Hamilton Klow Associates (HKA) is a full service Planning and Architecture firm with a reputation for delivering solutions that exceed out client's expectations. We work to translate the programmatic goals of our clients into functionally and aesthetically pleasing projects. Our firm provides professional services that include feasibility studies; programming and master planning; architectural design; and project management. HKA utilizes advanced computer-aided design and modeling systems to efficiently deliver our projects.
We provide clients with the confidence that their projects will be completed on schedule, within budget and in conformance with design specifications. This capability results from effective communication, rigorous cost control and document coordination during all stages of the project. The planners and architects of HKA strive to develop innovative alternatives and incorporate state-of-the-art technology when solving client's needs. Our experienced professionals are thoroughly familiar with agency procedures, code requirements, green building technology and evolving market trends. HKA is dedicated to providing excellent client service which results in outstanding projects at a reasonable cost.
HKA's mission is to help our clients develop solutions that best serve the client's objectives. We actively work the client-user groups throughout the planning and design process to shape plans that reflect a unique way of thinking while providing guidance on alternative solutions that are functionally efficient. By involving department heads, administration, and other users with the planning and/or architectural team, the needs of the client are thoroughly addressed.
HKA continually strives to create architectural and planning solutions that will allow you to remain competitive within a rapidly changing business environment.
Mr. Klows career experience of thirty-five years has encompassed all aspects of architecture, construction and project management with special emphasis on the leadership of major projects. He brings his background in master planning, design, programming and project management to each project, focusing on creating efficient facilities with lasting value. His work consistently includes developing innovative solutions for the environment, staff convenience, technology and project constructability. Many of the projects that he has managed have required creative solutions that balanced the different requirements imposed by multi-layer client organizations and regulatory agencies along with the objective to achieve the highest quality of design. Gene has demonstrated the ability to lead teams
and build collaboration between project team members and the client to improve processes during the design and construction of many large complex projects. This ability has resulted in a high level of client satisfaction as well as the successful completion of projects on schedule and within the budget.
Mr. Klow established HKA with the objective to better serve a limited number of special clients. Since its founding in 1994, HKA has provided services to many Universities, Healthcare Facilities.
Mr. Insua brings over 25 years of experience in planning, design, program and construction management for new construction and existing operating projects. He has worked on a variety of public and private projects including various universities, LAUSD (K-12), Los Angeles Community College, public facilities, healthcare facilities, and the Los Angeles World Airport Tom Bradley International Terminal. Mr. Insua has experience in all types of construction including high-density residential, offices, commercial, retail, mixed-use, schools, colleges, aviation, laboratories, adaptive reuse, parking structures. He has provided presentations and submittals to municipal planning agencies, private community development groups and regulatory officials for design, zoning variances,
special permits and approvals including DSA, OSHPD and local municipalities. He excels in management of large-scale projects, construction and real estate development in various delivery methods such as, Design/Bid/Build and Integrated Project Delivery.
Mr. Insua is licensed to practice architecture in California, Arizona, Colorado and Texas in additional to holding a General Contractors license in California. He holds an active membership with the American Institute of Architects, US Green Building Council Environmental & Energy Design (LEED) and is an California Building Officials (CALBO) Architect for the Governors Office of Emergency Services.
Mr. Alvarez's role as lead designer for many healthcare projects has enabled him to develop superior strategies in assessment and planning that facilitates compromise between a respectable and pleasing aesthetic, technology, and the budgetary and regulatory demands of the client. Providing designs that positively enhance the experience of people that interact with the facility, Mr. Alvarez recognizes the unique culture inherent in every organization as well as the limited nature of capital resources committed to renovating existing facilities or constructing anew. He has unfailingly created solutions that diplomatically cater to the user experience and the capital resources, regulations and desired duration of the project.
HKA has assembled a diverse and talented team of architects, planners and programming professionals with extensive specialized knowledge and understanding of the issues that face our clients. The principals at HKA will bring value to projects through rigorous analysis, creative design and commitment to understanding the workings of the project from the owner's perspective.
Campus Planning - Creation of the campus vision using interactive workshops to define goals, delineate direction, and develop the most effective solution.
Feasibility Studies - Definition of project in broad terms to include a description, justification, scope of work, space program, site analysis, budget, and schedule.
Facility Evaluation - Assessment of infrastructure and facilities, analyzing the useful life and projected costs for repair/replacement of building systems.
Facility Programming - Establishment of the building area with identification of size, function and design features for each room. Identification of building design criteria, components, systems, and circulation, along with construction costs. The building's site planning, form, massing and relationship to surroundings are provided.
Space Planning - Analysis of current space utilization, determination of space requirements for new/expanding programs and the creation of solution diagrams that illustrate how the evolving space needs will be met.
Capital Project Planning - Documentation of scope, budget and priorities using facility surveys, maintenance records, and interviews. Projects are grouped into a scope of work with projected costs and timelines.
