West Washtenaw Medical Development is the result of several years of planning, coordination, design and construction for the purpose of creating a unified health services building. The building owner sought to consolidate their geographically scattered medical practices into a single location to better serve the community.
Nested among tall oaks and adjacent to an existing residential family-crisis center, the new West Washtenaw Medical Development provides needed access to medical services in a calm and inspiring natural setting. The 76,000 square foot building respects it’s native surroundings and topography, and enhances the experience of the building occupants with strategic orientation and views.
Efficient placement of patient exam areas coordinated with the desire for clear, intuitive circulation paths resulted in centralized common areas for both patients and staff, with surrounding service zones. Specialized medical services are provided in their own wing, which still has access to the main circulation spine and plentiful views.
The building owner saw the value in good design in order to achieve an efficient and welcoming space for their patients. The completed building has demonstrated that success already. Healthcare design is foremost an exercise in delivering efficient, effective, comfortable medical services in a hygienic environment. However, West Washtenaw Medical Development was designed to be more than a sterile doctor’s office: it is a community-focused, natured-centered welcoming hub to serve it’s users and staff in the most forward thinking way possible.
