Northshore Humane Society
Covington, la
Northshore Humane Society
Covington, la
CLIENT: NORTHSHORE HUMANE SOCIETY | LOCATION: COVINGTON, LA
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The Northshore Humane Society is creating a new, purpose-built campus that brings animal rescue, veterinary care, adoption, education, and community engagement together in one location.
Spanning approximately 21,255 square feet, the new facility is designed around the growing needs of both the animals in Northshore Humane Society's care and the community it serves. The project reflects years of planning with staff, volunteers, donors, and community partners and responds directly to increasing demand for animal rescue services, accessible veterinary care, and spaces for education and community involvement.
The new campus will expand what Northshore Humane Society can provide from one location while creating better environments for animals, veterinary staff, shelter staff, volunteers, adopters, donors, and the larger community.
ANIMAL CARE + RESCUE:
• 73 dog kennels with an adjacent indoor play area for exercise and behavioral enrichment
• 40 cat kennels with access to a secure outdoor catio
• Dedicated intake and quarantine areas to safely manage incoming animals
• Specialized housing areas designed around the different stages of animal care
VETERINARY SERVICES:
• Full-service veterinary clinic serving both shelter animals and community-owned pets
• Six exam rooms for routine visits and diagnostics
• Dedicated treatment, preparation, and surgical suites designed to support efficient veterinary care
COMMUNITY SPACES:
• 1,500-square-foot event pavilion for adoption events, fundraisers, and community gatherings
• Connected 1,000-square-foot multipurpose room for volunteer training, workshops, educational programs, and outreach
• Half-acre public dog park
• Half-mile nature trail connecting the campus with a memorial garden and the site's detention pond
Paradigm Health Center
MANDEVILLE, LA
Paradigm Health Center
MANDEVILLE, LA
CLIENT: PARADIGM HEALTH CLINIC | LOCATION: MANDEVILLE, LA
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Paradigm Health System's new Mandeville clinic was designed to provide the clinical spaces needed for efficient medical care while creating an environment that feels noticeably different from a conventional healthcare facility. The new construction includes exam rooms, X-ray facilities, consultation rooms, a dedicated infusion suite, and support areas for physicians, nurses, and staff. The plan organizes patient care, treatment, consultation, and staff functions within one coordinated facility while maintaining clear circulation and efficient access between clinical spaces.
Interior design was a major part of the project. Paradigm wanted patients, particularly those receiving longer infusion treatments, to experience an environment that felt comfortable and calming rather than institutional. Greenleaf developed an interior palette more closely associated with hospitality and spa environments, incorporating warm materials, lighting, furnishings, and finishes while still meeting the functional requirements of a medical clinic.
Patient comfort was a major driver of the interior design, particularly for patients receiving longer infusion treatments. Greenleaf developed an interior palette with materials, lighting, furnishings, and finishes more closely associated with hospitality and spa environments. The infusion suite carries that approach most directly, providing a calmer setting for treatment while the broader clinic maintains the functional requirements of an outpatient healthcare facility.
Southeast Louisiana Urology Associates
HAMMOND, LA
Southeast Louisiana Urology Associates
HAMMOND, LA
CLIENT: SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA UROLOGY ASSOCIATES | LOCATION: HAMMOND, LA
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After outgrowing its existing outpatient clinic, Southeast Louisiana Urology Associates needed a larger facility capable of supporting its established practice while providing room for continued growth. Greenleaf designed a new 7,300-square-foot clinic around the needs of three physicians and their clinical, nursing, and administrative teams. The facility includes private physician offices, nine exam rooms, three procedure rooms, a central laboratory, multiple nurses' stations, and dedicated areas for front and back office staff.
The plan organizes exam, procedure, laboratory, physician, and support functions to improve daily workflow and allow staff to move efficiently between patients and clinical areas. Natural light, clear circulation, and comfortable finishes help create an environment that supports the practice's individualized approach to patient care without sacrificing the technical requirements of a specialized medical facility. The new clinic also provides Southeast Louisiana Urology Associates with the capacity to continue offering established urologic treatments while incorporating new technology and services as the practice evolves.
The building also includes approximately 1,015 square feet of additional office space planned for a future tenant, allowing the development to accommodate another user while preserving the clinic's program and capacity for future growth. The project gives Southeast Louisiana Urology Associates a facility designed specifically around its physicians, staff, patient volume, procedures, and future growth rather than continuing to adapt a space the practice had already outgrown.
