Floor by Floor Virtual Tours of the Dennis and Carol Troesh Medical Campus — This Blog Features the Main Entrance Canopy, the Galleria, and the First Floor

The featured image is of the large information desk that was recently set in the main lobby.

In this blog, we move from the 16th floor to the first floor and Galleria. The buildout on the first floor has reached a stage where the casual observer can tell that the project is nearing completion. This stage is very exciting as the rooms are now defined. In many areas the flooring is being laid, ceiling tiles are being installed, light fixtures are being installed, mill work (cabinets) are being installed, and the walls are being painted. When the project is completed, all non emergency patients and visitors (adults as well as children) will enter the complex on the north side. They will enter the Galleria via the main entrance canopy, which will be supported by arched columns. Both the Main Entrance Canopy and Galleria are standalone units, which are anchored to concrete caissons, that were sunk approximately 45 feet into the soil. The Galleria will be tied to the main structure via a large expansion gasket (approximately five feet wide) having multi-directional movement capabilities. Three strategically placed double doors will allow for foot traffic in and out of the main lobby.

The Main Entrance Canopy

**A Side View:** The first row of embeds that are anchored to the concrete caissons on which the Canopy columns will be bolted are visible as they run up the center of the image. The second row of embeds, to the right of the laborer walking, are covered with square pieces of plywood. Once the columns have been anchored to the embeds, forming for the concrete foundation will begin.

The Galleria

Entry window panels that separate the Galleria entry/vestibule and the Galleria Entry Lobby. The door (yet to be installed) at the left leads to the Children’s play area and lobby.

The graduated frosted glass panels dividing the Galleria’s entry vestibule from the entry lobby as it appears after installation.

**Inside the Galleria:** (1) Electrical, telephone, and computer cable conduits that will service the welcome desk;(2) Galleria Entry lobby; (3) The backside of the graduated frosted glass panels dividing the Galleria’s entry vestibule from the entry lobby as it appears after installation; (4) The Children’s entry door off of the main entry vestibule.

The entrance to the Galleria: (1) Main entry door; (2) west door to adult lobby; (3) entry/vestibule; (4) east doo to children’s lobby; (5) entry lobby.

A View of the Galleria Facing Northeast: This long view is of the Galleria sans the chapel and the meditation rooms, which are out of the frame. The Galleria will have a high ceiling and and few walls allows for an expansive open air feel. Chairs and furniture will delineate the various areas, which are included in the numbered sections. (1) Sliding door entry into the Galleria; (2) The entry vestibule; (3) Hallway (foot traffic) areas; (4) The welcome desk/Adult Reception/Children’s Reception desk; (5) East children’s entry door; (6) Children’s play area; (7) Children’s lobby; (8) East corridor; (9) Center corridor; (10) Adult lobby; (11) West corridor (12) Hallway to west corridor, meditation rooms, and chapel; (13) Meditation rooms out of image frame. These areas are more defined in the images to follow.

**From the Center of the Galleria Facing East:** Upon entering through the sliding entrance doors to the Galleria, patients and visitors step into the entry vestibule (1) with a large glass panel to the front. Patients and visitors have two entry choices. They can take the door to the left (east), which leads to the welcome desk, children’s reception (3), the children’s lobby and play area (4), or they can take the right (west), which is out of view and leads to the entry lobby (2), the welcome desk, adult reception, and the adult lobby (3). The east corridor (5) leads to the main lobby in the hospital.

**The East Corridor in the Galleria Facing South:** Between the welcome desk and children’s reception to the right and the children’s lobby is the east corridor that takes the patients and visitors to the main hospital lobby. Inside the corridor and to the left is an emergency exit.

**The East Corridor in the Galleria Facing South:** I worked my way around the equipment in the east corridor to capture the information desk in the background.

**From the Center of the Galleria Facing West:** Upon entering through the sliding entrance doors to the Galleria, patients and visitors step into the entry vestibule with a large glass panel to the front. Patients and visitors have two entry choices. They can take the door to the left (east), which leads to the welcome desk, children’s reception, the children’s lobby and play area, or they can take the right (west), that leads to the entry lobby (1). Once in the entry lobby, the welcome desk, adult reception, which is out view. The central corridor (2) leads to the main lobby in the hospital. A hallway (3) leads to the adult lobby (4), the west corridor (5) and a meditation room (6) and the south entry door to the chapel(9). To the right a short (north/southway hallway that leads to two small meditation room (7) and (8), and the north entry door to the chapel (9). On the other side of the wall for the two meditation rooms (7) and (8) is the chapel.

