Hackensack Meridian Health’s extensive hospital network offers students premiere access to clinical teaching sites across a variety of healthcare programs. The Interprofessional Health Sciences Campus (HIS) in Nutley, New Jersey, comprises the College of Nursing, School of Health and Medical Sciences, and the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. The Health Sciences Campus first opened in 2015 and was the first private medical school in New Jersey in decades. To revitalize the campus, the network tapped long-time collaborator, architecture and design firm FCA, with the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine master plan and renovation. The campus reopened the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine in September 2021.

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Hackensack Meridian Old Bridge Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Old Bridge, N.J. To meet the evolving needs of the local community and broaden its emergency services and overall capacity, the organization enlisted Philadelphia and New York-based architecture and design firm FCA to expand the existing campus and implement a new emergency department (ED).

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The last five years have seen unprecedented growth within the life science sector. Tech advancements, new products and capital infusions from both public and private sectors have all helped fuel the record-breaking expansion. According to Cushman & Wakefield’s Q1 2022 Life Sciences Sector North America Update, sector growth has directly driven burgeoning demand for laboratory space in life science hubs. These include San Francisco, Boston, San Diego and Seattle, as well as emerging centers such as New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver, and suburban D.C.

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GSK is a leading consumer healthcare company that develops and markets some of the world’s most sought-after brands and products. As part of a collaborative effort spanning the last 20 years, GSK re-engaged leading architecture and design firm FCA to design its new consumer health sales office and Innovation Shopper Science Lab in Bentonville, Arkansas. The 10,560-square-foot facility was completed in July of 2021 and further differentiates GSK as an innovator in the consumer healthcare industry.

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Global healthcare company GSK has opened a new sales office in Bentonville, AR. Designed by architecture firm FCA, the 10,560-square-foot facility accommodates various modes of working, while strengthening both staff and client relationships. The Consumer Innovation Science Center, also known as the Shopper Science Lab, is a key element because the company develops and markets some of the most sought-after brands and products in the world. 

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Pharmaceutical company GSK hired architecture and interior design firm FCA to design their new office in Bentonville, Arkansas. The updated sales office sits at the cutting edge of flexible workplace design, featuring unassigned seating as well as a variety of settings to accommodate various individual modes of working. To strengthen both personal relationships and overall company culture among staff, FCA implemented a town center to facilitate connections; whether through formal ‘Town Hall’ meetings, company celebrations, or casual get-togethers over a cup of coffee.

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Established design and architecture firm FCA, which has northeastern offices in New York and Philadelphia, has made good on its plans to bring the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine up to date.

The renovation, entailing 38,000 square feet of space, expands the amount of teaching and practice space available. New classrooms at the medical school will offer multimedia capabilities that are so necessary for instruction in the 21st century, especially in the medical fields. 

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Since we first started tracking office data regarding its use and occupancy, the research has served us well in evaluating the performance and success of activity-based workplaces. Those metrics gave us invaluable insight into the use, capacities and preferences on different types of spaces. For most organizations, this use and insight was based on high rates of mandatory attendance in the physical office. Jump ahead after two years of Covid-19 restrictions and we have re-programmed our work rhythms and re-evaluated our relationship with work and our offices.

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To address growing patient volumes, the Hackensack Meridian Old Bridge Medical Center in Old Bridge, New Jersey, will debut an expanded emergency department with additional treatment rooms in early 2022. To modernize the current campus and optimize the existing 25,000-square-foot emergency department, Hackensack Meridian turned to architecture and design firm FCA to expand their campus.

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As the speed of change is accelerating all around us, we are called to rethink the workplace in the context of new expectations regarding how we prefer to work. As the workforce has undergone an awakening concerning where and how they work, it’s clear now that personal preference is the key. Investing in a more dynamic space to answer these updated needs would be better framed as a commitment to a competitive edge rather than a costly expense. Moving forward, a complete and unique hybrid model of distributed work for each organization will be formed, addressing physical, digital, and psychological considerations. Before moving forward, it might be helpful to start with a framework that lays out some of the truths of the new workplace.

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