LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Taylor
Design, an employee-owned architecture, interior design and design
strategy firm, is expanding its Los
Angeles presence and has hired leading healthcare design
professional Daniel Ortega, AIA, to
head the new downtown LA office.
Ortega is a veteran Healthcare Market Sector leader in
Los Angeles, with a career that
includes more than 30 years of experience working with the
California Office of Statewide Healthcare Planning and Development
(OSHPD). He brings a background in design coupled with an in-depth
knowledge of project management and advanced team-building skills,
a combination that meshes perfectly with Taylor Design's approach
to project delivery.
"Los Angeles is one of the most
dynamic metropolitan areas, not only in Southern California, but in the world," says
Kevin Hinrichs, incoming president
of Taylor Design. "But that's only part of why we are excited about
this development. We also have more resources in closer proximity
to our existing and future clients in LA, and this new location
offers the firm more flexibility for staff that live closer to LA
County than Orange County.
Finally, and very importantly, we are adding Dan, an extremely
experienced and talented designer and a leading healthcare expert
in the region and the state."
Ortega's experience encompasses a wide variety of healthcare
project types, including medical center master planning, assisted
living, acute care facility remodels, medical education and
conference centers, medical office buildings, outpatient clinics
and surgery centers, and laboratories. He is the rare professional
who can effectively lead a project, while also staying closely
involved in its progress to help ensure a successful outcome for
the client.
"I'm coming to Taylor Design at a point in my career where I can
make a significant contribution, and also at a time that I believe
works well with the firm's expansion plans for Los Angeles," says Ortega, who is a licensed
architect in California and
Arizona. "I am excited to be a
part of an employee-owned firm with a culture of teamwork and
camaraderie. Taylor Design approaches projects with energy and
creativity and I'm anxious to spread the word about this
exceptional firm to clients and new employees in the Los Angeles area."
Ortega holds a Bachelor of Architecture from California State University at Pomona, and also studied Urban Design at the
Polytechnic University in Athens,
Greece. He has completed successful projects for numerous
clients, including Kaiser Permanente, Cigna Health Plan, Providence
St John's Health Center, L.A. County, Cedars Sinai and Children's
Hospital of Los Angeles. Most
recently, he was the recipient of a Design Excellence Award for a
Behavioral Health facility which was designed for Kaiser
Permanente.
About Taylor Design: Taylor Design is a strategy-based design
firm with practices in Architectural Design, Interior Design and
Design Strategy. The firm has five offices in California – Irvine, San
Francisco, Los Angeles,
San Diego and Sacramento. Since 1979, Taylor Design has
built a national reputation in the healthcare design industry and
has since established a growing presence in the education, science
& technology, and senior living sectors. Taylor Design works
with clients to discover, develop, and design solutions for the
built environment. Clients include UCSF Medical Center,
San Francisco; Stanford University; SLAC National Accelerator
Laboratory; UC Berkeley; San Mateo
County; Scripps Health, San
Diego; UC San Diego Health System, San Diego; Sharp HealthCare; UC Irvine Health,
Orange County; Hoag Health
Network, Orange County; as well as
numerous service areas for Kaiser Permanente and others. For more
information, visit http://www.WeAreTaylor.com
SOURCE Taylor Design