OWH received the Urban Development Award from the City of St. Louis Heritage and Urban Design Commission for this addition to the St. Louis University Medical center campus. The addition, which houses an outpatient clinic for MRI and PET imaging, was cited for its sensitive integration into the urban fabric. The treatment rooms are subterranean, and the reception area roof structure forms a forecourt transition between St. Louis, busy Grand Avenue and Medical Center’s Desloge Tower.

OWH was also responsible for planning and programming the total renovation of the 250,000 sq ft Firmin-Desloge Tower at the Medical Center into departmental medical offices, clinical laboratory, and support space for the Hospital. The work included coordination with 35 department entities, hospital administration and St. Louis University. OWH planned a five-phase construction plan to allow 66% occupancy at all times during the construction period.

Completed in January 1998, the 106,000 sq ft, 2-story ambulatory care addition provides a new main entry to hospital and reorganizes public traffic and parking to simplify site circulation. The project includes general ambulatory care clinics and specialty areas for eye, ENT, endoscopy, and pulmonary medicine. OWH provided planning and full design services for the new addition as well the associated renovation of the existing facility.

OWH provided complete design and architectural services for the renovation of this once vacant warehouse into a new outpatient dialysis center. Preliminary site evaluation, site zoning, programmatic needs, and general compliance with criteria established by the City of St. Louis Urban and Heritage Design Committee, resulted in a plan which retained the original one-story, brick structure, but required approximately 12,000 square feet of demolition and structural reinforcement.

The fully accessible design features parking, a new entry canopy, offices, exam space, patient/family waiting and dialysis for 32 patients. Of great concern during the design process was the overall aesthetic directive to promote a non-institutional look and provide an easily maintainable facility. Natural light is abundant through the use of both glass block and the newly created clear glazing. Finish materials and colors were selected for their durability and maintainability, and utilized neutral warmer tones for upholstery and floor tile, reinforcing the overall calmness of the space.