Primary care
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about primary care
Project • By Kirsten Reite Architecture • Hospitals
Richmond Urgent and Primary Care Centre
The Richmond Urgent and Primary Care Centre is located in downtown Richmond, BC and provides urgent care for people with non-life-threatening conditions who need care within 12-24 hours but do not require an emergency department. In addition, the centre provides primary care services including family physicians, nurse practitioners, RN's, and a social worker. It also provides on-site and outpatient access to X-ray services.
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Prior to Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) acquiring the building and converting it's use into healthcare, it was a commercial office building. KRA was initially retained by VCH to perform a schematic test fit for the new Urgent and Primary Care Centre. Upon completion of this scope, KRA continued the project... More
Project • By B-too • Hospitals
Medisch Centrum de Dijk
On the Electraweg in Maassluis, we built a beautiful health center that provides space for general practitioners, dentists, a pharmacy and other health care providers.
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Movement toward the entranceThe existing environment and the design of this rectangular mass required exceptional architectural design. Because the entrance is on the side of the property, our challenge was to make the entrance prominent from the front view of the property.
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White blanketWe accomplished this by placing a white blanket over the massing. This blanket extends down the side of the property to the entrance. The movement in the canopy and the protruding entrance emphasize the side of the building. The... More