UNIVERSITY HEALTH, San Antonio
RETROFIT TEAM
WORKSPACE DESIGNERS: University Health and Vari
MATERIALS
After purchasing two properties with more than 80,000 square feet each in late 2020, University Health and Vari got started on designing a safe, connected campus. The first phase was to design a custom floorplan with 488 workstations in the first building that could be installed in weeks. University Health Chief Operating Officer Ed Banos says configuration, speed and flexibility were critical to the project’s success.
“What we like about the flexibility of the spaces is that we know some of our departments are going to grow. We also don’t need to bring in movers and people to put the furniture together,” Banos says.
This will be the first time many nonclinical employees with the San Antonio health-care system are united under one roof. The new campus is designed to foster collaboration across different teams, which had previously worked in multiple office locations across the city.
Although the new campus is designed to encourage collaboration, the space also needed to account for the level of privacy required in the health-care industry. Rows of Vari movable walls created offices for privacy and help employees stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
As employees begin moving into Phase I of their new Vari-designed office spaces, work is already underway for the second building—an agile design for the technology team.
ADJUSTABLE DESKS AND MOVABLE WALLS MANUFACTURER: Vari
PHOTO: Vari