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Bronx Psychiatric Center Elevators by Architectural Resources

Design Brief

Project Location: Bronx, NY

Architectural Resources was the design consultant for the new $65M Bronx Children's Center, an 86-bed, secure, inpatient youth psychiatric facility that incorporates the latest clinical advances in family-based treatment, staff and patient security, and suicide risk reduction all housed within a compassionate wellness environment.

A|r was also selected to design the 12 elevator systems and coordinate the respective maintenance services for the six buildings being constructed as part of the larger Bronx Mental Health Redevelopment Project. The BMHR Elevator Project included coordinating with three separate design teams, two construction managers, and Owner’s specialized consultants to deliver a single elevator procurement package, ultimately providing consistent manufacturers equipment and maintenance services across the NYS OMH Bronx Psychiatric Center campus.

The final installation provides NYS OMH with the following high performance, efficient and durable elevator systems campus wide to serve challenging inpatient and transitional residence environments long term:

5 Machine Room Less (MRL) passenger elevators
1 Holeless hydraulic service elevator
2 Holeless hydraulic passenger elevators
2 traction large capacity passenger elevators
2 traction large capacity service elevators

Design Brief

Architectural Resources was the design consultant for the new $65M Bronx Children’s Center, an 86-bed, secure, inpatient youth psychiatric facility that incorporates the latest clinical advances in family-based treatment, staff and patient security, and suicide risk reduction all housed within a compassionate wellness environment.

A|r was also selected to design the 12 elevator systems and coordinate the respective maintenance services for the six buildings being constructed as part of the larger Bronx Mental Health Redevelopment Project. The BMHR Elevator Project included coordinating with three separate design teams, two construction managers, and Owner’s specialized consultants to deliver a single elevator procurement package, ultimately providing consistent manufacturers equipment and maintenance services across the NYS OMH Bronx Psychiatric Center campus.

The final installation provides NYS OMH with the following high performance, efficient and durable elevator systems campus wide to serve challenging inpatient and transitional residence environments long term: