Beacon Clinic: Calgary, Alberta
Calgary?s health-oriented commercial building, Beacon, is a 25,300 sqft facility that features a medical dermatology, aesthetic, and rheumatology clinic. The 5468796 Architecture Inc. building is located at the second storey level, retail units at grade, on top of underground parking.
Photography Credit: James Brittain Photography
Selected for its more robust qualities, concrete is used for the building base (underground and above ground), while wood is used as a primary inspiration to create a warm and welcoming space.
At the street, concrete columns appear thin in profile, support a concrete veil above and demarcate retail entrances. Intermittently staggered with panels of glazing, the generous transparent planes engage passersby and maximize street frontage.
On the second floor, the protective concrete veil wraps the structure, created for privacy and a strong visual break, an acoustic barrier from the street, and an enclosure for building users.
Photography Credit: James Brittain Photography
The design evolves around different ways of bringing natural light into the spaces while reducing direct exposure to sun and glare: a tall clerestory perimeter that washes light against the roof?s light wooden undercroft; cut-away balconies at corners that softly light corridor spaces; strategically placed skylights; and a central lightwell that extends down through the two upper floors and pierces the parkade with light.
Photography Credit: James Brittain Photography
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