Location
Bentonville, AR
Architect
Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects & Office of Strategy + Design (OSD)
General Contractor
Crossland Construction
Industry
Education, Healthcare
Project overview
The Alice L Walton School of Medicine was founded by Walmart heiress Alice Walton with the goal of reimagining medical education marking the start of a new generation of doctors focused on mental health, general wellness, and empathy. This accredited, nonprofit, 4-year MD program is a state-of-the-art medical education facility that equips and supports future health professionals to bridge the gaps to better health. AWSOM’s new 154,000 square-foot school features four levels of learning halls, clinical teaching spaces, recreation and wellness areas, 2-acre rooftop park and more. Their state-of-the-art technology supports traditional medicine education, but with added curriculum that embraces all areas of learning through art, nature, humanities, and science. The idea is that a holistic approach to medical education then empowers physicians to provide comprehensive and inclusive care delivered through overall well-being.
Project Scope
The largest and most notable metal work on this project is the bronze cladding in our “golden” Sahara custom bronze patina finish. 3,000 sqft of custom brass fins were fabricated with our Sahara custom bronze finish and installed into our unitized glass system with knife-blade curtain wall attachments. An additional 8,000 sqft of Sahara bronze panels were fabricated with a perforated pattern and installed as custom vertical sunshades. To match the sunshades and fins, nearly 30,000 sqft of the same Sahara custom finished bronze was fabricated into our own flush seam panel system for various elevations of soffit and wall cladding. Non-bronze paneling provided and installed by our team included over 7,500 sqft of flush seam metal panels from Pac Clad and Metal Sales in Medium Bronze and Champagne Metallic finishes.
