Covenant Health Corporate Office Building / Knoxville, TN

BarberMcMurry Architects / Built

Project Team : Chuck Griffin, Ryan Dobbs, Mike Driskill, Matt Jordan, Michael Travis, Kristin Colwell

Client : Covenant Health

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Covenant Health was looking to expand treatment options on a major campus. In order to clear prime real estate for more patient access space, they needed to relocate their offices. A site at the southern end of the campus was chosen.The building material palette needed to align with a modest budget, coordinate with the existing campus buildings, and be attainable, given supply chain disruptions. The building houses office space for Covenant’s executive leadership team; multiple meeting spaces accommodate groups as small as eight or as large as fifty, while incorporating digital displays and remote meeting technology. A full-service catering kitchen supports various functions. The design encourages wellness in varied ways — from sit/stand desks at new workstations to visual and physical access to campus walking trails, encouraging occupants to walk the beautiful campus. The connection to the outdoors is further defined by careful placement of exterior windows in all occupied spaces, as well as details that create the impression of continuous surfaces from the exterior to the interior.