Ohana Montage Health Facility

Inspired by the meaning of ‘Ohana’ in Hawaiian culture, the design concept replicates the bond between family as well as the cooperation and remembrance of one another, bringing a space of natural warmth, healing, and safety.

This three-story mass timber and steel hybrid health facility comes with residential care areas, offices, and therapy support spaces. Softly curving one-story structures seamlessly connect an outpatient clinic and program with a 16-bed residential program and accompanying amenities. Mass timber is used for the primary framing, establishing a balance between structural function and beauty. Exposed interior timber finishing emulates the oak trees surrounding the facility on this 10-acre site while simultaneously, expansive glazing extends people’s connections with the outdoors.

Ohana is one of the largest healthcare buildings to use cross-laminated timber (CLT), a material traditionally reserved for commercial projects. The center’s façade was designed with prefabricated modularity at the forefront for a lighter touch on-site.

This new facility is a commitment to its Monterey community – bringing together a safe environment to address adolescent behaviour and mental health issues through the principles set forth by the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.