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ORTHOPAEDIC
HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT
MEDICAL CENTER
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Photography:
Timothy Young
Jury
Comments: The jury was intrigued with the blend
of masonry and metal building panels in such a modern
design. The result appears to be a building that
compliments, rather than copies, the modern building styles
that surround the project site.
The building is part of a new master plan created for
Orthopaedic Hospital, a non-profit downtown medical campus.
This 40,000 square foot, 2-story facility with a basement
accommodates outpatient medical services including 14 exam
rooms, a casting room, four digital imaging rooms, waiting
rooms, as well as financial, administrative and other
support spaces, primarily serving women and children. After
records are processed the patient receives complete
treatment and state-of-the-art imaging services in a fully
contiguous outpatient clinic space on the second level,
allowing efficient delivery of care in a comfortable,
accessible setting.
The existing campus architecture is predominantly 1960’s modern in character. The new Outpatient Medical Center is designed to become an integral part of this campus and shares a newly created vehicular turnaround and landscaped yards with existing campus buildings. It recalls the horizontal nature, proportions and color of the 1960’s architecture, reinventing it and creating a contemporary, pedestrian-scaled, welcoming facility. With the introduction of horizontally banded exposed burnished concrete masonry units in this facility design, the campus material palette is enriched and enlivened.
Prominently sited at a busy freeway off-ramp leading into downtown Los Angeles, the Outpatient Medical Center is the first completed phase of development in an overall effort to revitalize the local neighborhood. Other adjacent projects include a new medical magnet high school in collaboration with the Los Angeles Unified School District and facility improvements at the already established LA Trade Technical College. The new building is integral to the Orthopaedic Hospital campus transformation, creating a legible focal point for public, social and community services, and continuing the mission-related function of the campus.
ARCHITECT
R.L. Binder, FAIA Architecture & Planning
7726
W. 81st Street
Playa del Rey, CA 90293
Rebecca
L. Binder, FAIA
Kim A. Walsh, AIA
Principals
STRUCTURAL
ENGINEER
Brandow & Johnston Associates, Structural
Engineers
GENERAL
CONTRACTOR:
Matt Construction
MASONRY
CONTRACTOR:
Masonry Technologies, Inc.
BLOCK
PRODUCER:
Angelus Block Company
OWNER:
Orthopaedic Hospital, Los Angeles
