The Kaiser Permanente Gateway Medical Office Building is a big-box retail re-use project within City of Portland Pedestrian Enhancement and design development overlay zones, pursuing LEED Gold in Healthcare and designed to achieve the objectives of Kaiser’s Total Health Environments Initiative. The Staff Respite area includes varied seating opportunities around a bocce ball court for employees and a stormwater swale. Patient and Visitor Respite areas incorporate the meandering pathway of the ‘Thrive Walk’ and views into plantings which provide 4 seasons of interest.