Architects & Engineers 2009 Winter Project Report: Bates & Associates Inc.

Location: Walnut Lawn and National Avenue

General Contractor: Carson-Mitchell Inc.

Estimated Cost: $3.3 million

Description: Bates & Associates is the architect for CoxHealth's 20,000-square-foot Meyer Orthopedic Center project, which entails renovations of and an addition to the health system's Walnut Lawn facility. Colvin Jones Davis LLC is mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer, and Mettemeyer Engineering LLC is structural and civil engineer. Creative Design Consultants Inc. is the interior designer. Meyer Orthopedic will be the centerpiece of CoxHealth's Orthopedic Center of Excellence, which will be completed in four phases. Meyer Orthopedic Center will include 35 private orthopedic patient rooms, a 15-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit and a 35-bed transitional care unit. Completion is slated for September.