Baylor Cancer Center - 2012 - A Healing Environment

Oct 3, 2026

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Baylor Cancer Center in Dallas, Texas presents a 2012 case study focused on designing a healing environment through coordinated architectural and finish-trade execution. The project required extreme coordination for a 10-floor curved walkway and associated acoustic performance, including specialized panel kerfs and engineered suspension solutions. 9Wood supplied FSC Red Oak wood ceiling systems, planned accessibility for removable panels, aligned finishes with curving stone walls, trained installation crews, and achieved a final inspection with zero punch list items.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages4

Reading Time10 min

AccessFree to download

Project Details

Design Intent and Coordination

Materials, Acoustic Performance, and Accessibility

Installation Training and Final Outcomes

Baylor Cancer Center | Dallas, Texas A HEALING ENVIRONMENT C A S E S T U D Y C A S E S T U D Y | 2 0 1 2 A Healing Environment Baylor Cancer Center The design intent – which included a 10-floor curved walkway with specific access and acoustic requirements – required extreme coordination between all project specialty finish trades. During its more than hundred-year history, the Baylor University Medical Center has grown from a 25-bed clinic to a nationally-recognized hospital that treats thousands of patients. The recent modernization of the facility complemented the existing university campus, harmonized modern healing techniques with natural materials and achieved LEED Gold certification. A highlight of the project was a 10-floor curved walkway. been selected as the species for its natural color, strength, 9Wood was first awarded the wood ceiling contract for beauty and contribution to LEED certification. However, the curved corridor late in the summer of 2009. The achieving trapezoidal-and triangular-shaped panels that building was designed as an elliptical arc that lined up conformed to a curve and also provided the required with an imaginary apogee. Innovative design solutions acoustical performance via face kerfs was extremely as well as extreme coordination with other trades and challenging, especially as the kerfs had a tendency to finishes were required to accommodate the design “sliver” due to Oak’s particular grain structure. Borders intent, acoustic performance and with kerfs were designed unique to access requirements. 9Wood repre- each panel, requiring a high level of sentatives flew down twice during The design presented coordination from drafting through the approval process to hold onsite several challenges, production to installation. coordination meetings with the owner’s rep, architect, sub- beginning with the The accessibility requirement for the contractors and manufacturer’s rep unusually-shaped panels. plenum above the ceiling was Bruce Michelich. The design presented several challenges, beginning with the unusually-shaped panels. FSC Red Oak had another design challenge. The ceiling would have to utilize two types of suspension systems without compromising the overall look and feel. 9Wood’s Lift & Lock system (cont 'd on page 4) C A S E S T U D Y | 2 0 1 2 Field-cut tiles and trims to follow corridors. B a y l o r C a n c e r C e n t e r Acoustic tile with matching 12” vertical return. 3 C A S E S T U D Y | 2 0 1 2 | Project Details | | | --- | --- | | Baylor Cancer Center Dallas, TX Total Scope: 21,105 SF Products: 3200 Acoustic Tiles, 1100 Cross Piece Grilles, Vertical Returns Architect: Perkins + Will Contractor: Drywall Interiors | | | | | 9Wood 999 South A Street Springfield, OR 97477 Tel: 888-767-9990 [sales@9wood.com](sales@9wood.com) [www.9wood.com](www.9wood.com) © 9Wood 2020 All rights reserved Photography credit: Mark Menjivar This information is for illustrative purposes only. The featured products and processes are specific to the project and should not be duplicated without consulting 9Wood. offered accessibility by allowing the individual panels to be removed after installation, while the XL Channel system was ideal for the fixed panels around light fixtures. However, because the two attachment systems yielded different installed depths, a new fitting was developed specifically for this project, to re-align the faces of the panels. A third design challenge was to align the wood ceiling perfectly with the curving stone walls provided by another supplier. In order to have the pre-cut stone fascia line up with the FSC Red Oak ceiling panels, 9Wood communicated directly with the other finishing company and coordinated shop drawings to ensure the reveals of the two natural materials matched. After the panels were designed and fabrication had begun, 9Wood flew the installing sub-contractor to its facility to t

FAQs

What was the main design intent behind the Baylor Cancer Center case study?

The design intent emphasized a healing environment, including a 10-floor curved walkway with specific access and acoustic requirements that demanded coordination across specialty finish trades.

How did 9Wood address the acoustical performance needs of the wood ceiling?

The system used trapezoidal-and triangular-shaped panels with face kerfs to conform to the curve and deliver the required acoustical performance, with kerfs engineered to match the panel design.

What did the project planning and coordination achieve at final inspection?

Through planning, coordination meetings, and installation training, the project resulted in zero punch list items at the final inspection.

Oct 3, 2026

Uploaded by nayy☆