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September 08, 2017 01:00 AM

Environmentally Friendly Award: Meridian Center for Health

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    Meridian Center for Health; Seattle TYPE OF FACILITY: Clinic PROJECT ARCHITECTS: NBBJ CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Lease Crutcher Lewis COMPLETED: Nov. 30, 2015 SIZE: 44,800 square feet CONSTRUCTION COST: $14.3 million
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    Meridian Center for Health; Seattle TYPE OF FACILITY: Clinic PROJECT ARCHITECTS: NBBJ CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Lease Crutcher Lewis COMPLETED: Nov. 30, 2015 SIZE: 44,800 square feet CONSTRUCTION COST: $14.3 million
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    Meridian Center for Health; Seattle TYPE OF FACILITY: Clinic PROJECT ARCHITECTS: NBBJ CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Lease Crutcher Lewis COMPLETED: Nov. 30, 2015 SIZE: 44,800 square feet CONSTRUCTION COST: $14.3 million
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    Building trust between providers and underserved communities is the one of the biggest challenges public health officials face when managing population health. The Meridian Center for Health meets Seattle-area residents where they are—metaphorically and physically.

    This year's environmentally friendly award winner, designed by architecture and planning firm NBBJ, is adjacent to Mineral Springs Park, a site where Native Americans used red mud for healing purposes, said Brian Uyesugi, lead designer on the project. Now, the LEED Gold-certified building brings a modern interpretation to that history.

    “When the facility opened, a few patients would come in and their jaws would drop,” he said. “They were in awe that this space was for them. They felt they didn't deserve a space as beautiful.”

    The building's interior and exterior use locally salvaged cedar slabs to seamlessly integrate it into the landscape, while the welcome area features a striking two-story healing wall. The building extends into the park through canopies and overhangs, offering patients who might feel uncomfortable entering the facility another area to receive care.

    The center's main entry and public waiting areas, where more than 64 languages may be heard on any given day, are designed to be easily accessible. The spaces are flexible and can double as group education and therapy rooms.

    “What we know is that people who have been oppressed and have had bad experiences in the past didn't feel welcomed; they have that hesitancy,” said Patty Hayes, director of public health for Seattle and King County. “The staff are all trained in working with clients that have had super-stressed environments and a trauma-informed approach.”

    The integrated health center brings community health provider Neighborcare, gynecological services from Seattle and King County Public Health, and mental health and substance use recovery services from behavior health provider Valley Cities under one energy-efficient roof. Bio-retention cells capture runoff water from the parking lot, roof and driveway. A 25-kilowatt solar array on the roof produces more than 5% of the energy needs for the building, which produces net-zero carbon.

    “Over time, the footprint of healthcare is about our health,” said design award judge Todd Robinson, of ESa. “The sustainability part of utilizing natural light to its advantage and not creating energy build-up while re-utilizing materials is obviously a very admirable direction.”

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