As a healthcare resource for Mississippi, Dale/Morris Architects integrates medical planning, award-winning design and functional architecture in the creation of healthcare facilities for the future. The firm' s capabilities extend to rural and urban medical centers; hospitals, specialty hospitals, centers of excellence and clinics; and research laboratories. The firm also provides clients with governmental approval assistance, including support in developing the application for certificate of need (CON) authority.
The Dale/Morris team of experts:
- Understands today's healthcare systems, patient safety, ADA, HIPPA and other important regulations
- Assists hospital leadership in strategic decisions relating to their facilities
- Navigates the hurdles associated with building, expanding and renovating healthcare facilities in Mississippi
- Balances facility renovations and expansion projects with the daily demands of patient care, operations, service and research
- Weighs the pros and cons of building versus renovating, and value-engineers within restrictive budgets
Morris Architects is a nearly 70-year-old architecture practice based in Houston, with satellite offices in Orlando and Los Angeles. Morris Architects is organized into seven studios, each dedicated to a designated area of focus: Civic, Corporate, Education, Entertainment, Healthcare, Hospitality, and Public Assembly.
Bacaran Bay Casino Resort
Biloxi, Mississippi
Dale/Morris is providing full architectural services for the design of a new casino and resort hotel on Caillavet Street in Biloxi, Mississippi. The new Spanish-Mission themed property will include 655 hotel rooms, 445-one and two bedroom condominiums, meeting space and a 40-lane bowling alley suitable for national championships. The resort will also feature an 18-hole Arnold Palmer-designed golf course with driving range and full-service clubhouse.
Other features include a new blues club, spa, salon, fitness center, shopping esplanade, four acres of pool decks including terraces with cabanas, six theatres with stadium-style seating, a 5,000-seat entertainment venue, two wedding chapels, dog hotel, kid's activity center and seven restaurants. There will also be a new 3,300-car parking garage.
Estimated Construction Cost
$500 Million
Facility Size
Casino - 75,000 SF
Convention area - 85,000 SF
Spa/Fitness Center - 20,000 SF
Blues Club - 20,000 SF
Entertainment Venue - 5,000 Seats
Shopping Esplanade - 15,000 SF