Santa Cruz Community Health Clinic

Santa Cruz Community Health Clinic


Location

Santa Cruz, CA

Project Type

The Santa Cruz Community Health Clinic is the second of three projects to be completed on the same piece of property as part of a healthy living community. The goal of the community is to provide accessible and affordable housing and healthcare for low income families. Also a part of this healthy living community are the Dientes Community Dental Clinic (directly across from SCCH Clinic) and a new 57-unit apartment complex still in progress.

SCCH’s completed health clinic is 20,000 square feet and focuses on creating a safe space for women and children’s health. Three distinct color palates separate each major section of the clinic by purple, blue, and yellow. A local artist was commissioned to fill the clinic with paintings that incorporate each of these color schemes.

The clinic will also be offering health classes to further the knowledge of the community. In addition, a portion of the clinic is currently leased by a law firm that provides access to much needed legal services for lower income families.


Dientes Dental Clinic

Dientes Community Dental Clinic


Location

Santa Cruz, CA

Project Type

WRD Architects partnered with Dientes Community Dental once again to build a new dental clinic in Santa Cruz from the ground up. This 5,500 square foot, single-story building features 11 exam rooms, several accessory rooms, and a spacious daylit lobby. The walls are adorned with murals from local artist, Tessa Hope Hasty, which represent the rich landscape of Santa Cruz. Complementing the murals, bold accent wall colors tie all of the individual spaces together, making this children’s dental office uniquely fun and uplifting.

The Dientes Community Dental Care is the first of three projects to be completed on the same piece of property as part of a healthy living community. The goal of the community is to provide accessible and affordable housing and healthcare for low income families. Also a part of this healthy living community are the Santa Cruz Community Health Clinic (directly across from Dientes) and a new 57-unit apartment complex still in progress.


Breadsong

Breadsong


Location

Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Project Type

When he could not choose between running a bakery or a steakhouse, Breadsong owner, Hans Hess, decided to open both.  WRD Architects helped bring the concept of this dual restaurant to life at the Carmel Crossroads.  With only 2,100 square feet to work with, we were able to create a charming restaurant that is a casual bakery in the morning and transforms into a formal steakhouse in the evening.

A complete remodel, inside and out, the outdated exterior siding was replaced with straight-grain, clear pine, providing a natural and understated façade.  The eccentric window casings were replaced with thin, wooden trim, which makes the windows appear larger and opens up the space.  Enter through the front and notice display cases of bread and pastries along with a sandwich counter and espresso station.  Walk further and see the enrapturing, full-service bar connecting the bakery and indoor seating area.  The dining area features cool, marble tables and elevated, leather booths topped off with a warped, mirrored ceiling to complete the experience.

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EMC Planning Group

EMC Planning Group


Location

Monterey, CA

Project Type

Commercial

This former bank headquarters was originally built in the 1970’s and was inhabited by a travel agency until very recently. EMC Planning Group moved in after construction was completed in Spring of 2022.

A classic example of adaptive reuse, several original elements of the building have been preserved or repurposed. The main office space was modified to include private offices on either side, allowing the open floor plan in the center to remain. In addition, the kitchen was expanded to include space for more cabinets, a fridge, and a small seating area, and the old bank vault was transformed into a copy and filing room. The original wood vaulted ceiling and exposed beam work was left unchanged.

The use of multiple colors and textures create dimension throughout the whole space. Both floors feature gradient carpeting to add visual interest and make the interior feel larger. Each office includes an individually colored accent wall with matching, understated cushioned seats. The entryway boasts multicolored, abstract tile and a curved front desk with natural wood paneling and a contrasting privacy screen.

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Dust Bowl Brewing Co. - Monterey

Dust Bowl Brewing Co. - Monterey


Location

Monterey, CA

Project Type

In search for a second location, Dust Bowl founder, Brett Honore, stumbled across Monterey’s historic Railroad Station just between Old Fisherman’s Wharf and the commercial fishing pier. He contacted WRD Architects to help with the remodel of the station, which had just recently been used as a local marketplace.

Already familiar with the station, WRD Architects reimagined the space to accomodate a lengthy bar area with 24 available beers on tap in the center. A comfortable seating area adorned with live greenery and a beer fridge with canned and bottled beverages make up either end of the rectangular building. The walls boast beautifully painted wainscot to match the preserved, original lattice windows. In addition, modern frames containing historic photos of the train station are displayed all throughout the interior.

