The MultiCare Health Systems Tacoma campus renovation and expansion projects included Milgard Expansion, Philip Lobby Renovation, Olympic Pavilion remodel, Rainier Tower expansion and Rainier Pavilion renovation. The total square footage for the Tacoma campus projects is approximately 160,000 square feet. The WSP lighting design team provided lighting design services for multiples phases of these projects, which are ongoing.
Our lighting team developed new standards for patient rooms and corridors for the hospital that can be applied across all the projects for continuity of appearance and operation. The Milgard Expansion was the first project to be completed and included 40,000 square feet of pediatric patient rooms and treatment spaces. Color changing LED uplights were incorporated into the pediatric patient rooms to give patients control over the color of light in their rooms. Additionally, time of day light level changes are programmed into the lighting control system to provide cues and to help quiet the pediatric patients after hours.
