5 Lower Ragsdale

Working within a “landlocked,” windowless space, WRD Architects’ interior design team successfully brought the beauty and calming presence of nature into a new patient lobby at 5 Lower Ragsdale—a 1980s warehouse building that WRD and Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System have transformed into a state-of-the-art medical center.

The lobby design quite literally brings the outdoors in, featuring newly installed skylights, planted indoor trees, and a large natural boulder that serves as an organic divider between the lobby and an adjacent hallway. A glass-paneled water feature engages both sight and sound, while subtly incorporating the client’s logo to reinforce brand identity in a serene, welcoming environment.