VA Phoenix Outpatient Clinic – “A Healing Oasis”
Owner: US Department of Veterans Affairs
Architect: Hoefer Welker
Developer: US Federal Properties Co.
Construction: Jacobsen Construction – GC
Installer: Gen3, Phoenix
Product: Perforated Aluminium Sunshades
275,157sqft, the largest VA outpatient clinic in the United States, serving an estimated half-million patient visitors per year with 180 exam rooms. This new clinic embraces the VA’s Patient Alignment Care Team (PACT) delivery model- a patient-driven, proactive, team-based approach to healthcare focused on wellness and prevention.
The vision is “inspired by Arizona’s vibrant color palette, striations, elevations and geological formations” Hoefer Welker. Powdercoated in the local desert sand color and shaped to align with the surrounding rugged terrain, this sun shading system is integrated into the facade to efficiently and economically manage heat gain and ensure comfort. Dappled light filters through louvered panels into the cool and sleek interior, which mimic shade trees in an oasis.
