EDUCATION, WORKPLACE
Northern Kentucky University
Medical Office Building
Northern Kentucky University Medical
Office Building
Northern Kentucky University Medical Office Building
Where clinical function meets collegiate identity, establishing a gateway that honors institutional character while expanding healthcare access for campus and community.
—Always By Design
This medical office building represents the first phase of a comprehensive master plan for a 14-acre undeveloped site at the gateway to Northern Kentucky University's campus. The project establishes a new "Town and Gown" community that addresses the limited amenity options available to NKU's primarily commuter-based student population of over 15,000.
Formerly scattered across Northeast Ohio, the insurance giant’s 1,350 employees now share one home. With floorplates the size of football fields, the design challenge was the overwhelming scale: to design and populate the massive structure – humanely.
The given somber and dysfunctional building demanded a comprehensive transformation. The design solution employed traditional town planning principles for an interior space creating an overlay of central squares, pocket parks, and small-scale neighborhoods.
As the new campus gateway, the architecture employs a modern language compatible with NKU's existing facilities, incorporating the university's signature yellow as a restrained accent within a sophisticated material palette. Extensive glazing brings natural light into public areas, physical therapy labs, and meeting spaces while providing clear, welcoming entry points that establish visual connectivity between interior programming and the campus context.
Formerly scattered across Northeast Ohio, the insurance giant’s 1,350 employees now share one home. With floorplates the size of football fields, the design challenge was the overwhelming scale: to design and populate the massive structure – humanely.
The given somber and dysfunctional building demanded a comprehensive transformation. The design solution employed traditional town planning principles for an interior space creating an overlay of central squares, pocket parks, and small-scale neighborhoods.
Formerly scattered across Northeast Ohio, the insurance giant’s 1,350 employees now share one home. With floorplates the size of football fields, the design challenge was the overwhelming scale: to design and populate the massive structure – humanely.
The given somber and dysfunctional building demanded a comprehensive transformation. The design solution employed traditional town planning principles for an interior space creating an overlay of central squares, pocket parks, and small-scale neighborhoods.
The three-story, 65,000 square foot facility includes a below-grade parking deck and houses comprehensive medical functions including urgent care, primary care, specialty physicians, orthopedics, sports medicine services including physical therapy, women’s health services, and an MRI suite. The building serves a dual purpose: it functions as a full-service medical clinic for the NKU campus community while also providing a hands-on training environment for the School of Nursing, offering students real-world exposure to the breadth of healthcare services they'll encounter in their careers.
Formerly scattered across Northeast Ohio, the insurance giant’s 1,350 employees now share one home. With floorplates the size of football fields, the design challenge was the overwhelming scale: to design and populate the massive structure – humanely.
The given somber and dysfunctional building demanded a comprehensive transformation. The design solution employed traditional town planning principles for an interior space creating an overlay of central squares, pocket parks, and small-scale neighborhoods.
Formerly scattered across Northeast Ohio, the insurance giant’s 1,350 employees now share one home. With floorplates the size of football fields, the design challenge was the overwhelming scale: to design and populate the massive structure – humanely.
The given somber and dysfunctional building demanded a comprehensive transformation. The design solution employed traditional town planning principles for an interior space creating an overlay of central squares, pocket parks, and small-scale neighborhoods.
CLIENT
Northern Kentucky University
LOCATION
Highland Heights, KY
SIZE
65,000 SF
SERVICES
Architecture
