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HMN Architects, Inc.
HMN Architects, Inc. has partnered with Stor ont Vail Health, an integrated health care system located in Topeka, Kansas, to provide full architectural and interior design services for their new Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Orthopedic Building.
The building program has allowed Stormont Vail to combine two previously separate orthopedic practices and a sports medicine function into a single state-ofthe-art facility with convenient access for the community.
The 87,657-square-foot, three-level building is situated on a wooded site that was previously part of a state hospital facility. Care was taken to preserve historic trees and a walking trail was integrated into the development.
The site's natural slope was taken advantage of to allow for same-level entry from surface parking lots on both the east and west sides onto two separate floors. This is a valuable consideration for orthopedic and physical therapy patients who typically have trouble negotiating steps or...