Northshore Plastic Surgery
MANDEVILLE, LA
Northshore Plastic Surgery
MANDEVILLE, LA
CLIENT: NORTHSHORE PLASTIC SURGERY | LOCATION: MANDEVILLE, LA
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Continued growth at Northshore Plastic Surgery created the need to expand its Mandeville practice to accommodate increasing demand for aesthetic services, improve surgical patient flow, and provide additional space for administrative functions. Greenleaf worked with board-certified plastic surgeons Dr. Boudreaux and Dr. Claiborne to expand several distinct areas of the practice while maintaining the detailed, hospitality-focused character of the existing facility.
The spa expansion includes an enhanced waiting area, six additional treatment rooms, and a dedicated service area for Botox and filler procedures. These improvements increase capacity for the practice's growing non-surgical services while maintaining a comfortable environment for patients.
The pre-op expansion addresses a different patient experience. Two new pre-op bays provide additional space for surgical preparation, while a dedicated waiting area gives the families of surgical patients a separate place to remain during procedures. The revised layout also creates a more private route into the surgical area, limiting unnecessary interaction between surgical patients and other portions of the practice. Additional office space expands administrative capacity and supports the staff required to operate the growing practice.
Together, the improvements allow Northshore Plastic Surgery to accommodate greater patient volume while better organizing the different functions that occur within a single location, including spa services, surgical preparation, family waiting, administrative work, and patient care.
Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group
MONEY HILL CLINIC | BUSH, LA
Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group
MONEY HILL CLINIC | BUSH, LA
CLIENT: OUR LADY OF THE LAKE PHYSICIAN GROUP | LOCATION: MONEY HILL - BUSH, LA
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Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group identified a significant need for more convenient healthcare access in the Waldheim and Bush area of St. Tammany Parish. At the time the project was developed, residents in the surrounding community did not have another medical provider within approximately a 15-mile radius.
Greenleaf designed the approximately 5,034-square-foot Money Hill clinic as the first tenant within The Village at Money Hill, a new commercial development located near the Highway 21 entrance to the community. The clinic includes seven exam rooms along with X-ray services, consultation areas, and support spaces for physicians and medical staff. The facility was designed to provide both traditional primary care and convenient walk-in access, bringing routine healthcare services closer to families throughout the surrounding rural area.
The plan organizes patient, physician, clinical, and support functions within a compact footprint while providing the spaces needed for examinations, consultation, diagnostics, and daily staff operations.
The project also represented an important first step in the development of the commercial village itself. By locating a physician group clinic at the entrance to Money Hill, the project established a community-serving use while expanding access to healthcare for residents well beyond the immediate development.
Rather than requiring patients in the Waldheim and Bush area to travel farther for routine care, the clinic brought a needed healthcare resource directly into a growing but previously underserved part of St. Tammany Parish.
Dynamic Physical Therapy
covington, LA
Dynamic Physical Therapy
covington, LA
REPEAT CLIENT: DYNAMIC PHYSICAL THERAPY | LOCATION: COVINGTON, LA
Stephen Sierra
Administrative Executive Director
Dynamic Physical Therapy
“What seems to be a short time ago I contacted various architectural firms with the intention of deciding whether I needed these services at all to design my new building to meet our growth demands. In the initial review I was rather direct in my questioning. One by one they answered and educated me as to the services they offered, and how exactly they could help develop this project. Greenleaf Architects helped us set our expectations and exceed them from the initial information collection process, to the assimilation of that data into a functioning structure designed to meet not only customer’s needs, but the needs of my great staff.”
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When Dynamic Physical Therapy needed a new Covington facility to support its growth, the project presented both an operational challenge and an architectural one. As one of the first commercial buildings within TerraBella, a Traditional Neighborhood Development based on New Urbanist planning principles, the clinic needed to meet strict architectural guidelines while remaining within the owner's budget.
TerraBella's standards emphasized quality materials, defined architectural character, and compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood. Greenleaf worked within those requirements while developing a building specifically around the day-to-day operations of a physical therapy practice.
Close collaboration with the owner resulted in an extremely efficient floor plan that supports staff workflow, therapeutic services, patient circulation, and future growth. Rehabilitation, treatment, staff, and support functions were organized to maximize usable space and limit unnecessary square footage.
Construction methods and materials were evaluated with the same attention to efficiency. Wood-frame construction and strategic material selection allowed the project to meet TerraBella's architectural requirements without adding unnecessary complexity or cost.
The result is a durable and functional clinic that fits naturally within TerraBella while giving Dynamic Physical Therapy a facility capable of supporting its continued growth. The project also established an ongoing relationship between Greenleaf and Dynamic Physical Therapy that continued as the practice expanded to additional locations.
