Lazzara Center for Oral-Facial Health

Denver, Colorado

The 92,000 gsf Lazzara Center for Oral and Facial Health is comprised of clinics, classrooms, laboratory and office spaces. The three story brick and glass structure, is designed to incorporate the School of Dentistry's current program with the option of expansion via addition of a fourth floor. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson was the Design Architect in conjunction with Christopher Carvell Architects of Denver.

The first floor of the facility includes a spacious two story lobby, a lecture hall, and clinical spaces for radiology, surgery, emergency and geriatric dental care. Overlooking the main lobby, the second floor houses the main clinics for the facility and a number of teaching and support spaces. Additional functions on this floor include a state of the art simulation clinic, support labs and seminar rooms. The third level houses the Orthodontic Clinics and the administrative offices for the Dental School. Also, from this level, there is access to the school's roof terraces, which are used for public functions and School of Dentistry receptions. The functions of the lower level are not limited to merely mechanical and storage spaces. In addition to materials supply and service functions, there is a facility for in-house instrument sterilization and a skylit student lounge area with kitchen, locker rooms and showers.