JARMEL KIZEL APPOINTED TO
DESIGN RWJ RAHWAY
FITNESS AND WELLNESS CENTER
LOCAL HOSPITAL TO DEVELOP NEW CONCEPT COMBINING
FITNESS AND WELLNESS UNDER ONE ROOF
LIVINGSTON, NJ (JUNE 6, 2006) —Jarmel Kizel Architects & Engineers, Inc.,
has been chosen as architect and engineer of record to design the RWJ Rahway
Fitness and Wellness Center, which is to be located at 2120 Lamberts Mill
Road in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway has partnered with Fitness
and Wellness Professional Services of Princeton, New Jersey, and leased a
52,000-square-foot former industrial building, which will be adapted into a
new fitness and wellness center. This new concept for fitness and wellness
centers is rapidly growing in popularity, with Fitness and Wellness
Professional Services operating four other centers throughout the State
these include: RWJ Hamilton Center for Heath & Wellness, an affiliate of RWJ
University Hospital, Hamilton, New Jersey, Princeton Fitness and Wellness
Center, an affiliate of University Medical Center at Princeton, New Jersey
and BayShore Fitness & Wellness Center Old Bridge and Hazlet, an affiliate
of BayShore Community Hospital. There is also a center currently being built
with Centerstate Medical Center in Freehold, New Jersey.
Matthew B. Jarmel, AIA, MBA, principal of Jarmel Kizel Architects &
Engineers, commented, “We are thrilled to be handling this assignment for
RWJ. Not only is this new health and wellness concept very unique and
innovative in the healthcare field, but this new project reflects our
development expertise in adaptive reuse and the health care industry.”
Originally constructed for industrial purposes, 2120 Lamberts Mill Road was
utilized as a cake mixing factory and most recently as a machine shop for
the fabrication of fire extinguishers. The new facility for RWJ Rahway will
be designed to include a fitness area, workout studios, yoga studios, an
aquatic area with a lap pool, therapy pool and whirlpool, locker rooms,
rehabilitation and physical therapy space that is occupied and managed by
the hospital, a community health education center that is operated by the
hospital, office, conference and meeting rooms and other tenant space. Also
included will be a first class spa and healthy café. The sales office is
open at the site and there has been tremendous interest in the facility with
close to a 1,000 residence pre registering. Visitors are welcome to visit
and learn about the facility and services offered.
For this assignment, Jarmel Kizel will be providing all architecture, design
and engineering services, all interior and exterior modifications, as well
as all mechanical, electrical and plumbing services. Jarmel Kizel also
obtained all land entitlements and helped prepare land development
strategies in support of a use variance for RWJ.
“The adaptive re-use of this facility was extremely well received by the
community, and will be a great benefit for the Scotch Plains area,” Jarmel
added.
“Jarmel Kizel’s breadth of expertise along with its commitment to elicit
satisfaction makes the firm attractive for Fitness & Wellness professionals.
The organization is responsible for the smallest of project detail but fully
understands the large scale imperatives,” comments Steven D. Kay, a partner
of Fitness & Wellness Associates.
RWJ Rahway will promote healthy living by offering the community access to
strength training and cardio equipment, personal trainers, an aquatic
center, a full staff of nurse educators, comprehensive health library with
computer access, healthy kitchens and childcare.
Headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey, Jarmel Kizel Architects &
Engineers, Inc. is a full-service, integrated architectural, engineering,
interior design and brand imaging firm serving a distinguished client base
of real estate professionals and corporations throughout the North Eastern
United States. The Company employs over 55 professionals, including
registered architects, interior designers, engineers and technical support
personnel. Jarmel Kizel Architects and Engineers, Inc. has become the single
source for all of a company’s facility needs from site analysis, civil
engineering, base building architectural design, interior design,
engineering, relocation management and product procurement management.
For more information on Jarmel Kizel Architects & Engineers, Inc., contact
its Livingston headquarters at 973-994-9669 or visit www.jarmelkizel.com.