Master planned by the Chicago office of RTKL, the phase one of the project features the Great Lakes Cancer Institute, a 30,000 square feet, free-standing comprehensive cancer center; and the Clarkston Medical Building, 132,000 square feet medical office building; as well as a five-acre Garden of Healing and Renewal.
The Clarkston Medical Building, completed under Phase I, also includes a 24-hour urgent care center, an outpatient surgical center, a sleep center and a sports therapy facility that’s open to the public. The main hospital will be built as phase II of the plan; phase III will include construction of a heart center, affiliated health science buildings and a possible hospital expansion.
In the first phase, the $15 million Great Lakes Cancer Institute integrates clinical cancer research conducted at Michigan State University with McLaren cancer specialists to deliver diagnostic and treatment capabilities typically found only in major university medical centers. The first floor houses hospital-based services, like a clinic and a high-dose radiation room, while the second consists of two private practice oncology suites.
The architecture of the Great Lakes Cancer Institute helps connect to this environment through a two-story atrium with a floor-to-ceiling glass wall that fills the public spaces with natural light. On the second floor, private and semi-private infusion rooms provide views to the healing garden.
These projects are all part of a 74-acre village that applies urban planning concepts to create a mixed-use development with eight healthcare facilities and several retail/office components, totaling 1.2 million square feet.
