Baylor Scott & White Health
Project Challenge — The Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Waxahachie has served the community south of Dallas since 1914. As the needs of its nine surrounding communities grew, the hospital underwent a full transformation, including the construction of a new 300,000 square foot facility that more than doubled the size of the original campus. The design team at CallisonRTKL was tasked with creating a space that felt modern while remaining grounded in local history. “They wanted a modern design, but one deeply rooted in the community,” says Dori Mommers, Associate Vice President at CallisonRTKL. The challenge was to balance advanced healthcare technology with a holistic, healing environment that honored the hospital’s longstanding connection to the city.
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Our Solution — CallisonRTKL engaged Skyline Glass for the hospital’s John and Marie Chiles Chapel. The design for this meditative religious space drew inspiration from the historic Central Presbyterian Church in Waxahachie, which is famous for its stained glass.
“It is probably the most photographed window in the Waxahachie area. We wanted to bring some of that history into the hospital,” explains Mommers. CallisonRTKL engaged Skyline for the hospital’s John and Marie Chiles Chapel.
Result — Two expansive windows in the Baylor chapel depict a true stained glass vocabulary but with added benefits. The design unites past and present by paying historic tribute while also addressing environmental concerns, cost, savings in time, and safety. “A lot of the processes involved in making stained glass are pretty harsh. It requires chemicals to achieve colors contain heavy metals that off gas or leach into the ground,” explains Mark Toth, Sales Director of Architectural Glass at Skyline.
Skyline was able to achieve a translucent quality to their digital printed glass that allows light to flood inside and also makes the pattern visible from the outside. Taking the traditional art and craft of stained glass into the contemporary, Skyline helped transform a space to something fluid and dynamic. An ambitious symbol of Waxahachie’s pride, the project captures every nuance with clear roots to the historic church that remained a committed touchstone throughout the process.
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