Clark/Kjos Architects, LLC

It's exciting to see years of planning and design come to life at Adventist Health Tillamook.

These latest images showcase the $18 million surgical expansion designed by Clark/Kjos and constructed by Skanska. The project replaces aging infrastructure, addresses long-standing foundation issues, and expands surgical capacity with four new operating rooms and a sterile processing department, all while allowing the hospital to continue caring for patients throughout construction.

We're proud to be part of this investment in the Tillamook community.

We're excited to welcome Grace McCracken to the Clark/Kjos team.

As a licensed architect and LEED Green Associate, Grace is already contributing to our work on MultiCare's Off Campus Emergency Department in Renton. She also joins our Document Quality Committee, where she'll help strengthen the standards, tools, and processes that support consistent, high quality project delivery.

We're excited to have her expertise and perspective on the team and look forward to the impact she'll make. Welcome to CKA!

A couple of weeks ago, our team joined the Samaritan Scramble for a great day on the course and an even better cause.

We're proud to support this event each year. Together, sponsors, golfers, and volunteers helped raise more than $158,000 for Samaritan's Patient Support Fund, helping patients access the care and resources they need.

Mental health and recovery spaces work best when people feel safe, supported, and treated with dignity.

We kept that in mind while designing Lincoln County’s new 16-bed recovery facility in Newport, Oregon. The project helps address Oregon’s ongoing gap in substance use treatment access, especially in rural communities.

The facility includes residential treatment, counseling and therapy spaces, peer support, medical care, exercise areas, and shared gathering spaces designed to support connection and recovery. Daylight, nature, outdoor spaces, and quiet reflection areas were also integrated to support a trauma informed approach to care.

As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close, projects like this are a reminder that thoughtful behavioral health design can play an important role in supporting healing, recovery, and dignity in care.

At a time when college student mental health is still under intense pressure, the spaces students move through every day matter more than ever.

Recent research shows nearly 40% of college students report moderate to severe depression, anxiety remains one of the most common health concerns on campuses, and demand for counseling services continues to rise.

The University of Oregon Student Health Center was designed with that reality in mind.

For this project, the goal was to create an environment that feels approachable, calming, and connected to student well-being rather than clinical.

Mental health support on campus starts long before a counseling appointment. Design plays a role too.