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veterinary projects was the Allatoona Animal Hospital for Dr.
Charles Hiland. This is a two story, 8,000 square foot facility
which includes a full service hospital. Its design allows four
physicians to simultaneously serve clients. The hospital is
equipped with 5 exam rooms, a lab, a large treatment area for
dental, minor surgery and surgery prep. It also has a full
fledged OR and an X-Ray room with a dark room. Adjacent to the
treatment area there is an isolation room designed to house,
feed, treat and care for infectious animals.
This facility is equipped with complete
boarding facilities. These include a dedicated cat room designed
to satisfy the most demanding clients. It also has a puppy room
isolated from the rest of the hospital for noise, 48 indoor dog
runs, 35 outdoor dog runs, and room for 40+ indoor dog cages. In
addition, we provided a full service grooming suite with a
separate entrance/exit which also has it’s own attached
bathing/dip room.
On the second floor, a complete apartment is
provided which allows an intern to live on site. This not only
drastically improves security, but more importantly allows 24
hour care to animals who need constant monitoring. In addition
to the intern suite, the mechanical system, electrical system,
phone and computer systems are housed upstairs. A large office
is provided for office management. Several second floor storage
rooms are used for food and merchandise. A second separate
laundry facility is provided for the intern suite and overload
capacity. This particular project is nestled in a residential
area. Thus, its exterior is intended to maintain residential
scale and materials. As a result, we decided to use brick veneer
and cement siding as the envelope. The structure is simple wood
frame with block walls in the wet areas. The second floor and
the roof are framed with pre-engineered trusses.
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Allatoona Animal Hospital
Acworth, GA

Charlie Hiland, DVM
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