VetNaturally
Mandeville, LA
VetNaturally
Mandeville, LA
CLIENT: VETNATURALLY | LOCATION: MANDEVILLE, LA
“I was careful to choose my architectural firm. I asked around and the name that was consistently recommended was Greenleaf Architects. After our first meeting, I knew they were the team for me. Professional, up-to-date on current laws, regulations, and ordinances, with an amazing software system that allowed me to visualize my project in 3D. They adhere to the team concept. I have been extremely happy with them during my building process.”
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When Dr. Ashley Geoghegan set out to create a new veterinary clinic and boarding facility in Old Mandeville, the project needed to balance specialized veterinary functions, local architectural character, significant flood elevation requirements, future growth, and the owner's project budget.
Flood requirements required the primary occupied level to be elevated more than 10 feet above grade. Rather than allowing the area below the structure to become unused space, Greenleaf developed a two-level strategy that made the elevation requirement part of the building's functionality.
The elevated main floor houses the veterinary clinic and boarding areas. At ground level, the space beneath the building is used for covered parking, ADA access, storage, a covered dog play area, rehabilitation space, and the elevator entrance. Using the lower level for these functions helped offset the impact of elevating the building while improving the facility's day-to-day operations. The initial clinic includes approximately 2,750 square feet, with the structure designed to accommodate an additional 1,150 square feet of future expansion as the practice grows.
The architecture also responds to Old Mandeville's character through its scale, open front porch, and exterior detailing, while incorporating a more contemporary veterinary program within the building. The elevated location provides broad views toward the surrounding area and Lake Pontchartrain.
Greenleaf coordinated closely with Dr. Geoghegan, the City of Mandeville, and project consultants throughout design. Three-dimensional visualization also allowed the owner to understand the elevated building, interior spaces, and material decisions before construction. The completed facility turns what could have been a significant flood-related constraint into part of the project's solution while providing VetNaturally with a functional veterinary environment designed for continued growth.
Dynamic Physical Therapy Westbank
Westwego, LA
Dynamic Physical Therapy Westbank
Westwego, LA
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
Dynamic Physical Therapy returned to Greenleaf when the practice needed a new Westbank facility in Westwego, the community where the company originally began more than 20 years earlier.
The project involved renovating and building out an existing metal warehouse rather than constructing a new facility. Changing the building from warehouse use to a physical therapy clinic introduced technical challenges because the existing HVAC and insulation systems were designed for a very different type of occupancy.
Greenleaf worked through those existing building conditions while reorganizing the interior around Dynamic's clinical and operational needs. The practice required a large, open rehabilitation environment while still providing clearly defined areas for treatment, reception, technology, staff, and support functions.
The existing volume of the warehouse became an advantage in the finished design. Ceiling heights exceeding 18 feet are maintained through the rehabilitation area and lobby, creating an open environment suited to physical therapy and movement-based treatment. Support spaces are organized around the primary rehabilitation area to create an efficient workflow for patients and staff while maintaining the openness that was important to the client.
Greenleaf also provided digital walkthroughs and renderings during design, allowing the owner to understand how the former warehouse would function and feel as a completed clinic before construction began. The project gave Dynamic Physical Therapy a new Westbank facility while preserving the useful characteristics of the existing structure and resolving the building system requirements created by its change in use.
Our Lady of the Lake Children's Playhouses
BATON ROUGE, LA
Our Lady of the Lake Children's Playhouses
BATON ROUGE, LA
REPEAT CLIENT: OUR LADY OF THE LAKE | LOCATION: BATON ROUGE, LA
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Greenleaf's role at Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital was a little different from a typical healthcare project. The team was asked to design three playhouses as part of an outdoor playground serving children staying at or visiting the hospital. The goal was simple. The structures needed to be fun, playful, and clearly removed from the normal atmosphere of a hospital.
Greenleaf designed three lighthearted playhouses with intentionally wonky proportions, skewed forms, asymmetrical openings, varied materials, and bright colors. Each structure has a distinct character while sharing the same playful design language.
The playhouses are positioned along a winding wooden path surrounded by landscaping and turfed berms, allowing children to move between a series of small destinations rather than a single play structure. Different shapes, materials, and colors give each playhouse its own experience, while the irregular forms tie the collection together.
The project gave Greenleaf an opportunity to approach healthcare design from a child's perspective. For children receiving treatment, the playground provides a place to step outside, explore, use their imagination, and spend some time in an environment that does not feel like a hospital. Sometimes the right design problem is simply figuring out how to make a kid want to go outside and play.
