Glickman Lauder Heart of Excellence In Autism And Developmental Issues: Picture Tour

Glickman Lauder Heart of Excellence in Autism and Developmental Issues

The 28,000-square-foot Glickman Lauder Heart of Excellence in Autism and Developmental Issues in Portland, Maine, consolidates companies underneath one roof. It homes a kids’s day therapy program (preschool, Okay-12), grownup day therapy program, outpatient care, and scientific analysis.

Though the mission was initially deliberate as a two-story constructing, wetlands and soil restricted the buildable footprint. The design was reconfigured to a one-story, L-shaped constructing with two wings that meet at a central core the place the primary foyer {and gymnasium} are positioned. The preschool/Okay-12 day therapy program is positioned in a single wing, and the grownup and little one outpatient packages, scientific remedy and therapy, and administrative workplaces are located within the different.

The scientific/outpatient therapy wing helps the grownup and little one outpatient therapy packages, scientific analysis, and caregiver coaching. Contributors can obtain routine medical and dental care in a well-known setting on the facility’s medical examination, dental examination, and lab house.

Twenty-two workplaces help facility employees together with grownup and little one psychiatrists, psychologists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, researchers, medical personnel, and program directors. Places of work are positioned on the perimeter, whereas behavioral therapy house and corresponding statement rooms are centrally positioned.

Within the preschool/Okay-12 wing, eight lecture rooms are organized in two corridors alongside the perimeter of the constructing with help areas within the center. Remark rooms with two-way mirrored glass enable caregivers to oversee with out interfering and inform participant therapy plans.

A life expertise room helps members put together for actual life conditions which may be tense, akin to going to the dentist, getting a haircut, or getting blood drawn. College students can even apply job expertise with a grocery retailer conveyor belt and check-out counter that was donated by an area grocery retailer. Two sensory rooms have tumble mats, crash pads, and bodily and occupational remedy gear.

The mission was designed as a scientific analysis facility with a completely geared up “autism classroom of the long run.” Contributors use wearable biosensors to observe sleep, circadian rhythms, and different biometrics. Within the statement rooms, an built-in AV system captures synchronized excessive decision knowledge; a central charging cart and specialty charging stations have been included into the millwork.

A strategic use of shade and supplies encourages self-navigation, exploration, and communication. For instance, the ability encompasses a palette of yellow, orange, blue, inexperienced, and grays. Pale hues are utilized in low-stimulation settings, and brilliant, daring hues are utilized in increased stimulation areas. Moreover, the design focuses on a nature/tenting theme, reflecting the encompassing Maine panorama.

Mission particulars for Glickman Lauder Heart of Excellence in Autism and Developmental Issues:

Location: Portland, Maine

Completion date: August 2021

Proprietor: Maine Behavioral Healthcare

Complete constructing space: 28,000 sq. ft.

Complete development value:  $11.4 million

Price/sq. ft.: $407

Structure agency: E4H Environments for Well being Structure (Portland, Maine)

Inside design: E4H Environments for Well being Structure (Boston)

Normal contractor: Langford & Low Development

Engineering: Stantec (MEP), Foley Buhl Roberts (structural), Ransom Engineers (civil)

Builder: Langford & Low Development