CLIENT: OUR LADY OF THE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN SURGERY CENTER

CLIENT: CLEMENTS PHYSICAL THERAPY   LOCATION: CHALMETTE, LA   

Design for an interior build-out for a new physical therapy clinic while providing open rehabilitation space, utilizing existing natural light, and maintaining private patient treatment areas. The design required incorporating high-quality and individualized patient care, while remaining budget friendly.

By providing wall heights that created privacy, while not extending to the existing high ceiling, natural light was able to be provided throughout the space - even within enclosed treatment areas. The design layout also removed unnecessary corridors by providing treatment rooms along the perimeter of the space. Thus creating a large centralized open space for rehabilitation and circulation.

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CLIENT: NORTHSHORE PLASTIC SURGERY | LOCATION: MANDEVILLE, LA

With a reputation for providing outstanding results through natural-looking cosmetic and subtle non-surgical enhancements, board-certified plastic surgeons Dr. Boudreaux and Dr. Claiborne service patients in the Northshore and New Orleans areas with compassion and exceptional attention to detail. It is only fitting when Northshore Plastic Surgery was in need of expansion they reached out to Greenleaf Architects to provide the same level of fine detail to their own design process.

Greenleaf Architects worked with Northshore Plastic Surgery to design an expansion catered to meet the in-demand needs of their practice. Patients and staff alike now enjoy a spa expansion, a pre-op expansion, as well as additional office space to cater to administrative services. The spa expansion is highlighted by a calming enhanced waiting area, six additional rooms to meet patient demand and a dedicated service area for Botox and filler. The pre-op expansion features a private flow-to-surgery experience, with two pre-op bays, and a dedicated waiting area for surgical patients’ families. Now completed, this single operation location continues its pursuit of convenience, confidence, and beauty.

REPEAT CLIENT: DYNAMIC PHYSICAL THERAPY | LOCATION: WESTWEGO, LA

“The dream of Dynamic happened over 20 years ago and it was so exciting to see Steve and Michelle celebrate the Grand Opening of their brand new facility on the Westbank where it all started. Times are different so it's moments like this that you want to keep with you forever and I know I will. I am thankful everyday that I was given the opportunity to work for two of the most caring, generous and real people I know. In addition to that I get to work alongside people who truly make a difference in the lives of the people in our communities whether it is in Westwego, Covington or Slidell. Congratulations to Steve, Michelle, Paul and the entire staff at the Westwego clinic. You and your patients deserve this beautiful new facility.”
- Dynamic Physical Therapy Employee

This repeat client was looking to build out and renovate an existing metal building to become the new home of Dynamic Physical Therapy - Westbank. Changing the use of the building was challenging due to warehouse HVAC and insulation requirements differentiating from business requirements. It was also critical to provide an open space with designated areas and rooms efficiently flowing with the client’s workflow.

Greenleaf provided the owner with digital walk-throughs and renderings to provide them with visuals to grasp the feel of the space. From 18’+ high ceilings in the rehabilitation area and lobby to the reception area and tech room, this building ultimately provides its occupants with a bright and functional space to carry out day-to-day operations.

CLIENT: FLEX PERFORMANCE THERAPY | LOCATION: COVINGTON, LA

Born out of a desire to provide the best care and recovery services – paired with a passion for skillfully pushing its patients to become their best selves – Flex Performance Therapy required a new facility to better encompass the mission at hand. When Greenleaf Architects was approached by the client for its new injury prevention, rehabilitation, and therapy clinic, our team hit the ground running.

Methodically designing a physical therapy gym, administrative support spaces, a pitching lane, and a basketball half-court to coexist amidst a tight configuration of trees and wetlands was a challenge. This required the design team, and Cox Parker Contractors, to work closely with St. Tammany Parish, the Dept. of Transportation, and USACE to appropriately make use of the available site area, resulting in a site-work-intensive project to develop the building location, driveway placement, adequate parking, wastewater treatment plant, water well, and more. The end result has provided Flex Performance Therapy with a facility matching the vision – a space where innovative treatment techniques guide each athlete that walks through its doors - from high school, colligate, to professional – to physical and mental success as they flex their muscles! 

CLIENT: OUR LADY OF THE LAKE PHYSICIAN GROUP | LOCATION: MONEY HILL - BUSH, LA

Noticing a need for a stronger healthcare presence in the Waldheim-Bush area, Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Clinic has been welcomed as the first tenant of the up-and-coming Money Hill commercial development. As the only medical provider within a 15-mile radius, a large gap in healthcare has been filled. Providing the Money Hill community and encompassing residents with quality care!

