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PROJECT DETAILS

Project name: Nebraska
Medicine Primary Care
Clinic (prototype design)
Owner: The Boldt Co.
Total building area:
13,600 sq. ft.
Total construction cost:
$4 million
Cost/sq. ft.: $294/sq. ft.
Architecture: Leo A Daly
Interior design: Leo A Daly
Engineering: Leo A Daly
Construction: JE Dunn
Construction
Art/pictures: Kurt Johnson
Photography
AV equipment/
electronics/software:
CCS Presentation Systems
Carpet/flooring: Bentley,
Mannington
Ceiling/wall systems:
Armstrong

B U I L T- I N F L E X I B I L I T Y

To deliver on the owner's goal for a clinic prototype that can easily expand without disrupting daily operations, the clinic model features
a modular system with rings of exam rooms arranged around a central collaboration space.
"Because of this, it's easy to repeat those modules, place them end-to-end or side-by-side, and
double, triple, or quadruple the building's footprint," Fliege says.
To ensure that modifications were possible
internally, a 30-by-30-foot column-and-beam
structural grid was used with lateral bracing
on the exterior walls to preclude the need to
design around those elements in future renovations. In the central staff area, 9-foot-tall glass
modular panels create offices for staff performing administrative or heads-down tasks and
can be easily reconfigured. Nebraska Medicine
has already taken advantage of the design's
flexibility, adding storage when a laboratory
employee with greater space needs relocated to
a new clinic. "We shrank adjacent niches where

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A collaborative workspace for staff at the
core of the Brentwood
Village clinic offers
privacy for clinicians
via modular offices.

patients have their height and weight taken,
providing 18 more inches of space to the blood
lab space," Ankerson says. "The modified design will be the new standard for clinics moving
forward."
The replicable design also supports Nebraska
Medicine's expansion plans. By using the same
general contractor and subcontractors who are
familiar with the building design and standards
on every clinic project, the team can complete
a new clinic building in about seven months-
two months faster than if starting from scratch,
Greve says. "As a result, Nebraska Medicine
has its clinics built sooner, and can serve its patients more quickly," he says. "It's a win-win for
everyone." 

Furniture-seating/
casegoods: Steelcase,
Allsteel
Handrails/wall guards:
C/S Acrovyn
Lighting: Prudential Lighting,
Focal Point, Lithonia
Signage/wayfinding: ASI
Surfaces-solid/other:
Arborite, Wilsonart, Corian,
Zodiac
Wallcoverings: Knoll
Roller shades: Mechoshade
Cubicle curtains: Knoll
Paint: Sherwin-Williams

Karen Appold is a freelance journalist based in Lehigh Valley, Pa. She can be reached at K A P P O L D @
MSN.COM.

In the waiting room, modern furniture in
durable fabrics is arranged in different seating
configurations to accommodate individuals
and families, while items such as wheelchairs
and children's books and toys are organized in
nearby alcoves to reduce clutter.

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