Ground is Broken on the
Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center.
New York, NY - August, 2006
OhOn August 2nd,
ground was broken on the new Rockland Children’s Psychiatric
Center (RCPC), a 56-bed treatment facility designed by Urbahn Architects
for the Dormitory Authority, State of New York and New York State Office
of Mental Health. The $36 million, 104,000 square foot facility is
being built on a six-acre site on the Rockland Psychiatric Center campus
in Orangeburg, NY, south of the main building.
The new building will serve an adolescent age population from 11 to
17. It will house 56 inpatients and include educational and clinical
facilities to support their treatment. The project will include a number
of outdoor programmed spaces for recreational and therapeutic functions.
The new RCPC will support the latest approaches in the treatment and
care of adolescent psychiatric patients, with an emphasis on interaction
with parents and family members. To encourage family participation,
an existing chapel building will be incorporated into the facility
as the Family Hospitality Center and include two apartments for patients’ families.
The design of the facility, as a low-rise cluster of buildings around
central neighborhood, will provide a residential-like setting in keeping
with the facility’s mission.
The building is being designed as a green building and will meet New
York State’s Executive Order 111 for sustainability. By using
an integrated approach, the team has targeted 34 potential LEED credits,
well above the 26 needed for a LEED Certified building.
"New York State continues to lead the nation in providing cutting
edge mental health care to children, adolescents and their families," said
OMH Commissioner Sharon E. Carpinello, RN, PhD. "The new Rockland
Children's Psychiatric Center building will provide a modern therapeutic
environment that will support the provision of high quality, effective
clinical treatment, and support the recovery of children and their
families. New York State is truly working to achieve the promise for
our children and families, and to ensure that families have the tools
they need to succeed in helping their children grow into strong and
resilient adults."
The building is scheduled to be completed by December, 2008 and ready
for patient occupancy in early 2009. When opened, the new Rockland
Children’s Psychiatric Center will be operated by New York State
Office of Mental Health supported by New York University under an innovative
agreement to advance the understanding of children's psychiatry.
The team includes
- Dormitory Authority, State of New York, client;
- New York State Office of Mental Health, owner;
- Rockland Children’s Psychiatric Center, user;
- Urbahn Architects, New York, NY, architect;
- P4H, Inc., North Salem, NY, planner and interior designers;
- Judith Heintz Landscape Architects, Brooklyn, NY, landscape architect;
- Lizardos Engineering Associates, Mineola, NY , mechanical, electrical
and plumbing engineer;
- Ysrael A. Seinuk, P.C., New York, structural engineer;
- BET Consultants, Newfoundland, NJ, civil engineer;
- VJ Associates of Suffolk, Inc., Hicksville, NY, cost estimator.
- Counsilman-Hunsaker, St. Luois, MO, pool consultant
- Jacobs Facilities, New York, NY, construction manager
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