BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND IMAGING CAMPUS
Project Type: Healthcare
Location: Dallas, Texas
Year: 2026
Size: 1.6 acres
This redevelopment transforms a constrained infill property into a cohesive and resilient campus environment, demonstrating how strategic site planning can unlock value beyond minimum code compliance. Acquired with significant existing deficiencies, the site was characterized by expansive asphalt paving, a complete absence of landscape infrastructure, unmanaged stormwater runoff flowing directly into the public right-of-way, overhead utility conflicts, and parking and circulation systems that no longer met current standards. The addition of 1,500 square feet of building area further intensified these challenges by reducing an already limited parking supply.
Rather than treating these conditions as isolated constraints, the design establishes a comprehensive framework that redefines the site’s functionality, appearance, and long-term performance. Extensive planting zones, parking islands, accessible pedestrian connections, and integrated signage replace the previously impervious landscape, creating a more legible and welcoming environment. The parking lot was regraded and lowered to improve drainage performance, while screen walls were introduced along the frontage to satisfy buffering requirements where site limitations restricted conventional landscape solutions. Recessed lighting integrated within the walls establishes a refined pedestrian edge, complemented by ornamental grasses and a row of mid-sized trees that introduce human scale while responding to existing overhead utility constraints.
To support future growth and enhance site performance, Potts Design Group recommended acquisition of the adjacent property, expanding parking capacity while creating a small campus setting that supports outdoor gathering, employee respite, and patient-focused open space. At the heart of the expansion, a central courtyard incorporates an underground detention grid system that captures and manages roof runoff before controlled discharge into the municipal stormwater network, strengthening the site’s environmental performance.
More than a code-compliance exercise, the project demonstrates how landscape architecture can reconcile inherited site deficiencies through integrated planning, infrastructure, and planting design. By addressing immediate operational needs while anticipating future expansion, the redevelopment transforms a once underperforming property into a cohesive environment where circulation, stormwater management, landscape systems, and human experience converge to create a lasting and adaptable asset.