Our Lady of the Angels Behavioral Health Unit
BOGALUSA, LA
Our Lady of the Angels Behavioral Health Unit
BOGALUSA, LA
REPEAT CLIENT: OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS HOSPITAL | LOCATION: BOGALUSA, LA
Ralph Serpas
Chief Nursing Officer
Our Lady of the Angels Hospital
“The architects at Greenleaf are a dynamic customer-oriented team. With the use of advanced technology, they established a guided collaborative process to not only create a product that we are happy with, but they did it efficiently and within budget. With stringent hospital regulations, they conducted thorough research for our design, which lead to a successful Louisiana Department of Health survey. We are extremely pleased with our hospital expansion and would utilize Greenleaf for future endeavors.”
Designing an inpatient behavioral health environment within an existing hospital requires careful attention to patient safety, staff operations, security, building systems, and regulatory requirements. Our Lady of the Angels Hospital selected an existing third-floor cold shell dating to the 1970s for its new Behavioral Health Unit. The existing space presented several challenges, including limited ceiling heights, minimal access to natural light, and mechanical and plumbing systems that had to be integrated into the new layout.
Greenleaf developed the project through an intensive space-planning process focused on the specific needs of behavioral healthcare. The layout prioritizes security, staff visibility, clear sightlines, controlled circulation, and efficient daily operations while meeting applicable healthcare and life safety requirements.
Hospital departments reviewed the developing plan throughout design to confirm that the unit supported actual staff procedures and patient care. This collaborative review was particularly important because behavioral health environments require decisions about patient access, observation, security, fixtures, materials, and building systems to be considered together.
The project also required detailed coordination of finishes, fixtures, hardware, and equipment appropriate for behavioral health use. Durability, safety, patient access, and ligature resistance were considered without making the completed unit unnecessarily institutional.
Greenleaf worked closely with the hospital, consultants, Kent Design Build, and regulatory agencies through design and construction. The project successfully completed its Louisiana Department of Health survey, was delivered on schedule and under the owner's established budget, and maintained change orders at approximately 1.16%.
The completed unit demonstrates how an existing hospital shell with significant physical constraints can be transformed into a secure and functional behavioral health environment through detailed planning, regulatory coordination, and close collaboration with hospital staff.
Sage Oak Assisted Living
lake charles, la
Sage Oak Assisted Living
lake charles, la
REPEAT CLIENT: NEW ORLEANS EQUITY PARTNERS | LOCATION: LAKE CHARLES, LA
Loe Hornbuckle
Assisted Living + Memory Care Operator, CEO
Sage Oak
“Assisted Living is hard. Managing a team is hard.
So today, when I arrived on site a wave of emotion washed over me, and I felt something I’d never felt before - at least not exactly. It was a feeling of pride. Pride that only comes from creation.
For years to come, people will live here. They will experience joy, and sadness, and most will even go through end of life here. In this creation - a creation that started as a crude drawing on a piece of paper. What a journey.”
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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 common areas for family visits, meals, and activities. Individual bedrooms are organized into smaller pods to create shorter hallways and minimize the institutional feeling often associated with larger assisted living facilities.
Through the design process, research, and communication with the client, Greenleaf Architects focused not only on designing a home, but also on creating intuitive, functional spaces that encourage cognitive awareness for residents in an assisted living and memory care community.
The building prototype was designed around reducing corridors and moving away from a traditional institutional layout. Natural wayfinding is supported through symmetrical planning and open, centralized locations for core elements and amenities. These clearly defined spaces support memory care, help minimize overstimulation, and encourage resident interaction.
Each building also includes two outdoor patio areas that encourage residents to participate in outdoor activities and maintain a sense of independence. In memory care areas, residential-style ornamental fencing and gates provide the necessary safety and security without creating an institutional appearance.
Sage Oak Assisted Living
DENTON, TEXAS
Sage Oak Assisted Living
DENTON, TEXAS
REPEAT CLIENT: NEW ORLEANS EQUITY PARTNERS | LOCATION: DENTON, TEXAS
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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 common areas for family visits, meals, and activities. Individual bedrooms are organized into smaller pods to create shorter hallways and minimize the institutional feeling often associated with larger assisted living facilities.
Applying the assisted living building prototype developed for the client's Louisiana project, Greenleaf's flexible design supports different levels of care while adapting to the specific needs of the Denton location.
Increasing the number of building units, enlarging administrative areas to accommodate the additional units, adapting the prototype to the site, increasing overall project capacity, and responding to different code and healthcare requirements were among the primary considerations in applying the prototype to the new location.
Through research of local codes and healthcare requirements, Greenleaf Architects modified the residential assisted living prototype without compromising the fundamental design principles established in Louisiana. The plan continues to encourage cognitive awareness through intuitive, functional spaces designed specifically for assisted living and memory care.
The prototype also continues to evolve based on experience and lessons learned from the original Sage Oak project in Lake Charles, allowing each subsequent facility to benefit from what was learned during the design, construction, and operation of the previous location.
