Project
Description:
The
design of the facility is based on a “distributed
waiting area” approach that pivots around
a central core where circulation patterns are readily
apparent and patients can be monitored. Patients
and their families enter the building through a
skylight lobby into a two story spacious reception/
waiting area. The main waiting area is surrounded
above by windows and a skylight that warms the
interior with cascades of natural light; creating
a bright, airy environment for patients and staff.
The central core waiting area activities include
billing, appointments, routing and consultation.
Clinical Departments grouped around the core contain
their own waiting areas and are identified by color
coded graphic signage that reinforces circulation
routes.
The Health Center will house; OB/GYN, Pediatrics,
Adult Medicine, Triage, Podiatry, Radiology, Laboratory,
Dental, Administrative Staff, Physicians and Social
Services Offices. Each clinical area is intended
to operate independently and incorporate some expansion
capabilities, i.e. offices that can be turned into
examination rooms, flex offices, and future expansion
areas. The second floor is reserved for administration,
financial, and staff facilities. The lower level
contains service areas with provisions for the
future.
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