Legacy ER.]]> https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1379-5g-studio-collaborative en-us Legacy ER, a freestanding emergency room and urgent-care facility, stops traffic in Allen, Texas, with an angular folded roof of zinc panels and perforated screens.

]]> 1405-legacy-er-5g-studio.asp Fri, 16 May 2014 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7475-legacy-er-allen-by-5g-studio-collaborative The Dallas firm 5G Studio Collaborative designed a freestanding emergency care center (FEEC) north of the city that conveys a progressive medical orientation. Image courtesy 5G Studio Collaborative The dynamic folded zinc-paneled roof, with perforated mesh screens seeks to avoid the cavernous gloom of monolithic hospitals. Image courtesy 5G Studio Collaborative Visitors enter a glazed vestibule to find a large sunlit lobby. Image courtesy 5G Studio Collaborative A narrow steel stair by the nourishment station leads to the mezzanine’s conference room. Image courtesy 5G Studio Collaborative The large reception desk in the lobby separates emergency-care functions from areas for less critical urgent care. Polished concrete floors flecked with recycled mirrors, along with glazed walls, augment the sense of light. Image courtesy 5G Studio Collaborative Skylights above the folded ceiling and frosted-glass panels enclosing the spaces keep the emergency-care unit from seeming dark and gloomy. Image courtesy 5G Studio Collaborative Image courtesy 5G Studio Image courtesy 5G Studio Image courtesy 5G Studio Dallas-based 5G Studio Collaborative designed an emergency room and urgent-care facility in nearby Frisco that would provide comfort for patients in distress.

]]> legacy-er.asp Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7460-legacy-er-frisco-by-5g-studio-collaborative Photo © Charles Davis Smith, AIA Photo © Charles Davis Smith, AIA Image courtesy 5G Studio Collaborative Image courtesy 5G Studio Collaborative