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Before forming Arbaum Architects in Ottawa in 2015, Andrea Buchsbaum amassed significant experience in architecture, design, and project management, specializing in the health care sector and institutional work, for a wide variety of projects in Canada, the US, and overseas. These projects were completed while Andrea worked with other, renowned firms.

Projects such as:
Ada Harris Replacement Elementary School
Ada Harris Replacement Elementary School, California¹
Preliminary design, design development, and construction documents of Ada Harris Replacement Elementary School in Cardiff by the Sea, California.

Cardiff Elementary School
Cardiff Elementary School, Cardiff By the Sea, California¹
Modernization of elementary school.

Children’s Hospital and Health Centre San Diego, California
Surgery Department Renovation and Additions, Children’s Hospital and Health Centre San Diego, California¹
Project Manager/Designer responsible for the preliminary design, design development, construction documents of two additional outpatient operating rooms.

Surgery Department, Children’s Hospital and Health Centre San Diego, California¹
Preliminary study for the renovation of 6 operating rooms and addition of 8 operating rooms, San Diego, California.

Fort Washington Armory Shelter
Fort Washington Armory Shelter, New York, New York.³

Legacy Meridian Park Hospital
O.R. Renovation Tualatin, Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, Oregon⁵
Work involved the addition of two new operating rooms in order to comply with the demands of the increased number of patients. Responsible for design development, construction documents and construction administration.

ICU Unit Tualatin, Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, Oregon⁵
Project Designer involved in the master development of this Facility. Project involved the design and modification of the bed tower to provide optimum functional reuse in the present managed care / health care system environment, as well as coordination of construction documents through construction administration.

Cardio-Pulmonary Unit Tualatin, Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, Oregon⁵
Responsible for schematic design, design development, construction documents and construction administration.

The Ottawa Hospital
Ultrasound Renovations, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa²
Senior Project Manager for 2,200 ft² renovation to the second floor of the General Hospital to accommodate four examination rooms and two specialized ultrasound procedure rooms.

Sputum Renovation, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa²
Senior Project Manager for 1,500 ft² renovation to the Second floor at the General Hospital.

SPD Addition/ Renovation, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa²
Project Manager for 13,500 ft² renovation and addition to the existing Bulk Storage.

Satellite Pharmacy Renovation, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa²
Project Manager for 1,500 ft² renovation to the Fifth floor of the General Hospital.

Pharmacy Renovation, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa²
Project Manager for 9,000 ft² renovation/addition to the existing pharmacy at the General Hospital.

Pharmacy Renovation, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa⁷
Senior Project Manager for 1,500 ft² renovation to a suite located on the first floor of the Civic Campus.

Riverside Campus Women’s Integrated Health, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa.⁶

MRI addition and Renovation, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa²
Senior Project Manager for 5,500 ft² addition and renovation for the MRI suite located on the Second floor of the Ottawa Hospital, as well as the addition of a penthouse to accommodate all the services related to the MRI and to the existing SPD.

Neurophysiology Renovation, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa²
Senior Project Manager for 3,500 ft² renovation to the basement floor of the Civic Hospital to accommodate the renovation of the Neurophysiology Department

Minor Procedure Renovation, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa²
Project Manager for 6,000 ft² renovations to the first floor of the General Hospital.

MOHS Lab, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa²
Senior Project Manager for 2,800 ft² renovation to the Sixth floor of the Civic Hospital to accommodate the creation of a Mohs Lab.

Morgue Renovation, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa²
Project Manager for 6,500 ft² renovation to the first floor of the General Hospital.

General Module Office Renovation, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa²
Senior Project Manager for 4,500 ft² renovation to a suite located on the first floor of the General Campus.

General Module Exam Renovation, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa²
Senior Project Manager for 16,000 ft² renovation to a suite located on the second floor of the General Campus. The scope of the project included the creation of two pods – one for Thrombosis and one for Phlebotomy, 19 patient exam rooms, two cystology rooms, changing rooms, reception areas and welcome desks.