The extensive outdoor seating area filled with fire pits, adirondack chairs, and picnic tables stretches the whole length of the building. Decomposed granite lays atop the leveled patio space, which makes it an easily accessible space to all, including dogs, and transparent wind barriers keep patrons from feeling the chilling winds of the sea. Wedo’s Taco Truck is also permanently stationed

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Pizza My Heart

Pizza My Heart


Location

Santa Cruz, CA

Project Type

In 1993, the Bay Area’s pizza pride and joy, Pizza My Heart, opened their second location right in the city of Santa Cruz. The space was 2,524 sqft. and only seated 28 people, resulting in a line out-the-door every day. Twenty years later, owner Chuck Hammers enlisted the help of WRD to expand the beloved pizza joint into the recently vacated, 3,840 sqft. space next door.

While WRD was hard at work designing and leading the renovation of the adjoining space, Pizza My Heart remained fully operational in their original location. Upon completion, the restaurant was able to seamlessly move operations to the new area while the old space was being redone. Since both areas were finished and combined in 2013, the expanded restaurant has been able to accomodate 145 seats and upgraded from one to four pizza ovens. However, the line is still out-the-door most days…

Gathering inspiration from the local surf scene, and using Pizza My Heart’s signature ‘red,’ WRD was able to create a stylish, fun-loving atmosphere perfect for any family meal. Some of the more notable embellishments include the custom wood counter, which is matched to parts of the floor in the dining area, and the ‘beer’ tap situated on a tile alcove, under a retro sign.


Natividad Acute Rehabilitation Center

Natividad Acute Rehabilitation Center


Location

Salinas, CA

Project Type

WRD Architects teamed with Natividad Medical Center to remodel its existing 21,000-square-foot Acute Rehabilitation Unit (ARU) — the largest of its kind in Monterey County. Located in Salinas, the ARU provides inpatient and outpatient services for individuals who have suffered an injury or complex medical condition that may cause a disability. This OSHPD-1 remodel was spurred by the increasingly consumer-driven nature of facility selection by new rehab patients.

The renovation added four acute rehabilitation beds and four new dialysis beds, bringing the total capacity of the ARU up to 24 beds.  The project also added new finishes, furnishings, equipment, and nurses’ stations throughout.  The ARU also features outdoor garden space and refurbished gym and dining room areas.

The project included meticulously planned phased improvements that were designed to minimize the impact of construction to the Unit’s patients. Despite the extensive reach of the project, not a single patient bed went empty as a result of construction. In total square footage of improvements, this is Natividad’s largest remodel since the hospital was built in 1999.

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611 Abbott Medical Office Building

611 Abbott Medical Office Building


Location

Salinas, CA

Project Type

WRD Architects partnered with Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System to design a two-story medical office building complete with luxuriant landscaping throughout the site, including mature olive trees at the front entry and a rooftop garden accessible to all building users.  The ground floor houses a physical therapy space, which includes an MRI unit and a therapy spa.  The upper floor features nurse training and administrative areas, along with a state-of-the-art clinical simulation lab.   The lab includes a control room, two simulation areas and debriefing rooms.

“Simulation has been used for many years in aviation, the military and in medicine,” said Rachel Failano, RN, MSN, Clinical Nurse Educator, Clinical Simulation/Skills Lab Coordinator, “but it is new territory for nursing, and in a non-teaching hospital setting in particular. It adds an entirely new dimension to learning. We can create specific patient care environments and scenarios using high-fidelity, human simulators, rather than patients, to learn the most effective and safest ways to respond in situations.”

Outside the medical facility, Bio Swales, treatment systems, sediment filters, and grease interceptors were designed to treat and control stormwater from parking lots.

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PrimeCare Medical Office Building

PrimeCare Medical Office Building


Location

Salinas, CA

Project Type

Working with Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, WRD Architects created a state-of-the-art medical office building that is home to the largest private primary care physicians’ group in Monterey County. The 45,000-square-foot facility transformed a vacant three-acre lot into a fully landscaped property, which now includes an underground 16,000-cubic-foot stormwater treatment system.

The two-story building includes a large covered entry with an atrium lobby, roof deck, and outdoor seating. Inside, an innovative floor plan consisting of sky-lit nurses’ station modules ringed with exam rooms efficiently links patient care areas with laboratory facilities, conference rooms, and treatment areas.

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Move Studios

Move Studios


Location

Monterey, CA

Project Type

With the help of a visionary owner and the City of Monterey, the dilapidated historic Union Ice facility at 600 East Franklin Street was transformed into Move Studios, a state-of-the-art dance and movement center.

As designed by WRD Architects, the newly restored buildings feature high ceilings, abundant natural light, traditional basket-woven sprung floors, spacious reception areas, and six uniquely-designed studios to accommodate the diverse dance styles taught within the 8,000-square-foot space.

As both a building owner and a dancer who learned ballet while living in France, Monterey-born Kristin Minnich realized her dream of creating a vibrant dance studio to inspire teens and adults. Her direct involvement with flooring, finishes, lighting and audio selections resulted in a unique, high-performance space designed by a dancer for dancers.

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