Ochsner Health partnered with a design team to redesign the Ochsner Elmwood Fitness Center, the healthcare provider’s flagship wellness club. The project involved refreshing the facility’s interior, streamlining circulation, and creating new and improved health and fitness opportunities for patrons. Further enhancements included upgrades to technology and the facility-wide sound system, as well as improved pool wayfinding—achieved without increasing signage. The introduction of clerestory windows and vision panels significantly brightened the interior, transforming a once dark and uninviting space into a warm and welcoming health hub.

Given the center’s nearly all-hours access, the redesign was planned with future flexibility in mind and executed to minimize disruption to operations and patrons. The project was staged in phases, with equipment strategically relocated throughout the facility as work progressed. The design process and project pricing were completed within a few months, aligning with the client’s accelerated timeline and preferred schedule.