MESA, ARIZ. (September 5, 2024) – On Point Architecture and general contractor DC NuMed Construction are establishing themselves as a formidable team for design-build (DB) and tenant improvement medical office projects in the Valley.
On Point Architecture President Nicole Posten-Thompson and Dan Norftill have worked together on floor plan design and construction permitting for several medical projects across the Valley. Norftill was previously a project manager with Masks LLC, dba Southwest Design Build and became President of DC NuMed in 2024.
“We’re both strong personalities and know what needs to be done to deliver successful projects,” says Posten-Thompson. “Together, we’re like bulldogs and focus on
finding the best solutions for our medical clients. Then we deliver. Our clients love design-build because they have one contract and get both of us.”
“Nicole is one of the best DB architects with whom I’ve worked,” says Norftill. “She is a no-nonsense designer. She values efficiency and puts clients’ needs before her own. We deliver efficient solutions for our medical clients. I’m all about building excellent facilities.”
Together in 2023, Posten-Thompson and Norftill have delivered several medical projects, including two state-of-the-art infusion clinics and a medical office building in the bustling cities of Gilbert and Surprise. They are currently working together on medical office projects in Yuma and Gilbert. Most of their work involves office expansions, infusion clinics, and renovating existing spaces to improve the patient and staff experience.
“For one project, our task was to combine two previously occupied office facilities on the ground floor of a two-story building. The biggest challenge was that a shared interior hallway separated the suites. On Point provided a preliminary code study to show that the shared hallway was unnecessary for the safe exiting of the two other suites with access to it,” says Posten-Thompson.
After obtaining clearance to remove the shared hallway, On Point designed the 6,067 SF clinic to provide nine exam rooms, a large procedure room, an infusion room for up to 20 chemotherapy patients, a full pharmacy with an ante and compounding room, administration offices, and five doctors’ offices.
“The client was so pleased with the Surprise clinic results that they hired our team again to deliver their newest infusion clinic in the East Valley,” Posten-Thompson adds.
The 3,047 SF Mesa clinic is on the ground floor of an existing medical facility. The suite had never been developed, so it was a blank slate for the team. The floor plan required five exam rooms, an infusion clinic for a minimum of 10 chemotherapy patients, and a small pharmacy. Posten-Thompson says the space had to meet the owner's and the building management's requirements since they paid for the interior tenant improvements.
Another project the team completed was a 3,524 SF tenant improvement for a new medical office at the Southwest Kidney Institute Medical Office in Gilbert. The team worked with an empty shell space within a seven-month window.
The facility has nine exam rooms, a large centralized medical assistant station, four private doctors’ offices, and a shared conference room. The in-house lab/phlebotomy and medical procedure room allows the doctors to provide in-house testing and results.
“An empty shell space is full of possibilities, even when time is of the essence,” Posten-Thompson says. “It takes design prowess and extensive knowledge of medical facility construction to deliver a top-notch facility for discriminating doctors who want their facility now. Dan and I make an efficient team that provides excellent design, proven space efficiencies, and quick turnaround.”
On Point Architecture services include Planning (zoning, site plan design and review, 3D renderings); Design (programming, project management, and permitting); and Construction Observation, for a myriad of general commercial construction specialties, including medical, self-storage, and office warehousing. For more information about On Point Architecture visit onpointarchitecture.com.
DC NuMed services include design-build services for medical tenant improvements, which includes buildouts and medical equipment installation. For more information about DC NuMed, visit www.dcnumed.com.