The Jackson South Community Hospital project is a major renovation and expansion of the emergency and imaging departments, surgical areas, laboratory facilities, pharmacy, administrative offices, energy plant, and parking areas. A 4-story patient tower holds all of the private inpatient rooms.

This design honors the community served by the hospital. Inspired by the South Florida landscape, each of the building’s three floors is represented by a different element of the Everglades. Colors are used as navigational aids – greens (grass), blues (water), oranges (flowers) – and are reflected in the signage, lighting, reception desks, and flooring on each level.

A wide, first-floor corridor spanning the hospital’s East-West axis serves as a public mall, offering access to the various departments. The primary corridor is curved to visually shorten its apparent length. High ceilings and an exterior glass wall let in an abundance of natural light.

The Healing Gardens and dramatic glass lobby also bring in natural light and serve as an exhibition space for local artists.