Westlake Dermatology at Marble Falls, Texas Commercial Building, Images, Architecture in USA
Westlake Dermatology at Marble Falls
Contemporary Commercial Development in Texas, USA ? design by Matt Fajkus Architecture
Sep 19, 2017
Westlake Dermatology
Design: Matt Fajkus Architecture
Location: Marble Falls, Texas, USA
Westlake Dermatology

Westlake Dermatology?s location in Marble Falls was a ground-up design project strengthened by a collaborative process directly with the clients and consultants. Situated along a major Texas highway to the east and overlooking gentle hills to the west, the new medical building is intentionally subtle, minimizing the visual presence of the new construction.

The nuanced concrete and glass shell merges with the designed landscape architecture, enveloping the comfortable, bright, and open interior in calm and quiet as one transitions from road, through a garden zone, and into the space overlooking the Texas Hill Country.
Patient care and comfort was a priority that influenced the design to tend towards a feeling of security, ease and familiarity. Upon entering or leaving the building, a physical transition and subtle mental cleanse occurs as patients, staff and physicians move through the interstitial space formed by the garden.

Once inside, natural daylight is filtered through the perforations of a parametrically designed custom skylight of routed wood. Warm and neutral materials such as Texas walnut, polished concrete, and natural ...