Campus Master Plan
Camarillo, California
The Master Plan will guide the growth and development of this historically significant campus (the former Camarillo State Mental Hospital) over the next 25 years. The phased development is designed to restore the existing Mission-Spanish Colonial Revival style buildings in the beginning phases. The planning concepts are to preserve the natural environment, strengthen the open spaces, extend the existing architectural fabric with the new facilities and establish a green campus through the design and management practices.
Client
Size
California State University, Channel Islands
1.6 Million SF on 634 Acres
Downey, California
Cost
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
50 acres
Approximately $1 Billion
The 1991 Master Plan directed the consolidation of this 600-bed Hospital from 30 buildings on 200-acres into new facilities on 50-acres. In 1999 the Program and Plan were updated to accommodate a reduction to a 350-bed Hospital which retained the existing Outpatient Clinics building. In 2001 the updated recommendation was to retain and remodel the historic Harriman Building, continue use of the recently constructed 150-bed tower, construct a new 200-bed tower along with a new Outpatient Building and add a Therapeutic Garden. The 2008 Plan retained two existing inpatient buildings and added a diagnostic and treatment building between the existing inpatient and the proposed outpatient facilities.
Los Angeles, California
This study has established an overall direction for the long-term campus development with the identification of four growth zones. These four zones include the expansion of the Medical Center, addition of Education/Faculty Office, a Mixed-Use area, and Biotech Research Park.
LAC+USC Medical Center
80 Acres
Approximately $5 Billion
Arts, Media and Communication Building
Northridge, CA
California State University, Northridge
200,000 SF
$30 Million
A key planning concept integral to the development of this program for the new AMC Building was the creation of a multi-disciplinary environment in which arts and communications interface and spontaneous interactions occur. The new building accommodates the Art, Radio/TV/Film and Journalism departments.
Ambulatory Services Medical Planning Study
LAC Department of Health Services
2,000,000 SF
$1.9 Billion
This study prioritized the capital needs of the County's health centers and hospital facilities which provide ambulatory care and/or public health services. Current and projected patient care needs and existing health facilities were assessed and compared with the ability of each health center and hospital-based ambulatory care facility to accommodate such needs. HKA prepared 5,10, and 20-year capital forecasts, in priority order, for those facilities most in need of repair, maintenance, or replacement to meet the projected patient care needs.
Torrance, California
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
650,000 SF
$200 Million
This project began with an assessment to determine how the buildings on this campus would be categorized in response to California Senate Bill 1953 requiring all hospitals to meet the current codes for increased seismic safety. The analysis determined that some modifications would be required to the original Central Tower Building. The other buildings will need to be recognized to respond to the solution created by the modified Central Tower Building.
University Library - Program and Conceptual Plan Study
California State University Channel Islands
150,000 SF
The new Library will be at the center of the campus and will act as the link between the Academic Village, the on-campus student housing, and commuter parking. HKA developed a program for a new library building to be built in multiple phases. We worked with the architectural firm of Foster+Partners to refine the design concept.
Huntington Park, California
The Master Plan for this Hospital is a long-term solution that guides the phased replacement and growth of the existing 99-bed facility. This plan replaces the aging and inefficient one-story structure as well as improves and increases on-site parking. The plan's implementation requires three phases so that the Hospital can remain in full operation while it is replaced within this compact site.
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
100,000 SF Expansion
Historic Assessment and Reuse Study
LAC+USC Medical Center and LAC Department of Health Services
1,300.000 SF
$12 Million
Completed in 1933, the LAC+USC General Hospital is one of the most architecturally significant buildings in Los Angeles. Its ornamental facade, made famous on the television show "General Hospital", is an icon to millions of people. The building is also considered one of Los Angeles' best examples of Art Deco-style monumental architecture. In a previous study prepared by HKA, it was determined that the General Hospital would temporarily be partially occupied to provide space for various functions for the new LAC+USC Medical Center. This study identified the temporary occupancy as well as the specific measures to be undertaken to preserve the historic elements of the building until the long-term plan is developed, approved, and implemented.
Public Health Programs and Services - Master Plan
$400 Million
This project involved strategic planning, facility assessment, programming, planning, and design services for the LAC Public Health Master Plan, which was a part of the larger Los Angeles County Healthcare Plan. The new "prototype" clinical facilities were planned to accommodate the delivery of patient care services in various sized modules. These modules were developed to support the groupings of physicians/providers in a manner that is very similar to the requirements for multi-specialty group practices in the private sector.
Fenwick Hall Recovery Center
Charleston, South Carolina
Health Institutes, Inc.
