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radiology center serving the entire campus, rehabilitation facilities, and a pharmacy. It also contains a variety of centers focusing on specialties such as musculoskeletal health, breast health, urology, pain, apheresis, stem-cell transplants, and a range of related imaging services. Throughout, clinics are organized as modules and typically contain 12 exam-room pods with separate patient and staff circulation zones to allow a more personal treatment experience. By dividing “onstage” and “offstage” tasks, the pods operate as well-oiled machines. The exam rooms are designed to be adaptable depending on schedules and specialties. Support and treatment areas are often shared between two clinics, significantly reducing the building’s square footage while encouraging interdisciplinary interaction. CO Architects conceived each floor with a distinct identity to aid in wayfinding. The designers integrated signage and incorporated intuitive color cues that reference natural elements, from grass green in the basement to sunny shades on upper floors. Other interior finishes lend texture and softness—such as patterned wall tiles, neutral terrazzo floors, and carpet-like floor tiles—while meeting the durability requirements of a healthcare environAbove. Interior finishes lend texture and softness—such as patterned wall tiles, neutral terrazzo floors, and carpet-like floor tiles—while meeting the durability requirements of a healthcare environment. Furnishings were selected to accommodate seating for a variety of users and promote activity as needed.
ment. Furnishings were selected to accommodate seating for a variety of users and promote activity as needed.
Below. Clinics are organized as modules and typically contain 12 exam-room pods with separate patient and staff circulation zones to allow a more personal treatment experience.
The designs of the faculty and staff workplaces within the Pavilion had to not only bring together personnel from several different specialties and generations, but also create an environment that promotes cross-pollination. CO Architects conceived open work areas in which staff can choose from a variety of seating heights. They also integrated informal lounges and hoteling zones throughout the building. According to the architect, the design is nimble in order to balance diverse needs, while accommodating cutting-edge technologies and new models of working and thinking. CA
Sources listed below are linked at commercialarchitecturemagazine.com/ 1904koman.
• CO Architects, coarchitects.com • Koman Family Outpatient Pavilion, health.ucsd. edu/locations/Pages/outpatient-pavilion.aspx
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