Arkansas Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Located a few blocks from Baptist Hospital on Aldersgate Road, the Arkansas Psychiatry and Behavior Health Building is sited adjacent to the woods. As a facility to serve four doctors and support staff, the clinic is designed to accommodate family therapy as well as that of individual patients. With emphasis on creating surroundings that represent a non-threatening environment, the clinic exterior and interior have an overall soothing color palette.  The residential form of the clinic invokes a warm and friendly atmosphere at a personal scale. In response to the need to separate entry and exits from one another for maximum client privacy, a double corridor circulation system was implemented. With careful articulation of clerestory windows in these corridors, daylight is allowed to enliven what would otherwise have been a dark hall. These same windows will serve light to the second floor expansion of the clinic which is currently being used for storage. Program requirements included doctor’s offices, therapy rooms, separate waiting areas for families and adults, a children’s play area, play therapy, and exam rooms.