SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SOUTHEAST HEALTH CENTER
ARCHITECTURE | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
LOCATION 2401 KEITH STREET
AREA 22,100 SF
CONSTRUCTION COST $ 25 M
COMPLETION DATE SUMMER 2022
CERTIFICATION LEED GOLD ( PENDING )
The Southeast Health Center ( SEHC ) is the culmination of decades of community activism and the start of a new chapter in community-focused healthcare for the historically under-resourced Bayview neighborhood . Local activists successfully rallied for access to federal funds , intent on delivering health care services in the neighborhood in which people live . These efforts culminated in the building of the original clinic in 1979 .
The new two-story addition expands the capacity of the SEHC with 21 patient rooms , laboratory , X-ray services , space for podiatry and optometry exams and a large multi-purpose room available for staff and community use .
The design prioritizes natural light and takes advantage of sweeping views from the second floor . The clinic ’ s glass façade and use of a warm , afro-centric color scheme on interior walls along with the work of a trio of Black San Francisco artists , enriches the interior and evokes a sense of welcome visible to approaching visitors from across the adjacent park and the Third Street Muni stop . Taking its cues from the adjacent clinic , a surround of cementitious panels frames the glassy west façade where entrance , community spaces and open patient corridors are located .
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