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CLIENT: VETNATURALLY | LOCATION: MANDEVILLE, LA  

Careful to choose the architectural firm to design her future state-of-the-art veterinary clinic and boarding facility, Dr. Ashley Geoghegan came to Greenleafwith a precise vision! The task at hand involved providing a noticeable eye-catching aesthetic while respecting the historical context of Old Mandeville. Providing this type of design for new construction, while raising the building 10’+ above the ground played major factors and design components for this project as well. How could this be achieved without compromising the budget or quality, while still providing all components of a veterinary clinic with boarding requirements?

Through engaging collaboration and communication with the owner, the City of Mandeville, and consultants, Greenleaf was able to provide efficient space planning at both ground level and the main floor. The design incorporated space under the building to offset the cost of raising the building. The ground level provided covered parking, ADA parking, additional storage, an elevator entrance, a covered dog play area, a rehabilitation area, and more! The design also included flexibility for a future expansion - with the back porch equipped structurally. With the potential to add up to 1150 sf to the 2750 sf already designed. The open front porch provides the Old Mandeville appeal while providing a slightly modern touch in the details, along with a 180-degree view with accompanying views of the lake!

REPEAT CLIENT: NEW ORLEANS EQUITY PARTNERS | LOCATION: LAKE CHARLES, LA 

With a philosophy of caring as its core, Sage Oak Assisted Living provides outstanding service based on the belief that it is a community’s responsibility to preserve the health, safety, comfort, and general welfare of our seniors who may be suffering from loneliness and anxiety and require special care.

With a higher caregiver to resident ratio compared to a typical nursing home, Sage Oak Assisted Living ensures attentive and specialized care to meet each resident's specific needs.

Residential Assisted Living follows the concept of a single family home that the elderly are accustomed to living in their entire life.
The benefits of this type of care include:

• BETTER CAREGIVER RATIO

• BETTER FOOD TAILORED TO INDIVIDUAL TASTES

• BETTER SOCIALIZATION

• BETTER OVERALL MEDICAL CARE

The layout of the purpose built homes is designed to maintain a home-like feel with a common area for family visits, meals and activities. The individual bedrooms are located in smaller pods to as to create shorter hallways and minimize the feeling of an institution. The Center for Disease Control recently published a study showing the trip and fall injuries are 50% less prevalent in the residential care homes, compared with larger institutional type residences. This is a major factor in elder care.

The building prototype design was based on reducing corridors and moving away from an institutional type building layout. The design focuses around natural way-finding through the built environment using symmetrical design and providing an open centralized location for core elements and amenities that provides defined spaces to support memory care, minimizing over-stimulation, and encouraging residents to interact. Each building has two outdoor patio areas to encourage residents to engage in outdoor activities and provide a sense of independence while providing safety and security at memory care units with discrete residential ornamental fencing and gates.

REPEAT CLIENT: NEW ORLEANS EQUITY PARTNERS | LOCATION: DENTON, TEXAS

With a philosophy of caring as its core, Sage Oak Assisted Living provides outstanding service based on the belief that it is a community’s responsibility to preserve the health, safety, comfort, and general welfare of our seniors who may be suffering from loneliness and anxiety and require special care. With a higher caregiver to resident ratio compared to a typical nursing home, Sage Oak Assisted Living ensures attentive and specialized care to meet each resident's specific needs.

Residential Assisted Living follows the concept of a single family home that the elderly are accustomed to living in their entire life.
The benefits of this type of care include:

• BETTER CAREGIVER RATIO

• BETTER FOOD TAILORED TO INDIVIDUAL TASTES

• BETTER SOCIALIZATION

• BETTER OVERALL MEDICAL CARE

The layout of the purpose built homes is designed to maintain a home-like feel with a common area for family visits, meals and activities. The individual bedrooms are located in smaller pods to as to create shorter hallways and minimize the feeling of an institution. The Center for Disease Control recently published a study showing the trip and fall injuries are 50% less prevalent in the residential care homes, compared with larger institutional type residences. This is a major factor in elder care.

