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Architecture
Interior Design
Programming
Wayfinding/Signage -
Carbon-Sequestering Materials
Comprehensive Planning
Enhanced Site Accessibility
Habitat Restoration
Light Pollution Reduction
Low Maintenance Materials
Rainwater Management -
Completed March 2018
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Bartlett, Tennessee
OrthoSouth
Three Memphis orthopedic practices joined forces to offer a more comprehensive and integrated experience for patients including clinic, x-ray, physical therapy, and MRI services all under one roof.
The site, selected for its accessibility and proximity, is located across from a hospital and within an industrially zoned subdivision. The building is sited to have an energetic presence on the street while rolling topography maturing into lush, unstructured landscaping over time offers a healing environment in contrast to surrounding development.
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A palette of subtly reflective oversized brick and a fiber-cement rainscreen with steel shading devices sets the building apart from its neighbors. Natural materials, ample natural light, and views to nature orient patients with biophilic design principles in mind. Four internal ‘light corridors” organize the building layout and puncture its exterior with glass walls curtained by steel screens—a view of green extends each corridor. These corridors converge in the center of the building, with a treed courtyard serving as a privacy screen and orientation marker, filtering natural light into the heart of the building. Richly textured, wood-clad volumes denote areas of service to patients and further populate the building’s intuitive wayfinding scheme. A pallet of subdued, cleanable surfaces and textured acoustical panels give way to the exposed-ceiling light corridors, washed in a subtle blue evocative of the sky.