Mountainside Dental Design

This new 4,000 square foot dental clinic represents the commitment of its owners, Drs. Randall and Karla Rothfus, to state-of-the-art, high-tech dentistry. Responding to the project's location on an inside corner lot of a larger office development, the design features a tapered vertical tower designed to draw attention from surrounding buildings and toward the building’s exposed steel entry marquee. Steel tube-shape beams and columns further emphasize the beauty of the structure rather than applied ornamentation.

The vertical tower not only provides a focal point for the design, but also acts as a counterpoint to the stucco cladding, exposed structural elements, and galvanized metal roofing. Together with the hipped and gable roofs, the vertical "water tower" reflects forms and materials found in the agricultural vernacular of the rural Rogue Valley, assembled together to create a visually modest yet "edgy" design.

Site Design: Kinesis, Inc. | Photo: Brian Prechtel