The UVA Student Health + Wellness Center marks the third phase of the Brandon Avenue Re-Development Zone that creates a link between the Health System, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Academic Village.
A New Approach to Student Health
Completed in 2021, the Student Health + Wellness Center at the University of Virginia replaced the aging Elson Student Health Center — a facility that had outgrown its capacity for the services and flexibility today’s students need. The new 4-story, 156,000 SF building consolidates General Medicine, Counseling and Psychological Services, Health Promotion, Gynecology, Kinesiology, and the Student Disability Access Center under one roof, along with a satellite pharmacy, laboratory services, and a 2-story, 68,000 SF below-grade parking structure. The building sits on Brandon Avenue Green Street, an ENR Award-winning infrastructure project, and across the street from Gaston and Ramazani House residence halls, both completed by Barton Malow.
A Team Effort
Barton Malow collaborated with architects VMDO, Duda-Paine, and UVA’s in-house architectural office throughout preconstruction and construction. Student input shaped the building’s programming before a single beam went up — from lounge design to department placement. Since the building opened, UVA’s student health services have ranked No. 1 in the Princeton Review’s Best Colleges rankings three years in a row.
