The design also takes a “big picture” approach to sustainable design through its approach to campus and biophilic design. First, the design team reconsidered the planning concept approved by the university and recommended an alternative concept that reduced program by 12% and project footprint by 20%, preserving 5,000 square feet of green space for wellness programming. Second, from material selection, access to daylight, and the use of programmed landscape space, the design reinforces the relationship between occupants and the natural environment. The project’s biophilic design significantly contributes to the owner’s primary goal of deinstitutionalizing the facility and fostering a sense of health and wellness within a welcoming environment that would change the students’ perception of a “health clinic” and encourage the adoption of “healthy lifestyles.”