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Architects
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GARY REHABILITATION CLINIC This one-story
brick clinic building, offset with double-height steel, glass and concrete public
spaces is set in a wooded grove abutting a protected
wetland in central Gary. The clinic’s design
includes two open
courtyards, a light-filled reception area, a vaulted gymnasium
for
adult physical and occupational therapy patients, and a playful oval-shaped gymnasium for children’s patients. Inside the building, glazed corridors, facing interior courtyards, and the
lofted clerestory provide patients
with seemingly infinite access to the outdoors, while out-side, the clinic presents a closed face
providing privacy to the
patients within. The connection
between the two is the steel and glass-clad waiting area, which al- lows the
visitor to see the interior courtyards from the front door. The public circulation area and the
two gyms create
an attractive light-filled ambulatory rehab
environment that also
serves adjoining medical out-patient clinics used by visiting doctors, and the hospital’s Oncology, and Neurology departments. Additional
therapy areas include private treatment rooms, a full-scale functioning kitchen, hydrotherapy tanks and a
full-body-immersion hydro pool. A separate major function
of the building is an Emergency Services Training Center, including a 35-person classroom and a skills lab
with a full-scale reproduction of an ambulance without the cab. Interspersed among the clinical
and training functions are three conference rooms
of various sizes,
designed to serve
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1 East 8th Street, Suite 200, Chicago, Illinois 60605
T. 312.663.0225 F. 312.663.4491 jlarch@jlarch.net _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Johnson & Lee Architects and Planners, Inc. All rights
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