This project is a transformation – through Interior tenant improvements – of a dark, aging, and tired 10,000 sq. ft. non-profit clinic, to a bright and happy place that is connected to the outdoors and proudly serving its immigrant community.
Despite a tiny budget, the client, and previous ill-fated renovation attempts, the architects completely re-imagined movement through the building, emphasizing openness and connectedness to the out-of-doors and natural light. Bold graphics line the newly carved, interior streets and improve wayfinding. The architecture honors the namesake of the clinic with the Iconography of the newly sainted St. Romero.
Most significant community contribution:
The non-profit clinic mainly provides healthcare to an underserved Central-American immigrant population. In addition to healthcare, the clinic provides several heavily programmed community rooms. It is a new place of pride of this important Angeleno community.
Light and color unify a previously disjointed building with an existing program that was chopped into incomprehensible spaces. This design introduces continuity and familiarity for all users, from healthcare providers to the ill.
Location
2032 Marengo St,Los Angeles, CA 90033
Square footage
Building: 10,000 SF
Design Collaborators
Architect: Lehrer Architects LA
Structural: Nous Engineering
MEP:Stantec
Contractor: JMP Builders
