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Architecture Hospital The exterior of the Hospital building incorporates various colors and interesting textures in the cement plaster stucco skin. At the ground level, a glass storefront exterior wall creates a lighter retail expression that contrasts with the cement plaster stucco material above and offers an inviting view. The Hospital is oriented such that the loading dock and back -of -house service functions are located out of the general public's sight lines. Patient rooms are located above the ground level for privacy, and enjoy pleasant views of the East Bay hills and San Francisco Bay. Two stair towers on the north front fagade are clad in glass to break up the stucco mass, and are also internally illuminated during evenings and nights. The main public entry to the Hospital is shared with the Hospital Support Building (HSB) and is a Kaiser -branded modern metal and glass entry rotunda similar to five other existing Kaiser campuses and three other new proposed projects. The rotunda entrance enables the public to find the main entry to the facility easily and quickly. Its round geometry contrasts with the solid rectilinear design of the Hospital and HSB. The rotunda is flanked with four and six -story cement plaster walls on both sides, resulting in a focused entry. The wall that serves as a transition between the Hospital and the HSB includes randomly spaced window openings to distinguish it from the regular openings on the general fagades of the Hospital and HSB. The windows in this wall plane contain multi -colored glass to further identify the adjacent entry rotunda and main entry plaza. The main entry plaza immediately outside the rotunda includes a curvilinear and translucent canopy that shelters members as they are being dropped off or picked up. All of these entry features are coordinated with the placement of trees and landscape elements. Once inside the rotunda, members and visitors are greeted at a reception desk and are directed to the elevators that serve both the Hospital and HSB. Waiting areas on the second floor overlook the two story rotunda space and look out across the main entry plaza. An exterior courtyard opens to the Hospital's public circulation area, and is also visible from those patient rooms that are internal to the courtyard on all upper levels. Hospital Support Building (HSB) The four story out-patient Hospital Support Building (HSB) is connected to the six -story Hospital. Internally, the two buildings appear as one. The exterior of the HSB is designed to complement the Hospital, but its lower height helps reduce the overall massing of the Medical Center. The same materials used on the exterior of the Hospital are used on the exterior of the HSB, but the mass of the HSB is smaller and more horizontal. Architectural features include punched window openings in the stucco wall with a ground level glass storefront. A curvilinear metal roof screen beginning above the west HSB entrance provides a visual link to visitors that they will be able to walk from one building to the other. Since most daily visitors to the Medical Center will be coming for outpatient services in the HSB, the majority of vehicle parking access is located nearest to the HSB. The west HSB entrance allows direct access to outpatient services and is also identifiable by a canopy covering a recessed glass entry and the stucco stair tower with colored glass randomly spaced window openings similar to the rotunda. Planning Commission Staff Report April 22, 2010 Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center and Mixed Use Retail Development Project Page 20 of 28