Its interior features large planters equipped with benches— a new addition to the Benchmark assortment— as well as OVO tables, chairs, and stools. Courtesy Nigel Young / Foster + Partners
At the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion, sun pours in like ribbons. Part of the Cleveland Clinic Health Education Campus at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, the building is the work of Foster + Partners, which has installed linear skylights to illuminate the atrium (known officially as the Delos M. Cosgrove Courtyard). Now open, the 27,000- square-foot center serves students from Case Western’s dental, nursing, and medical schools.
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Supporting the program is a suite of wood and leather furniture—blond oak tables, benches, and planters—crafted by the 30-year-old manufacturer Benchmark in West Berkshire, England. These furnishings, too, were designed by Foster + Partners, in a collection called OVO. First released last year, the line has taken on custom, expanded proportions in the sprawling pavilion. “The furniture has a common design language, which adapts through dimension and change of height to allow for focused work, casual encounters, and organized meetings,” says Mike Holland, partner and head of industrial design at Foster.