This client came to recognize that further growth on a very constricted hospital campus was unwise, and engaged our team to evaluate 5 potential sites for a fresh start on the growing edge of the city. The selected site was a 100-acre parcel on a prominent hill on the west end of the city. I was the primary planner for a mixed-use development of the parcel, as well as designer of the new clinic building.

The client used the new building as an opportunity to redesign their operational systems and staffing model, for improved efficiency and patient convenience.  The clinic design was developed directly from the operational model. A 4-story light well provides light & views deep into the core of the building as well as making the function of the facility very legible. 

The overall form of the building alludes to Dubuque's ties to the river - the bluffs, water and distinctive steel arch bridge.