PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
We were happy with Nancy's performance on the Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Medical Office public art. Her success was not limited to what she did but also how she works. Our management team is located in Southern California and, we worked seamlessly throughout the project.
Wesley Okamoto, AIA
Martinez + Okamoto Architects

Santa Rosa Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic
LOCATION
Santa Rosa, CA
CLIENT
SR Veterans Administration
NUMBER OF PIECES
1 Public Art
DESIGN CHALLENGE
Complement this stress-free facility with an art installation for an outdoor area intended for counseling and as a place of reflection at the VA outpatient clinic.
KEY FEATURES

Kaiser Chronic Pain, Endocrinology, and Neurology
LOCATION
Santa Rosa, CA
CLIENT
Kaiser Permanente, NSF
NUMBER OF PIECES
1 Public Art
DESIGN CHALLENGE
To find a local artists’ whose work represents the beauty of the region for throughout the entire building as well as commission a mural for the high-ceilinged lobby.
KEY FEATURES

Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
LOCATION
Santa Rosa, CA
CLIENT
Memorial Hospital
NUMBER OF PIECES
1 public art
DESIGN CHALLENGE
Create large public art piece for hospital parking garage where people arriving & leaving may be in an anxious, vulnerable state. We used a local artist to create a reminder of the natural beauty of our local landscape to create a soothing and healing effect.
KEY FEATURES

Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital Expansion
LOCATION
Santa Rosa, CA
CLIENT
Pacific Medical Foundation
NUMBER OF PIECES
92
DESIGN CHALLENGE
To find local artist's whose work represents the beauty of the region, as well as and the rich cultural heritage of greater Sonoma County area, and commission a mural for the first floor elevator lobby.
KEY FEATURES

Santa Rosa Community Health Clinic
LOCATION
Santa Rosa, CA
CLIENT
Santa Rosa Community Health Clinic
NUMBER OF PIECES
2
DESIGN CHALLENGE
Work with the executive director, key staff, facilities manager and the artist to arrive at a design concept that is aesthetically pleasing and complements the patient population. Then work with the builder & project manager to secure permits through the city. Coordinate the project with the architect, facilities, builder, contractor, landscape architect, and the artist to install on time and within permit parameters.
KEY FEATURES

Kaiser Foundation Hospital
LOCATION
San Rafael, CA
CLIENT
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
NUMBER OF PIECES
1
DESIGN CHALLENGE
Come up with an original design/concept for art that could potentially be removed and moved to a new location. The design must accommodate 4 existing windows along the side of the Administration Building.
KEY FEATURES

Boys & Girls Club, Sonoma & Marin
LOCATION
Santa Rosa, CA
CLIENT
Boys & Girsl Club
NUMBER OF PIECES
1
DESIGN CHALLENGE
Create a lively, active design to compliment the boys & girls who use it and create a larger sense of space than the building budget allowed. The artist arrived as a creative solution to fulfill the budget and the vision.
KEY FEATURES

Kaiser Foundation Hospital
LOCATION
San Rafael, CA
CLIENT
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
NUMBER OF PIECES
1
DESIGN CHALLENGE
Come up with an original design/concept which ties together a series of freestanding removable panels 4’ x 8’. The removable screen is to serve a visual block for a permanent MRI trailer on campus. The panels need to be able removable to allow the trailer movability as needed.
KEY FEATURES

Kaiser Medical Office Building
LOCATION
Santa Rosa, CA
CLIENT
Kaiser Permanente
NUMBER OF PIECES
1
DESIGN CHALLENGE
Find creative way to use the 1% public art budget to create a piece within an existing building structure (rather than in new construction). We were able to find an existing skylight in the building that is visible to the public on four sides. Our solution was to create mosaic tile piece around the base of this existing skylight.
KEY FEATURES

Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
LOCATION
Santa Rosa, CA
CLIENT
Memorial Hospital
NUMBER OF PIECES
1 public art
DESIGN CHALLENGE
Create a playful, relaxing environment in the labor and delivery patient lounge. Wanting something that would appeal to both children and adults, we arrived at a family of egrets on a nest, birds that are readily spotted in Sonoma County and a playful stand in for the stork of nursery rhymes.