OLE Health’s South Napa Location Features Wall Panels With Agriculturally Inspired Colors

OLE Health’s Napa Valley Vinters South Napa Campus now serves more than 15,000 patients annually. Founded by farmworker advocates in 1972, OLE Health has seven clinics across Napa and Solano Counties. It is the only nonprofit health center and second-largest provider of primary care in Napa County, California.

Designed by INDE architecture of San Francisco, the 29,000-square-foot, three-story South Napa building’s exterior colors showcase a contemporary, agriculturally inspired palette including terra cotta, light brown and slate gray tones. For the metal wall panels, the slate color was applied by Linetec using Sherwin-Williams Fluropon 70%, two-coat, PVDF resin-based coatings.

The breadth of colors offered in Fluropon durable coatings make them a popular choice for architects, specifiers and aluminum architectural product manufacturers. Linetec currently has a library with more than 55,000 color formulations and its in-house blending laboratory can match or make almost any conceivable color.

Visually Dynamic Walls

OLE Health’s Napa Valley Vinters South Napa Campus exterior features painted aluminum wall panels in terra cotta, light brown and slate gray tones. Photos: Bryan Gray Photography, courtesy of OLE Health

In total, Linetec finished 5,500 square feet of Dri-Design’s painted aluminum panels. These were installed by Rua & Son Mechanical in a randomized, stepped, vertical pattern to create a visually textured façade. “In addition to achieving the desired look, the painted finish will also hold up to California’s sunshine,” says Tammy Schroeder, LEED Green Associate, director of marketing for Linetec. “Fluropon coatings hold up under continuous exposure to solar heat and light. They are formulated for premium durability — resisting long-term chalking, and retaining their color and gloss.”

High-performing Fluropon coil and extrusion coatings, manufactured by the Sherwin-Williams Company, meet the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance’s stringent, industry-leading AAMA 2605 specification. This specification’s rigorous testing performance standards include more than 4,000 hours of salt spray, as well as heat and humidity resistance. These 70% PVDF resin-based coatings shield the aluminum against weathering, pollution and aging.

Linetec’s environmentally responsible practices also support building projects’ sustainability and wellness efforts. When applying liquid coatings, Linetec uses a 100% air capture system to safely contain and destroy VOCs before they leave its facility. When the finished aluminum arrives at the jobsite, there is no adverse environmental impact.

According to INDE architects, sustainable finishes, natural daylight and energy-efficient buildings systems were important considerations for OLE Health, as well as respecting the building’s proximity to wetlands. Schroeder added, “The finished material arrives ready to be installed, helping to support the project’s sustainability, performance and aesthetic goals for years to come.”

Patient Care

Central to every aspect of the project’s design is the patient’s experience. “This beautiful new facility supports our unique model of team-based care, in which the team works closely together to deliver services in a way that is integrated, patient-centered and seamless,” says Alicia Hardy, CEO of OLE Health, which became CommuniCare+OLE in Oct. 2023. “This building was designed for our patients, to give them the best possible healthcare experience we can offer.”

The South Napa facility includes 18 patient exam rooms, nine dental chairs, full optometry services, health education classrooms, a teaching kitchen, and consultation rooms for integrated behavioral health, nursing, nutrition and clinical pharmacy services. Modern conveniences include self-check-in kiosks, a fully wireless building and secure texting with doctors. Outdoor learning spaces include a garden to teach patients about healthy food choices and nutrition.

“During OLE Health’s 50-year history in Napa, we have slowly and steadily expanded our physical footprint and the services we offer to better support our community,” notes Hardy.

OLE Health and its staff of 300 serve 40,000 patients per year. In addition to its dedicated service staff, board of directors and leadership over the years, a key element to OLE Health’s growth has been support from the local community. The facility is named in honor of the Napa Valley Vintners with respect to its long history of support and its generous donation of $6 million toward the building. Managing the $32 million project, Ledcor Group served as general contractor and completed the Napa Valley Vinters South Napa Campus facility on schedule.

TEAM

Architect: INDE Architecture, San Francisco, California, indearchitecture.com

General Contractor: Ledcor Group, Napa, California, ledcor.com

Metal Panel Installer: Rua & Son Mechanical Inc., Rocklin, California, ruainc.com

MATERIALS

Metal Panel System: Dri-Design, dri-design.com

Metal Panel Systems Finishing: Linetec, linetec.com

Metal Panel Systems Paint: The Sherwin-Williams Company, industrial.sherwin-williams.com/na/us/en/coil-extrusion.html

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