University of Houston, Health and Biomedical Science Center

Houston, TX | 2012

Program integration in the University of Houston's Health and Biomedical Sciences Center delivers two very tangible objectives: a home for a 'super-cluster' for transdisciplinary research, learning, and clinical care; and an integrated facility with higher operating efficiency.

The design responds to the challenges of the site and the complex program through building organization, wayfinding strategies, and the use of form and materials that create an iconic element for the University on the Houston skyline. A dedicated entrance and circulation guide Laser Center and ambulatory clinic patients on arrival, while researchers, students, and faculty access lab facilities and computational and academic spaces separately.

The undulating facade of the six-story center uses light and reflection to catch the sun as it plays across the building's surface, transforming a windowless space dictated by program into a visual display that welcomes visitors to the campus.

Shepley Bulfinch is the design architect in association with Bailey Architects of Houston.

See More >

Design begins for College of Optometry

«Back