32,000 SF
$4 Million
The Fenwick Hall Plantation is one of only two pre-Civil War plantations remaining in eastern South Carolina and Georgia. It was acquired by Health Institutes and converted into an Alcohol Recovery Facility with the remodeling of the plantation home and adjacent carriage house into offices and meeting space. The required additional accommodation for patient rooms and recreational activity was provided with the construction of new buildings designed to complement and maintain the character of this colonial farm campus. The campus is organized to facilitate interaction and encourage physical activity as part of the recovery process.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Singapore
Government of Singapore
1.5 Million SF
Approximately US $800 Million
The architectural design of the Tan Tock Seng Hospital is a response to phasing requirements, climate and the concept of patient care. The four-story blocks around the outside edge were the first phase of construction and they house the outpatient clinics and hospital support services. The court yards between these buildings and the base of the hospital provide air circulation, natural light, and vegetation to the majority of the interior spaces. The interior mall provides a central circulation element which links the Inpatient Bed Tower of 1,042 beds to
the hospital services and provides public access to the Diagnostic/Treatment Departments of the Hospital.
This three-story skylit space serves as an orientation element for the visitors and outpatients as well
as providing natural light into the interior of the Hospital.This project was selected by Modern
Healthcare magazine and the American Institute of Architects to receive awards for design
excellence.
Our Program Management Services provide a single point of contact for you, the owner. The proven success of this management approach depends upon integrated teamwork, open and continuous communication as well as coordinated and timely decision-making. We organize, lead and document the project process from preliminary concepts to the building occupancy. Our service also includes the management and direction of move sequence necessary to implement the design and/or the building occupancy, and Master Plan coordination of multiple projects.
HKA has a comprehensive approach to design that is based on meeting and working with our clients to understand their needs and desires before we can begin to offer solutions. For every project, we strive to benefit both client and community. Although we delineate three stages, we view the entire process as one that seems less whole; a logical progression from one phase to the next. The commitment to communication and collaboration are the key to every successful project.
First is Analysis , where goals, constraints, economic parameters, physical conditions, community issues and/or impact are reviewed. The examination of each element and interpreting the impact on the project allows us to establish goals and objectives that guide the design process
Second is the Development of Design Options . Building from the information gathered in the analysis, we develop a number of design alternatives. These are packaged, presented, and discussed with the project team. A preferred solution that best resolves the identified project issues is then selected.
Third is the Refinement of the selected solution. This stage fully codifies the vision and documents to allow the project to be constructed successfully.
East Valley Medical Center
City of Industry, California
The project was designed to serve the local community by providing care services through the Hospital and the adjacent 100,000 square foot Outpatient Services Building. The project design concept uses a 3-story mall as the Main Entry into the Hospital. This mall also serves as the primary circulation link between the Bed Tower, the Diagnostic and Treatment Departments, the Emergency Department, and the Outpatient Services Building.
In 1993 this project was one of ten selected by Modern Healthcare Magazine and the American Institute of Architects to receive and award for design excellence. In 1994 the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors decided not to proceed with the construction of this project.
LAC - Department of Health Services
555,400 SF
$127 Million
Classroom and Administration Building
85,000 SF
$6 Million
Known as the "Bell Tower," the renovation of this building provided space for use as classrooms and administration for the new campus. Because of the historical importance of the campus, it was necessary to accommodate the academic program within the existing buildings. All of the renovation and remodeling projects had to preserve the appearance and integrity of each structure as well as be approved by the California State Architect and the State Historic Preservation Office.
This Museum is a portion of a major "new city" being developed at the edge of Chengdu. The Master Plan includes commercial, residential, industrial and cultural zones with this museum located in the cultural zone. The Los Angeles architectural firm WWCOT has been the architect for several projects in China in recent years and when they were invited to work on this Museum they asked HKA to work with them as the design architect.
The Museum has been designed as a series of forms which reflect the social, political, and economic conditions of the mid-20th century. The design concepts allow the Museum to project itself into the future while incorporating the combined expression of the people and events of the time.
Hall of the Flying Tigers,
Jianchuan Museum Complex
Chengdu, China
Fan Jianchuan
9,700 SF
Library and Learning Center
22,000 SF
$2.8 Million
Renovation of this building provided space for use as a Library and Learning Resource Center. The project included library stacks and reference areas, computer training classrooms and office space. All recommended remodeling was required to preserve the appearance and integrity of this historic structure.
East Parking Structure
The new parking structure at Torrance Memorial Medical Center features an open circular steel stairwell with slender horizontal railings at the primary entrance. The exterior has incorporated warm colors along with landscape planters on the facade to shield the vehicles from view. A new plaza with seating and a fountain links the garage to the main entrance of the hospital.
212,000 SF; 650 Cars
$8 Million
South Campus Building Complex
With the limited space available on this campus, this building complex was designed to accommodate the Hospital's need for Outpatient Services as well as Hospital Administration Offices and Education spaces. The building and garage are designed as an integrated complex presenting a unified face to the public. An internal landscaped Courtyard with a fountain, a cafe and seating area is located between the Office Building and the Parking Garage.
This project received awards for design excellence from Modern Healthcare Magazine and the American Institute of Architects.
