Edward Tucker Architects, Inc. served as lead architect for this 80,000 square foot health care and higher education facility.  ETA partnered with Freeman/White, a Charlotte, NC firm specializing in healthcare design.  Freeman/White provided design and consulting services in the schematic design and design development phases, with ETA producing construction documents and providing construction administration services.  Edward Tucker Architects, Inc. also coordinated furniture and signage packages for the project. 

The project site was formerly Marshall University's football stadium.  This presented a unique challenge due to the elevation change from 'field level' to 'street level.'    The first floor of the building is an educational floor that will be used by Marshall's Joan C. Edward's School of Medicine.  This floor is accessed from the field level.  The educational spaces include a tiered classroom with state of the art audio visual system, a clinical skills lab and reading room.  The upper three floors are clinical space.  The second floor is at street level, which is the location of the main patient entry.  Also in the project scope was a post-tensioned concrete parking deck for patient parking. 

The building utilzes soft earth tones, coordinated furnishings and warm lighting to create a comfortable atmosphere for its inhabitants.  The large exam rooms, acoustic control and centrally located nurse stations create a functional and pleasant environment for clinical practice.