A1-1b WR Pre-Proposal Mtg AE Presentation.pdf
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This is a pre-proposal meeting presentation for the Whiteriver Hospital Replacement Hospital project prepared by SmithGroup architecture firm. The presentation documents a comprehensive cultural integration process undertaken by the design team to create a modern medical facility that honors the traditions and heritage of the White Mountain Apache Tribe.
The design incorporates cultural elements discovered through extensive on-site research, including references to the White River, natural landscape features, traditional Apache structures, medicinal plants, and sacred ceremonies. The hospital program includes four floors with emergency, imaging, pharmacy, and lab services on the first floor; labor and delivery, surgery, and clinical support on the second floor; acute care, behavioral health, and primary care on the third floor; and administration and specialty services on the fourth floor. The building's design features a distinctive curved form inspired by the flowing river, with exterior materials in terracotta and gold tones referencing the canyon walls. Interior design incorporates custom resin panels with native plants, branded graphics depicting culturally significant insects and hummingbirds, three-dimensional eagle sculptures, and extensive views of the surrounding landscape. Key design elements include "The Hallway" plaza concept referencing traditional gathering spaces, a central fireplace with graphical representations of the White River, and medicinal plant imagery in patient care areas. The facility is positioned on the site to integrate with the natural topography and canyon environment, with careful attention to landscape integration and views from patient care areas across the valley.
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WHITERIVER HOSPITAL
A PLACE OF HEALING
PRE PROPOSAL MEETING
APRIL 8 2026
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SUNRISE ON SITE
Whiteriver Hospital Design Cultural Integration Process
CULTURAL JOURNEY
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SUNRISE MOUNTAIN
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A GOOD OMEN
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“THE HALLWAY” …PATH OF THE GAN’
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ANOTHER BLESSING
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WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE LAMINAR FLOW SPRING
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WHAT STORY IS THE DESIGN TRYING TO TELL
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TRADITIONAL STRUCTURES, LIGHT AND TEXTURE
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THE SWEAT
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YES, WE ACTUALLY GOT PAID TO DO THIS
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STUDY IN TEXTURES
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MEDICINAL PLANT DISCOVERY
IHS Whiteriver Replacement Hospital Town Hall
UNDERSTANDING PLANTS FOR OUR SITE
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SUNRISE
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CAT TAIL POLLEN
DESIGN
THE STORY
WHAT STORY ARE WE TRYING TO TELL
• “We are people from here, we did not migrate, we have been here since time immemorial”
Being grounded and connected to Mother earth
“Water is life- water gives life, water heals”
“Winter is the time to tell our stories”
IHS Whiteriver Replacement Hospital Town Hall
• Create a modern medical center while honoring traditions and stories shared during the design of this facility
• Create a facility that is uniquely WMAT
• A design that is unique to this site-Place
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PROGRAM STACKING
FIRST FLOOR:
Emergency Imaging Pharmacy, Lab, Dietary Wellness WIC, ALTC, Social Security Main Patient Entry
SECOND FLOOR:
Labor & Delivery Surgery Medical Supply Loading Dock, Property & Supply Clinical Engineering, Facilities Management, Employee Facilities Preventive Medicine Education& Consult
THIRD FLOOR:
Acute Care Behavioral Health Primary Care Purchased & Referral Care
FOURTH FLOOR:
Administration, Business Office, HR, HIM, Quality Management, Physical Rehab, Research, Specialty Care, Pain Management, Eye and Audiology, Dental v
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INTEGRATION INTO THE SITE
SITE APPROACH – FROM WHITE RIVER
CANYON WALLS
NEW SITE ENTRANCE
BUILDING APPROACH – THE PLAZA
THE ‘HALLWAY’ PLAZA AND WELLNESS MAIN ENTRY
BUILDING APPROACH – THE HALLWAY
THE ‘HALLWAY’ TO PLAZA AND STAFF ENTRY
BUILDING APPROACH – THE HALLWAY
THE ‘HALLWAY’ TO PLAZA AND STAFF ENTRY
INTERIOR DESIGN
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CONCEPTUAL APPROACH
Whiteriver Replacement Hospital SD-1
The interior design embraces the sacred connection to natural world and the human experience in White River. Drawing inspired from the flowing river, rigid canyons, and tactile plant life helps shape the essence of the interior environment. Design features that pay homage to cultural ceremonies and traditional healing stories of the White Mountain Apache Tribe help the hospital feel connected to the local community. This is a place of healing.
INTERIOR DESIGN
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CUSTOM RESIN PANELS WITH NATIVE PLANTS
Whiteriver Replacement Hospital SD-1
The interior design embraces the sacred connection to natural world and the human experience in White River. Drawing inspired from the flowing river, rigid canyons, and tactile plant life helps shape the essence of the interior environment. Design features that pay homage to cultural ceremonies and traditional healing stories of the White Mountain Apache Tribe help the hospital feel connected to the local community. This is a place of healing.
LOBBY
GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE WHITE RIVER VISIBILE AROUND THE FIREPLACE
DINING
CONNECTION TO PLAZA
PRIMARY CARE WAITING AREA
3RD LEVEL VIEWS ACROSS LANDSCAPE
LABOR AND DELIVERY
PATIENT ROOM – CUSTOM WALL PROTECTION DEPICTING TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS
BRANDED EXPERIENS & GRAPHICS
CUSTOM GRAPHICS ON WALL PROTECTION – FILES WILL BE PROVIDED TO SUCCESSFUL BIDDER
INSECTS USED AS PART OF WAYFINDING WERE SELECTED BASED
ON THEIR IMPORTANCE TO THE WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE
HUMMINGBIRDS SYMBOLIZE A MESSENGER OF GOD
THE SOUND OF THE CROWN DANCER WAS USED TO
GENERATE THE COLORFUL GRAPHICS FOR THE PHYSICAL
THERAPY DEPARTMENT
BRANDED EXPERIENCE & GRAPHICS
STAIR GRAPHICS AND 3D EAGLES – FILES WILL BE PROVIDED TO SUCCESSFUL BIDDER
THANK YOU
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