4000 Medical Parkway is a renovation of a 1971 commercial building into a multi-tenant creative office that prioritizes wellness and sets a precedent for greenscapes in urban areas.
By replacing limestone, turrets and front parking with high performance thermo-spruce cladding, skylights, windows, an elevator with glass walkway and ‘front yard’ the re-imagined
building is all about experience and accessibility.
Reusing the slab, wall and roof frame, ensured time and money was saved through a site plan exemption. Once the limestone turrets at three points of the triangle footprint were
removed those points were fully utilized on both floors with a large conference room with 12ft window walls. By reprogramming the front of the building away from parking and
adding in an accessible front yard amenity the user experience was improved and precedence was set on the street by offering greenery.
A 12 foot feature window carefully placed on the west wall of the second floor ensures the first steps off the elevator are rewarded with natural light and views outside. The
intentional exterior thermo-spruce cladding that wraps the entire building, juxtaposed by the white elevator tower, creates warmth and rhythm, as well as sun screen, and offers an
'other' to the adjacent brick and stone buildings. The material palette is carefully controlled by using thermo-pine, steel, and glass. The subtle texture change of materiality gives
enough visual interest to the building creating a uniquely different presence on the street from all other buildings A cantilevered steel awning, operable windows, and rear exterior
steel egress stair all featured in black work as the second color element, the third being green from the landscaping carefully placed all along the front of the building.