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Muve Chadds Ford Hyperspecialty Surgery Center

Developer: Astoria Chadds-Ford, LLC interest and helping reduce the scale of the overall structure.

Location: Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Between the gable volumes, reflective glass and dark metal
Design Statement: MUVE Health, a medical facility franchise, framing are the predominate materials. These materials
has developed a unique surgery center prototype in which introduce a subtle, but contrasting, contemporary aesthetic
overnight guest suites are attached to the surgery center to that accentuates the natural beauty and hand-craftsmanship
provide a safe and convenient transition option for patients of the stone masonry walls. Aluminum storefront glazing runs
recovering from outpatient surgery. Bernardon was engaged to continuously on both sides of the building’s central volume. In
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develop a conceptual design that carefully adapts the established front of the west-facing, main entry facade, a series of metal-
prototype into a regionally-appropriate project. clad columns support a large, drop-off canopy. This cantilevered
structure extends the progressive architectural vocabulary while
Site-specific and stylistic constraints, reinforced by local design also providing necessary protection from the elements. The
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guidelines, informed Bernardon's overall goal for the design: bay rhythm of the canopy columns adds a pedestrian scale to
to blend traditional forms and materials with a contemporary the building that addresses the single-family residences across
aesthetic representative of the progressive care model offered in the street. Standing seam metal roofing panels, selected for the
the facility. Regional stone veneer is proposed as the prominent sloped roof areas, create a final layer of contrast to the natural
façade material. The stone wraps the gable end walls, whose stone-clad areas.
forms echo local barn structures. These walls face the two access
roads that run along opposite sides of the site – one, a major The project is currently under construction with anticipated
thoroughfare; the other, a quiet residential street. The gable completion in spring of 2022.
volumes provide verticality in the building massing, adding visual

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