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radiology center serving the entire campus, rehabilitation facilities, and a pharmacy. It also contains a
variety of centers focusing on specialties such as
musculoskeletal health, breast health, urology, pain,
apheresis, stem-cell transplants, and a range of related imaging services.
Throughout, clinics are organized as modules
and typically contain 12 exam-room pods with separate patient and staff circulation zones to allow a
more personal treatment experience. By dividing
"onstage" and "offstage" tasks, the pods operate as
well-oiled machines. The exam rooms are designed
to be adaptable depending on schedules and specialties. Support and treatment areas are often shared
between two clinics, significantly reducing the
building's square footage while encouraging interdisciplinary interaction.
CO Architects conceived each floor with a distinct identity to aid in wayfinding. The designers
integrated signage and incorporated intuitive color
cues that reference natural elements, from grass
green in the basement to sunny shades on upper
floors. Other interior finishes lend texture and softness-such as patterned wall tiles, neutral terrazzo
floors, and carpet-like floor tiles-while meeting the
durability requirements of a healthcare environAbove. Interior finishes lend texture and softness-such as patterned wall tiles, neutral terrazzo floors, and carpet-like floor tiles-while meeting the
durability requirements of a healthcare environment. Furnishings were selected to accommodate seating for a variety of users and promote activity as needed.

ment. Furnishings were selected to accommodate
seating for a variety of users and promote activity as
needed.

Below. Clinics are organized as modules and typically contain 12 exam-room pods with separate patient and staff circulation zones to allow a more personal
treatment experience.

The designs of the faculty and staff workplaces
within the Pavilion had to not only bring together
personnel from several different specialties and generations, but also create an environment that promotes cross-pollination. CO Architects conceived
open work areas in which staff can choose from a
variety of seating heights. They also integrated informal lounges and hoteling zones throughout the
building.
According to the architect, the design is nimble
in order to balance diverse needs, while accommodating cutting-edge technologies and new models of
working and thinking. CA

Sources listed below are linked
at commercialarchitecturemagazine.com/
1904koman.

* CO Architects, coarchitects.com
* Koman Family Outpatient Pavilion, health.ucsd.
edu/locations/Pages/outpatient-pavilion.aspx

APRIL 2019

COMMERCI A L A RCHI T EC T UREM AG A ZINE.COM

http://www.commercialarchitecturemagazine.com/1904koman http://www.coarchitects.com http://health.ucsd.edu/locations/Pages/outpatient-pavilion.aspx

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