed to be addressed while the other floors remained in full operation. The building’s structural system required extensive reinforcement in order to accommodate the two (2) new MRIs, CT, and PET/CT systems - as well as a mammography center. The existing building's HVAC system was also upgraded to meet OSHPD-3 requirements for this new imaging center. Low floor-to-floor heights created very limited options for replacement duct-work to accommodate the newly upgraded HVAC system. Custom acoustical isolation assemblies were also designed and installed beneath the MRI suites to minimize sound/vibration transmission to the floors below during operation. SWA Architects and our design team were able to create a practical and viable solution which allowed the project to remain on schedule and within budget.

Size:  Approx. 10,000 sq. ft. (2nd & 3rd floors).