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		Medical/Dental Offices

	Thea Bowman Community Health Center Detroit, Michigan Dorchen/Martin Associates, Inc., in collaboration with Advantage Health Centers and St. John Health/Providence, developed this multi-disciplined health center for the Brightmoor District – a disadvantaged community in northwest Detroit. Architectural challenges found on the existing site and within the structure provided creative opportunities for this dramatic building renovation from a former U.S. Post Office to the Thea Bowman Community Health Center. Special attention to details at the new entrance and canopy, along with the colorful awnings, bring new life to this mature structure and the surrounding Brightmoor district. The former post office customer service area has been transformed into a comfortable, attractive and efficient waiting area for clients. Check-in, as well as access to treatment areas, community and reflection rooms radiate from the waiting area core. The vision for the Thea Bowman Community Health Center and the results are dramatic and inspirational. This monumental undertaking will serve as a vibrant example of redevelopment that answers to social needs.
	Crittenton Physical Therapy Crittenton Medical Plaza Auburn Hills, Michigan Located in an offsite medical office building, this full-service physical therapy facility presented several design challenges. The greatest of which was incorporating a hydro-therapy pool within the constraints of the existing building. Existing elements such as columns, footing and mechanical rooms posed limitations on both the pool location and size. In addition, the facility needed to be organized to provide therapists views from space to space. The result was a plan that provided open, flexible therapy spaces, a user and staff friendly hydrotherapy room along with workspaces that provide privacy and visibility.

	Specialized Women’s Healthcare William H. Michaels, M.D. Bloomfield Township, Michigan Anxiety and fear often times accompany patients to their medical appointments. Minimizing these fears can be beneficial to both the patient and the physician. In an effort to calm patient emotional levels through the creation of a comfortable physical environment, sensitive architectural and interior design decisions played a major role in this newly designed and constructed medical suite. In addition to the efficient patient traffic flow, the traditional décor and finishes selected by the doctor and interior designer creates a total environment that is extremely refreshing and comforting for any visitor.

	Tri-County Medical Offices Sterling Heights, Michigan Designed to be occupied by four doctors, this 7,100 sf medical office building houses all of its required medical services under one roof including a laboratory and x-ray suite. In order to take full advantage of the available space, there is also a fire-protected dead file storage area tucked into the site. The building was designed to serve both patients and employees equally well. For example, while patients enter through the colorful main entrance, there is also a separate private entrance, surrounded by a garden wall, for doctors and employees to use. Dorchen/Martin Associates, Inc. feels that all aspects of patient care as well as business management, have been successfully addressed and unified in this design solution.

	Gable Dental Midland, Michigan Kay Gable, D.D.S. asked D/MA for a one story building to house her growing dental practice and to provide additional lease space for income purposes. Her desire to have a building style relating to the rural ambience of its locale was satisfied with our use of a covered, colonnaded, front porch, hip roof with gable accents and wide roof overhangs. The interior spaces include a modern waiting and business area and open entries to the treatment rooms. Two exits are provided from the partial basement which fulfills the need for file and supply storage as well as for tenant use.

	Radiology Clinic Farmington Hills, Michigan Designed as the third building in a colonial style office complex, this structure houses a multi-specialist radiation diagnostic practice. In order to conserve space on a small and costly site, all long-term storage was located in the attic. Additionally, the efficiency of the plan allows for future expansion as well as providing lease space for present usage.