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38 / BUILDING DIALOGUE / December 2020 Commercial Construction Facility Renovations Federal Construction Multi-family Housing b rya n c o n s t ru c t i o n . c om | 8 5 5 . 3 9 1 . 5 3 5 5 Colorado Springs | Fort Collins | Denver | Istanbul Building with PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE Every. Time. Bal Seal Engineering ELEMENTS MOB Design Better Patient Care Informs Oral Surgery Center Design D espite its great location inCherryCreek, the Denver Metro OMS practice had expanded over time and the cramped spacewas no longer functioning optimally. Already with two partners and a third partner anticipated, “Wewere inneed of a larger, more effi- cient space where we would be better able to care for our patients,” said JulianaDiPasquale, DMD, part- ner at DenverMetro OMS. The partners selected a new space in Cherry Creek, increasing the size of the office to 5,000 square feet. The group again enlisted our firm, which previous- ly had designed two of its oral surgery offices, to assist in designing a new facility. The partners wanted the space to reflect their latest thinking about optimum OMS practice function, and have a fresh modern ap- pearance. To program the space, they took an “evidence-based” approach, inwhich newhealth care environments are designed based on research (and professional experi- ence) towardmore positive patient outcomes. Improving upon their previous office design, amain goal emerged – to increase doctor and staff interface with the patient. The result was a more compact wait- ing area due to already efficient treatment flow; five large procedure rooms; four consult rooms for post-op checkups and quick appointments; two larger, more private check-in spaces; a dedicated hallway for staff/ caregiver access tosurgical recoverybays; and two larg- er consult rooms for implant procedure coordination. To better monitor the patient experience, the staff offices were located directly adjacent to patient areas. Lynne C. Thom, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB Principal, Lynne Thom Architects Jess Blackwell To balance the design’s vertical elements, the front desk has three horizontal tiers of dark textured wood paneling.