General Campus- CCA Tower- Sterile Processing Distribution and Hyperbaric Unit, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa.⁶

Birthing Centre, Ottawa²
25,000 ft² renovation of an existing commercial building to allow the creation of the first natural birthing unit in Ontario.

C5 Allied Health Renovation, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa¹
Senior Project Manager for 3,850 ft² renovation to the Fifth floor of the Civic Hospital to accommodate the creation of a Physical Therapy environment for the treatment of inpatient and outpatient services.

Central Warehouse Renovation, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa²
Senior Project Manager for 20,000 ft² renovation to a suite located on the first floor of the General Campus.

Civic Campus- 6th Floor Psychiatry Fit up, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa.⁶

MRI Renovation, The University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa²
Senior Project Manager for 4,500 ft² addition and renovation to MRI suite located on the Basement of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.

Three Rivers Community Hospital
Three Rivers Community Hospital, Grants Pass, Oregon⁵
Project Designer involved in the development stage of this facility. This is a 196,000 ft², 3-story hospital.

University of Ottawa
Roger Guindon Hall – Library Renovation, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa²
Project Manager for a Phase 2 renovation, which included the addition of three study rooms.

Roger Guindon Hall – Anatomy Lab Renovation, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa²
Project Manager for a renovation of the existing anatomy lab which allowed the addition of 400 ft² of space within the configuration of the area.

Roger Guindon Hall – Library Renovation, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa²
Project Manager for a Phase 3 renovation which featured the addition of one study room, one large area for students’ recreational activities, a specialized computer lab, as well as replacement of 3,800 yd² of carpet and new finishes through-out.

Roger Guindon Hall – Library Renovation, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa²
Project Manager for a Phase 1 renovation which includes the addition of 3 study rooms, as well as replacement flooring to allow for phasing the carpet installation for the entire library.

Perez Library Renovation, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa²
Project Manager and Designer for the renovation to the existing music library. Design included state of the art technology, and contemplation of distinctive areas to accommodate the flexibilities of the space as required by its use.

Morissette Hall Renovation – Registrar Renovation, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa²
Project Manager for the renovation of an existing area of the library which upon completion accommodated a state of the art classroom for forty people.

Morisette Hall – Main floor renovation, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa²
Project Manager for the renovation of the main entry for the Morisette Hall Library.

Morisette Hall – Concourse floor renovation, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa²
Project Manager for this renovation project which included; the addition of a quiet study room, and the renovation of the main service area for the Morisette Library.

Morisette Hall – Concourse floor renovation, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa²
Project Manager for this renovation project that included; the addition of study rooms, replacement of carpet and new finishes through-out and the creation of a new book storage area for special book collection as well as a student area and new teaching rooms.

Morisette Hall – 3rd Floor Renovation, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa²
Project Manager for this renovation which included; the addition of 2 large group study rooms, new reception area and new design and layout of study carrels.

Marion Hall Renovation, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa²
Senior Project Manager for the renovation of 50,000 ft² of spaces dedicated to student activities such as; laboratories, classrooms, equipment rooms, group study rooms and enhance technology classrooms. Work also included coordination with consultants and faculty team members to determine the proper replacement of the existing fume hoods.

Pac Bell Antenna Installation
Pac Bell Antenna Installation, Various Sites, Southern California.⁴

Sol Goldman YM/YWCA
Sol Goldman YM/YWCA, New York, New York.³

<sup>1. Completed while at HMC Group Architects
2. Completed while at Edward J. Cuhaci and Associate Architects Inc.
3. Completed while at Brennan Beer Gorman Architects
4. Completed while at the Stichler Design Group
5. Completed while at Moon Mayoras Architects
6. Completed while at Lowry Otto Erskine Williams Architects
7. Completed while at Dynar Architect + Associates Inc</sup>