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double-height atrium,
patients can access
the second floor via
a staircase or elevators located behind the
main information desk.
B E L OW: The labor and
delivery rooms include
family zones located
next to the windows as
well as hospitality-like
amenities, such as woodtone materials, sleeper
sofas, workspaces, and
storage areas.OPPOS I TE :
The main entrance lobby
incorporates terrazzo
flooring and quartz work
surfaces.

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The project team took a personalized approach
to interior design, providing a supportive, healing environment that's as comfortable for returning soldiers as it is for family members.
"We wanted to create a space that was going to
give them the ability to relax and come into a
better state, whether they were entering a patient room or the main lobby," Castillo says.
The materials palette reflects the natural landscape and includes native limestones, quartz,
wood veneers, and metal banding details in the
glazing, millwork design, and terrazzo flooring.
A combination of maple wood and limestone
provides a contrast at feature walls within the
main entry, dining area, and concourses at each
level, connecting the clinic waiting areas to their
respective elevator lobbies.
In the private patient rooms, wood tones appear again on the headwall and footwall millwork, along with dimmable lighting, views to the
outdoors, and a sleek quartz desktop that transitions from a writing surface into a bench in one
fluid design, providing additional seating for
family members. "It automatically elevates the
ambience of the patient room to an environment
where patients and their families are naturally
more comfortable and, thus, are better able to
rest and to be receptive to care," Castillo says.
The design team also took into account future
growth needs, configuring the site to accommodate expansion to the south and adding interstitial floors in the buildings to facilitate HVAC
upgrades with minimal disruption. The facility was designed to achieve LEED Gold certification with such features as drought-resistant
landscaping that's irrigated using condensate

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Wayfinding themes were established in each care portal through the
use of accent colors and nature icons, including wetlands, grasslands, and
woodlands for the three clinics; bluffs for the hospital; and wildflowers
for the women's center, says Jamie Castillo, vice president and director of
health interiors at HKS. "Subtle details within the composition of graphics,
imagery, textiles, and paint accents are altered within each portal of care."
For example, the women's building features a periwinkle accent color and
floral artwork and fabrics.
On the exterior, Brown says the building was oriented to maximize
daylight and create views, giving the facility a "sense of openness with
glazing "-this, along with the addition of multiple outdoor spaces,
helps break down the scale of the medical center. The campus offers
landscaped courtyards near the entrance and clinic buildings, rooftop
gardens, and outdoor balconies, including one for staff off a sixth-floor
c-suite, where the post commander and his staff have offices and a conference center.
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