HIGHLANDS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
THE OAKS ON PARKWOOD, BESSEMER, AL
Nestled on 100 beautiful acres, lies the senior living community known as The Oaks on Parkwood. The Oaks, a part of Noland Health Services, offer various levels of care and lifestyle for its residents. The newest addition to The Oaks campus is the Highlands Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Opening its doors on April 14th, 2011, this 64,000 square foot facility offers a craftsman style exterior with beautifully landscaped grounds and walking trails which blend well with the rest of the campus.
During the design process, BPA worked with Noland Health Services to incorporate a residential style throughout the new facility - creating a feeling of 'home away from home'. Porches, wood flooring and panelling, and large windows were utilitized to carry out this concept.
Building amenities include large activity spaces with natural daylighting, a salon, and dining and sitting areas positioned to foster community interaction.
To learn more about the services provided by Noland Health Services or The Oaks on Parkwood, click on these links.
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510 OFFICE PARK DRIVE, MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL
The 510 Building is nestled into Mountain Brook's Office Park development and is situated on a site that was once a parking lot. The topography of the site affords some unique opportunities: under-building parking, ground floor and second floor entries, and prominant views from inside the building.
From a design standpoint, the solid brick masses on either side anchor the lighter, curved curtain wall element; highlighting the building's entrance and creating a strong relationship with the site. The interior spaces take advantage of the curtain wall as lobbies and public spaces are placed to maximize daylighting and views of nature.
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JACKSON HOSPITAL SURGERY CENTER, MONTGOMERY, AL
The client’s intent was to create an autonomous ambulatory surgical facility within the existing Jackson Hospital campus to provide a more efficient and aesthetic environment for outpatient procedures. The design concept was to fit the building within a greater campus masterplan and pull from the adjacent building vocabulary while defining an individual aesthetic to the building which would be appropriate for its unique function. The exterior materials were derived from significant adjacent campus buildings.
The green tinted glazing and synthetic stucco veneer with cast stone watertable course mimics the professional office building across the street and main hospital building. The horizontal metal panels are reminiscent of the metal buildings on adjacent lots further north and the structure which previously occupied the building site.
The change in color and texture of the metal panels also help break up what would otherwise be a fairly plane exterior. To contrast with the majority of the campus’s reserved entrances the surgery center’s slopped glass curtainwall provides for a more open feeling to the lobby.
The aluminum clad vestibule and sidewalks align with the entry to the new imaging center across the parking lot to reflect their functional relationships. Additional sidewalks connect to the main hospital entrance and parking to the south. The interior finishes compliment the exterior finish materials and provide a warm, non-institutional feel while representing the level of finishes for a state-of-the-art professional facility. The lobby was given multiple layers of finishes to break up the space and give interest to waiting patients.
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2908 CENTRAL AVE, HOMEWOOD, AL
Located on an existing brown-field site, this project posed challenges from the beginning simply in creating a buildable site. The site had set vacant for decades due to soil contamination, but the client saw an opportunity to develop a piece of land that was well situated in a community business district in Homewood, AL.
The local style and vernacular prompted a design that maintained a smaller, residential scale along with the use of natural materials.
Two practices use the building: an asthma and allergy practice geared towards pediatrics and a dermatology practice with a spa-type atmosphere. The two create an interesting dialectic in a residential, tudor-inspired office building.
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