Cannon Design shared with us their latest mental health center for Pima County. The project creates a “holistic healing campus” to serve various facets of behavioral medicine. By integrating the architectural design with the raw beauty of the Sonora Desert, the project “balances the challenges of a complex interdisciplinary program, unique environmental conditions, and a lean construction budget.”
More about the health center and more images after the break.
In Cannon Design’s quest to create a healing campus, two interrelated buildings respond to the broadest range of patient needs. The buildings are organized around a shared service court that provides a secure circulation zone for medical staff, law enforcement, courtroom personnel, and patient and material transfers. The interiors provide private rooms that are naturally lit giving patients “privacy, security and dignity.” The rooms are located close to shaded outdoor gardens to connect patients and staff directly to their surroundings.
