Size

25,000 sq. ft.

Year

2021

Client

The Family Health Center on Virginia

Partners

Community Healthcare Center, Independent Bank, SmithGroup, Kimley Horn, L.A. Fuess Partners, Cross Engineering Consultants, Rogers-O’Brien Construction, KDC Real Estate Development & Investments, CitySquare, City of McKinney

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David Saladik
Senior Principal
David Saladik

David Saladik

Senior Principal

David Saladik is a Senior Principal overseeing MASS’s international health portfolio. Having joined MASS in 2008 during the design of the Butaro District Hospital, his work over the last decade has been aimed at leveraging the built environment to improve health outcomes as well as engage and empower communities. He has spearheaded MASS’s expansion into new geographies focused on long-term health systems strengthening, establishing new offices in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and Monrovia, Liberia.

David currently co-leads MASS’s largest office in Kigali, Rwanda with more than 80 architects, landscape architects, and engineers. Notable recent projects for which he has served as Principal-in-Charge include the Samajik Health Science Institute & Research Centre, a 520-bed teaching hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh; Norrsken Kigali House, an incubator for social entrepreneurs in Kigali, Rwanda; and the development of health facility standards with the Ministry of Health of Lagos State.

He has taught design studios at Northeastern University and Roger Williams rethinking primary care health centers to maximize positive social impact and resiliency. In parallel to this research, he led the design of the Family Health Center in McKinney, Texas - MASS’s first built US healthcare project.

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Caitlin Taylor, RA
Design Director
Caitlin Taylor, RA

Caitlin Taylor, RA

Design Director

Caitlin joined MASS in 2018 as an architect with a background in food and farming; she brings to the firm an interdisciplinary focus on environmental, economic, and social justice in the food system. She directs the Food System Design Lab at MASS, and is leading projects around the country including the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture, the Poughkeepsie Public Market, and the Pepper Place Pavilion.

Caitlin lives with her family in East Haddam, Connecticut, where they own and operate an organic vegetable and cut flower farm. She has taught advanced architecture studios at the Yale School of Architecture, Columbia GSAPP, and Cornell AAP, and previously worked at firms in New York City and Connecticut.

Her previous work on urban flood control in Las Vegas was awarded the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction Gold Prize. Caitlin studied biochemistry at Wesleyan University and received her Masters of Architecture from Yale School of Architecture, where she received the Henry Adams Medal. She is a registered architect with licenses in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Project Team

Project Manager: David Saladik, Caroline Alsup, Thatcher Bean, Ana Fernandez, Emma Colley, Annie Wang, Bethel Abate, John Maher, Chris Scovel

Local Architect of Record: SmithGroup
Landscape: Kimley Horn
MEP: SmithGroup
Interior Design: SmithGroup
Civil: Cross Engineering Consultants
Structural: L.A. Fuess Partners
Contractor: Rogers-O’Brien Construction

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The Family Health Center on Virginia is a patient-centered, medical home and community center serving children, families, and individuals in McKinney and across North Texas.

McKinney is a rapidly growing community, challenged to meet the needs of its constantly expanding population. Many McKinney residents face a lack of access to healthcare, transportation, housing, and employment opportunities, resulting in disparate health outcomes.

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Interior of a waiting room and children's play area

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The Family Health Center seeks to address this need by providing a sustainable, holistic approach to community health as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). FQHC’s are non-profit, community based healthcare providers that deliver comprehensive, high-quality primary healthcare and must meet rigorous requirements in terms of governance, access, quality of care, services, and cost standards.

In addition to primary medical, behavioral, and dental care services, the center houses community-oriented residency training programs, and onsite programs that link patients to key resources. MASS met with the project partners, community members, and healthcare providers in order to understand how the design can best meet the needs of all stakeholders.

Oblique exterior view of the entry facade

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The design concept mimics traditional Texan breezeway houses, or “Dogtrot houses,” which are characterized by multiple buildings connected by a breezeway and common roof. The center will have distinct buildings for each service, allowing visitors to experience the services individually, while remaining united through shared social spaces inside and out. Through its emphasis on health, connectivity, and sustainability, the Family Health Center supports patients in living the fullest life possible. The Family Health Center on Virginia opened for operation in January 2021.