Canadian firm designs Caribbean oncology centre

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Archiseek / Canada / News / 2007 / March 29

Ground is expected to be broken early next month on a Canadian-designed national oncology centre on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Located just outside the capital of Port-of-Spain, the estimated $24 million (US) centre will host a variety of cancer treatment services, including radiation therapy, chemotherapy and four radiation bunkers that will be connected to the main hospital by a two-level covered walkway. Designed by Toronto’s Farrow Partnership Architects (FPA), the 71,000-square-foot, three-storey centre will function as a regional health resource for the Caribbean. The facility will also be linked with The University of The West Indies for education and training purposes. Construction managers are EllisDon. The project team includes mechanical/electrical engineering consultants Rybka Smith and Ginsler, structural engineering consultants Halsall and cost consultants Hanscomb Ltd. FPA said the overall site strategy is designed to stitch the new structure into the existing campus at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences complex.

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