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The UC Irvine Medical Center was looking to upgrade the Chao Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center by expanding clinical and support spaces as well as updating the style to feel more light, airy, and welcoming. With the help of Tangram and Tangram’s in-house designer, the team chose Carolina furniture to create cohesive waiting spaces for the newly renovated Center.

Despite the first floor waiting area’s long and thin dimensions, designers used flooring details both inside and out to create the illusion of no-boundaries, complete with floor-to-ceiling windows and the thin frame of Rule of Three seating. Today, the furniture and space maintain a fresh, uplifting place to help patients find more comfort and beauty in healing spaces.

Location: Orange County, CA

Design Firm/Architect: Perkins Eastman

Photographer: Benny Chan

The Baptist Memorial Hospital in Crittenden had served a small rural community in West Memphis for years, but needed more space and resources to accommodate a growing number of patients. Despite these needs, they had an extremely limited budget to achieve all of the enhancements that they required. With the help of ESarch and Carolina, they created a new campus that included additional beds, a cancer center, a more efficient ED overflow system, an indoor-outdoor cafe, and a small chapel—all within budget. Today, the hospital can better serve both the medical staff and patients through their new, inviting and space-efficient space. 

Location: West Memphis, TN

Design Firm/Architect: ESarch

Photographer: Chad Mellon

Located in one of the snowiest parts of the Upper Peninsula in Michigan, Marquette’s General Hospital was aging fast, and no longer able to support the needs of a growing city. With the help of Gresham Smith, Skanska, and Closner, they chose a new location in the heart of Marquette to build the new UP Health System. Together with Carolina, they designed a thoughtful space to support the patients of Marquette, complete with breathtaking views of Lake Superior, and organic accents throughout the beautiful, clean, and inspiring new space. 

Location: Marquette, MI

Design Firm/Architect: Gresham Smith

Contractor: Skanska and Closner

Photographer: Chad Baumer

CareOne wanted to expand their senior living offerings in East Brunswick to support senior health and wellness for the local community. They designed their care model to support the entire continuum of care under one roof, providing personalized treatment plans based on each resident’s unique physical and cognitive needs. 

Together with FX Collaborative, CareOne at East Brunswick Assisted Living created a beautiful, joyful environment with all the warmth and comforts of home. The intimate, boutique-style atmosphere focuses on one-on-one attention and care. This three-floor, state-of-the-art new construction offers luxurious amenities like a speakeasy, arts and crafts room, libraries, theaters, spa, salon, and more to support a vibrant community.

Location: East Brunswick, NJ
Design: FX Collaborative
Dealer: Dancker
Photography: Macchia Photography

Designed by Moody Nolan and built by construction firm Powers and Sons, Friend Health wanted to establish a project that serves medically underserved areas within Chicago’s neighborhoods, particularly in the city’s South Side area.

The resulting Friend Family Health Center in the Woodlawn neighborhood is certified as a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides low-cost services to residents in need, regardless of insurance, financial status, or immigration status.

The center offers a full-service pharmacy, a locally owned healthy cafe, group classrooms, obstetrics + gynecology services, family medicine, pediatrics, and behavioral health. Plus, a mural on the exterior of the facility, designed by Rahmaan Statick Barnes, celebrates the history and diversity of the Woodlawn community.