This facility houses a clinic and research laboratory specializing in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Doctors and researchers are collaboratingdaily to find a cure. One large floor (29,000 sf) of a midtown buildingwas selected for this mission. The first objective for the design was to organically and simply integrate the clinic and the research laboratory. The layout is designed to enhance communication among the staff and to inspire interaction between the clinic personnel and the research scientists. The visibility of the research laboratories will give patients, doctors, nurses and researchers hope and a fighting spirit.The second goal was to provide the patients of the practice with a livable space, not just a clean and functional institute. The bright colors and wood finishes contribute to the comfortable atmosphere. The lighting of the round column capitals reinforces this by providing a focus and rhythm to the large interior spaces.The third objective was to introduce as much light as possible into the deep interior spaces and avoid maze that are often generated by large floor plates. Glass clerestories are providing at the perimeter rooms, maximizing and distributing light into the interior corridors, and the main corridors end in spaces with windows to the exterior. This provides a sense of the exterior and an orientation point. A series of glass screens and the punctuation of the round columns create an interesting sequence in the long corridors.