Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital
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Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital
A New Presence in a Vibrant Community
Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital on Mindanao Way will be the first new hospital built for Cedars-Sinai away from its medical center campus. The 320,000-square-foot, nine-story facility and energy center will completely replace the existing hospital on Lincoln Boulevard and expand the hospital’s strength in surgery.
![Marina del Rey Hospital Campus Aerial View](/sites/default/files/2023-05/marina-del-rey-hospital-aerial-campus-view-d750-440.png)
Previous planning efforts did not resolve key aspirations for Cedars-Sinai, such as capacity, branding and wayfinding. Most importantly, HDR not only identified the most feasible building site — immediately adjacent to the original structure — but was able to solve the greatest challenge of all: sequencing the new construction around the operational continuity of the existing hospital. Throughout the process, HDR partnered with Cedars-Sinai to integrate operational efficiency and affordability with a vision of care tailored to this multi-faceted community.
![Marina del Rey Hospital Front View at Sunset](/sites/default/files/2023-05/marina-del-rey-hospital-front-sunset-d750-440.png)
A Sea Change for Healing
Designers aimed to create a soothing, healing environment, imbuing the site with a sense of calm and nurturing energy. The design of the hospital itself conceives of healing as a journey. The subtle patterning of the exterior skin invokes the waves of the sea nearby in the Marina.
The patient experience is a collage of metaphors — the sea and the wave, the ship and the journey — that lead from the lobby to the outpatient treatment areas, the acute-care services, and ultimately to the patient rooms. Significant visitor and patient amenities also are floated to an upper floor: Dining and meditation spaces enjoy access to an outdoor garden terrace with views of the horizon and the sea.
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