Our design for the inaugural location of Liv by Advantia Health, a comprehensive women’s health practice in downtown Washington D.C, is aimed at cultivating community and empowering women to make educated health choices. Areas for patients and staff are approached with the same level of attention, driven by the goal of making all women who enter the building feel at ease and supported. Three central concepts—comfort, community, and choice—inform all aspects of the Liv flagship, which includes waiting areas for patients; staff areas that accommodate both individualized work and socialization; and exam rooms for primary care, gynecology, obstetrics, mental health, and more. The environment registers as both a community hub for building connections between women and an intimate refuge for individual wellness, where shifts in layout, color, and material palette indicate different programs.
Photos by Stacy Zarin Goldberg