Clinical clarity: setting a new standard for ambulatory health care
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The 447,000 sq ft Kirklin Clinic in Alabama was designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners with the support ofother design firms with an emphasis on alleviating the patients' hospital experience given the varied functions of the clinics. A feeling of wellness wasevoked by introducing natural lighting through a glass curtain wall. The designers opted to erect identical, U-shaped structures with a fountain courtyard to create a distinct identity for the clinics. Off-white granite, glass and aluminum grid are generously used all over the edifice to highlight the radial geometry of the structures.
Publication Name: Interiors
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0164-8470
Year: 1992
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Dream machine
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Florian Wierzbowski Architects PC was commissioned to design the facilities of the Star Factory Karaoke Store located in the Gurnee Mills Shopping Center in Gurnee Mills, IL. The 2,600 sq ft store includes eight studios, also known as karaoke boxes, organized in a radial pattern around a control desk. The design centers on a professional recording studio fitted with musical architecture and video monitors. Passers-by are enticed to enter the center through a double entrance. Once in the store, customers are encouraged to try one of the studios.
Publication Name: Interiors
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0164-8470
Year: 1993
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Artful banking
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Abstract expressionist painter Jules Olitski converted a neo-classical bank building into a private art gallery. Thebuilding had 18 foot high ceilings with interesting architectural details. Ryall Bishop Porter Architects who handled the project fitted floating walls over the old ones by setting them on perforated metal bases. The floating wallsprovided clean hanging spaces and allowed better air circulation. Track lights and horizontal braces were also added.
Publication Name: Interiors
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0164-8470
Year: 1992
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