Oaklawn‘s once underutilized gymnasium is was remodeled into a much-needed Crisis Center, providing 24/7 support for individuals facing mental health challenges.
In 2022, Ancon Construction was selected by Oaklawn Psychiatric Center for a significant renovation project in South Bend, Indiana. This project was a complete interior renovation of an existing 58,850 SF, three-story Medical Building, which was formerly the home of the Memorial Epworth Center, and a 3,400 SF Training Room Renovation in the Building directly across the street, located at 403 E. Madison St., in South Bend, Indiana.
Medical Building Renovation:
Size: 58,850 square feet
Structure: A three-story medical building.
Previous Use: Formerly known as the Memorial Epworth Center.
Work Included:
Training Room Renovation:
This renovation project serves as a testament to Ancon Construction’s expertise in transforming existing spaces into modern, functional environments, benefiting Oaklawn Psychiatric Center and its clients.
The scope of work included: select demolition of interior walls, new walls for programming needs, a new interior design palette featuring new flooring, wall base, doors and hardware, painting, and casework.
Exterior work included a new ADA entrance ramp, replacement of exterior windows, re-commissioning the existing roof solar panels and geothermal system, and updating the exterior sign near the intersection.
Ancon designed and built the new two-story 9,400 square foot state-of-the-art, mixed medical, sleep therapy practice. Ancon used the Design-Build delivery method to complete this project.
Programmatic Spaces:
The new dental office was designed to accommodate various programmatic spaces, including:
First floor
lobby
coffee bar
seminar room
treatment rooms
lab
sterile room
restrooms Second floor
library
locker area
lounge/break area
Sustainable design features include:
Roof-mounted solar panels.
Numerous windows offer natural lighting and transparency between the indoors and the scenic wooded property.
A 24-foot-wide glass garage door separates the lobby and a seminar room that can be opened, allowing the separate spaces to become one large event room.
Location: 7221 North Fir Road, Granger, Indiana
“Ancon was first class through the entire process. I found we could always communicate in a transparent fashion, and I was kept up to speed along the way. I’d build and design again with them without hesitation.”
Del Pilar Medical and Urgent Care Center a two-story conventional steel structure, 37,000 square. We provided preconstruction services, including design, value engineering, and cost estimating. Negotiated Design-Build Lump Sum General Construction Agreement.
Architect-Joseph A. Dzierla & Associates
Winner, 2006 Indiana Associated Builders and Contractors Construction Crystal Honors Award.
“I couldn’t be more pleased with what Ancon has done for us.
It’s even better than I had imagined it would be…” Dr. Arnold Del Pilar said he is pleased with the building process with Ancon Construction, who also built the MFB building and Unity Surgical Center in Edison Lakes.
“They’re a great bunch of guys with terrific ideas. We’ll definitely be using Ancon and Dzierla for all phases of the plan,” he said.
“I’m really excited. This is just the beginning.”