Applying an assisted living building prototype, Greenleaf’s flexible design supports different care levels and is based on the client’s project in Louisiana. Focusing on increasing the number of building units and enlarging the administration elements to accommodate the added units, site adaptation, increasing the project capacity/scope, and adjusting for different code and health care requirements were a few of the many obstacles associated with the assisted living complex application.

Through the research of local codes and healthcare requirements, Greenleaf Architects modified the residential assisted living building prototype without compromising the design of the prototype which encouraged cognitive awareness while providing intuitive, functional spaces for an assisted living and memory care complex. Greenleaf Architects also continues to improve the prototype design based on the experience and lessons learned during the Sage Oak project in Louisiana.

CLIENT: SUSANNE CORE, DMD   LOCATION: COVINGTON, LA 

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CLIENT: DR. LEBLANC   LOCATION: MANDEVILLE, LA

Built with the idea of providing a healthy, compassionate experience, LeBlanc Pediatrics first floor clinic consists of two nursing stations, and nineteen exam rooms; divided between well and sick sides. Each side features its own waiting room, connected to its respective well and sick rooms.

An expansion of a second floor allowed for the accommodation of several staff and specialist groups. This includes pediatric dentistry, breastfeeding support, and a partnership with select Tulane Hospital for Children specialists. Fulfilling LeBlanc Pediatrics’ mission to better serve the region through providing quality services to its community.

REPEAT CLIENT: OUR LADY OF THE LAKE | LOCATION: BATON ROUGE, LA 

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the network’s newest campus serving children across the entire state. Greenleaf Architect’s contributions to the project were the design of 3 playhouses as a part of a playground to serve the children and patients staying or visiting the hospital. The structures needed to be fun, whacky, and playful to encourage children to spend time outside and enjoy being away from their rooms. This area needed to be a place for them to escape, and get away from the normal atmosphere of a hospital. Encouraging the utilization of this area as a playground for the patients of this hospital was of the utmost importance and needed to be evident in the final design of these structures.

The playhouses were designed with a light, wonky and skewed look to mimic those that you find in a children’s book or cartoon. They are situated along a winding and irregular wooden path, hidden amongst landscaping and turfed berms. Designed with different styles, materials, and colors, each playhouse provides a unique look and allows the children to have a distinctive experience while playing. At the same time, their asymmetrical and nonuniform designs tie the structures together and provoke a lighthearted impression of the playground in its entirety. As architects, it was a rewarding exercise and lots of fun to bring out our inner child in these designs and provide something that made kids laugh, smile and play.

REPEAT CLIENT: OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS HOSPITAL | LOCATION: BOGALUSA, LA   

Have you seen the code book for a Psychiatric Facility? Many regulations are put in place to protect patients, protect employees and overall improve the health of those needing a facility of this type. The challenge of following the code book was not the only task here.  The Behavioral Health Unit was to fit within an existing 3rd Floor cold, dark shell constructed in the 1970s. Limitations on clearances, sources of natural light, and integration into existing mechanical and plumbing systems presented challenges for the entire design team.

An efficient space planning exercise by Greenleaf’s design team resulted in a floor plan that met all criteria required by not only the restrictive codes but also by the users. Each department was able to review and approve the layout, sightlines, security access, and daily function. With the help of the general contractor, Kent Design Build, the project was completed on schedule and under budget. The original Owner-provided budget was $1.5 Million.  The contract amount ended at $1.38 Million with a Change Order percentage of only 1.16%. Both Greenleaf Architects and Kent Design Build are proud of those statistics and look forward to showcasing those abilities on future projects.

REPEAT CLIENT: DYNAMIC PHYSICAL THERAPY | LOCATION: COVINGTON, LA   

This New Urbanist approach to designing cities, towns, and neighborhoods consisted of mostly residential structures as the rapidly growing Dynamic Physical Therapy resulted in one of the first few commercial structures to join TerraBella (a Traditional Neighborhood Development).  Maintaining high-quality materials, architectural elements and overall aesthetic were important factors to TerraBella.  How can this be achieved without blowing the budget?

By working closely with the owner, Greenleaf was able to create an extremely efficient floor plan for their daily operations, satisfy the need for growth and expansion of therapeutic services all while complying with TerraBella’s design guidelines and review processes.  The design resulted in a high-quality product within a reasonable price per square foot for construction; just $110 per square foot!  Material selection, efficient design, and wood frame construction helped achieve the low price per square foot.

CLIENT: SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA UROLOGY ASSOCIATES | LOCATION: HAMMOND, LA