**The Meditation Rooms and Chapel Hallway:** The first graduated frosted glass panel dividing the Galleria’s Meditation Rooms and the Adult Lobby is set.

**The Meditation Rooms and Chapel Hallway:** Setting the second graduated frosted glass panel dividing the Galleria’s Meditation Rooms and the Adult Lobby.

Facing, the central corridor off of the Galleria lobby. To the left is the the welcome desk, adult reception, children’s reception, the children’s lobby and play area, and the east corridor.

**The West Corridor in the Galleria Facing South:** Inside of the corridor to the left is a meditation room. An emergency exit is to the right between the wall and glass panel.

The meditation room off of the west corridor.

The back wall of the chapel with insulation and drywall. The hallway at the right allow the visitor to see the east end of the Galleria.

Inside the chapel with drywall on the back wall.

The west elevation of the chapel sans the drywall.

The latest image of the Galleria’s west elevation. Depending on the time of day, the glass panels all around the Galleria can provide beautiful reflections. In this instance east tower the east tower is reflected on the west side.

Entering The First Floor From the Galleria

There are three (3) foot traffic corridors from the Galleria to the main lobby. Essentially, the **East Corridor** will take patients and visitors to the information desk, children’s lobby, the elevators, and restrooms, admitting and registration, and the outpatient clinic. This corridor is the closest to the public corridor that leads to the Cafeteria. The **Center Corridor** leads to the information desk in the center of the lobby, elevators, restrooms, admitting and registration, the public corridor to the cafeteria, and the outpatient clinic. The **west Corridor** is the closest to the outpatient clinic, which is to the right (west) of the information desk. The corridor also enters the main lobby from where patient, visitors an employees can reach all the first floor services including the elevators and restrooms.

**The Moat (Horizontal Seismic Expansion Joint):** At the present, the Galleria and the main lobby are not joined because of the moat that separates the two structures. Once the steel and concrete expansion covers are installed, I will be able to walk through each of the corridors.

**The vertical seismic expansion Joint:** The Galleria and the podium do not touch (horizontally and vertically) and are separated, at the minimum, by the width of the moat. The seismic expansion joint component will be covered by a decorative weather resistant material, which will expand and contract by any seismic activity.

The First Floor

When one walks through one of the three (3) Galleria corridors, the expansive information desk will be front and center.

**The Main Lobby With room/area designations:** (1) The main lobby; (2) The information desk; (3) Admitting/Registration Offices; (4) Four public elevators; (5) Hallway to three elevators, and to the staff’s east/west corridor; (6) Public corridor to Children’s lobby, public restrooms, cafeteria, dining area, and door to the east parking lot; (7) Public corridor to Peds reception, Peds waiting room, outpatient clinic, gift shop, and Grand Hallway.

Directly behind the information desk are four (4) public elevators.

To the left of the main public elevators is a hallway that leads to the three Children’s Hospital public elevators. The public elevators to the Adult Hospital tower are at the right.

The three Children’s Hospital elevators.

To the left of the hallway to the Children’s Hospital elevators are the following: (1) The main corridor–to the left is the Cafeteria and Dining Room, to the right is the information desk and the main corridor to the Outpatient Clinics, and the Galleria; (2) Children’s Lobby; (3) Public Restrooms; (4) Just out of sight and to the right is the information Desk; (5) Children’s Information Desk; (6) Hallway to the Children’s Hospital elevators.

**A View of the Lobby Facing the Northeast:** (1) The Peds waiting area; (2) West Galleria corridor; (3) Multi-purpose offices; (4) Information desk (just out of the frame); (5) Center Galleria corridor; (6) Concierge; (7) East Galleria corridor; (8) Public corridor to cafeteria, dining room and the door to the east parking lot.

Public Corridor West of the Main Lobby: (1) Public corridor of main lobby; (2) The Peds reception and waiting area; (3) Clinic entrance; (4) Public corridor; (5) West Galleria corridor; (6) To the Gift Shop, and Grand Hallway.

Dennis E. Park, MA

After graduate school Dennis accepted a position at Loma Linda University. He worked there for 42 years in the areas of administration and financial management, also teaching accounting and management to dietetic students at the School of Public Health. Through the years Dennis has chronicled the growth of the campus, including the construction of the Drayson Center and the Centennial Complex and the razing of Gentry Gym. He is the author of "The Mound City Chronicles: A Pictorial History of Loma Linda University, A Health Sciences Institution 1905 - 2005." dEp 09.30.2016 🔨

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