OA Performance Center, Saco, Maine

CHA turned this deteriorating industrial building into a dynamic civic amenity.

The facility contains an entire orthopaedic and sports medicine office, with an x-ray suite and PT center.

CHA designers kept the unobstructed space as open as possible, as it would be in a gym or outdoor sports field, so there is always a sense of activity and movement.

Colorful banners on a steel canopy mark the entrance to an otherwise gray and featureless building.

Interior designers used overhead lighting "clouds" to delineate space in this huge former warehouse.

Parents and kids waiting for their practice time talk and do homework under banners designed by CHA.

OA’s Performance Center is an exciting complex offering sports performance evaluation with integrated sports medicine, orthopaedics, and physical therapy. The center is comprised of a 5,000 SF clinic, a 4,000 SF physical therapy center, and a 7,000 SF sports medicine and performance center. Organized like an open mall, the facility includes a retail store, a reception and waiting area, locker rooms, and other support spaces. The structure was a former industrial building that was cleaned out and upgraded to house the new functions.