Putting the "Dash" in Office Search

Asthma and Allergy Office Search

They say pictures are worth a thousand words. The great architect Le Corbusier is quoted as saying “I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and allows less room for lies.” I find that is so appropriate when I am working with clients looking for office space. Until a client’s wish list is translated to a floor plan there is a lot of room for lies.

After touring the market for an appropriate location for my client's asthma and allergy practice we came to an agreement on terms with the owner of the Musgrove Medical Arts Center. It appeared that a suite once occupied by an orthopedic practice was about the right amount of space for their program. The doctor's provided me with a simple and very helpful wish list.

After a number of initial schemes, we settled on a good overall layout.

Two areas stood out as needing further attention. The area for the doctor’s offices and the nurse’s station - lab area. Both of those area’s needed to be locked and access to them protected.

The office area was easy to resolve, expanding the third office to eliminate a dead end hallway and picking up an additional window. This expansion office area turned out so nice one of the physicians choose it as her office. Locked doors at certain points and a separate staff entrance were a must.

The nurse’s station – lab area went through a couple rounds of design development. It was central to the function of the office yet it had to be secure and the lab area had an additional level of security. The sketch below shows the detailed development to ensure there was room for the refrigerator.

After all plan layout issues were resolved, flooring and other finishes were chosen. What type of surface do you want in a lab area? If someone drops a vile you don’t want it landing on a hard surface that may cause it to break but carpet is definitely a no-no. Luckily there are some great new floor surfaces.