The design embraces the many dualities women are confronted with, such as mother to worker and feminist to feminine, to create a series of physical and mental juxtapositions. The main waiting area functions as a space where a woman can sit in relative privacy through the use of veils and screens while also functioning as a gallery to showcase local women artists. The minimal yet “earthy” materials selected also describe this concept in that the wood-clad building core, whose appearance is that of a solid box is immediately juxtaposed to the diaphanous material used to screen the therapy and exam rooms. It is through this constant contrast that the space finds its unity.