COMMERCIALARCHITECTUREMAGAZINE.COM APRIL 2019 19contexts. Selected to mimic La Jolla’s landscape of sandy bluffs and
former farmlands, exterior materials, such as vertically oriented
corrugated metal panels, maintain an off-the-shelf, agrarian feeling.
In order to minimize excessive heat gain and glare, the east and
west façades were designed to be more solid and feature strategic
punched openings.
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH
Following an “all-in-one” approach, the Pavilion offers multi-dis-
ciplinary specialists and comprehensive services for convenient
patient care in one facility. CO Architects examined extensive data
to define a flexible, right-sized interior program that considers the
whole patient, delivers a continuum of care, and enhances and
streamlines the visitor experience from arrival to departure.
The floors are efficiently stacked to centralize and integrate out-
patient services, from surgical and interventional components to
diagnostics and physical therapy. The pavilion houses an ambula-
tory surgery center with eight operating rooms, an outpatient
FEATURE | healthcare
Uniting previously disparate facilities within the heart of the Univ. of California, San
Diego Health Sciences Campus in La Jolla, the Koman Family Outpatient Pavilion
establishes a new model for healthcare delivery within an academic setting. Photos:
Tom Bonner, courtesy CO Architects
The 156,000-sq.-ft., four-story, $140-million facility is an infill building that supports the adjacent Jacobs Medical Center. It comprises
two masses connected by a public spine. Each mass is split by three-story light wells, resulting in an overall composition of four bars.