The project site is previously an open pasture surrounded by commercially-driven suburban residential subdivisions, chain stores, and strip centers lacking any identity of place. The project challenges the chronically lethargic context through an episodic architectural intervention that seeks to positively influence the environment beyond its lot line.

The conceptual framework seeks to capture in aesthetic terms the duality of the emergency medical professional characters and the brand they represent, projecting outwardly the knowledge, skill, precision, and decisiveness necessary for the practice of emergency medicine, and reflecting inwardly the gentle, empathic, and humanistic qualities of the persons beneath the robe. It is realized simply through an architectural montage of sharply folded exterior robe of zinc panels and softly sculpted interior plastered planes. The points of admission of natural daylight and outdoor views create apertures that penetrate through the building envelope and interior planes and elucidate those intersecting tectonic moments. Running a hybrid program comprising of Urgent Care and 24/7 state-licensed Emergency Room functions, Legacy ER aims to advance community access to high-quality healthcare services by positioning the architectural significance of its facility into direct alignment with its goal of elevating the patient care experience to an unprecedented level. The facility is an 8,432 SF building containing (1) Triage, (3) Exam Rooms, (5) Urgent Care Rooms, (2) Emergency Treatment Rooms, (1) X-Ray Room, and (1) CT-Scan Room, along with Administrative Offices and Clinical Staff Areas. Provisions were made for a Physicians' Call / Nap Room, a hospitable double-height Staff Lounge, and the On-Stage / Off-Stage division between the Clinical Staff and the Patient / Public.

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