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Architecture’s Hill Country Apothecary brings a contemporary design sensibility to a strip mall pharmacy. Bottom left and right
The supergraphic shelf helps maximize natural light in the interior, and the large glazed panels allow the light to filter into the lab.
96 Texas Architect
3/4 2015
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F Architecture has reinvented a strip mall storefront, redef ining expectations for drugstores with the Hill Country Apothecary project. The full-service pharmacy combines an old-world service culture with a contemporary look. Located in Lakeway, a small town on Lake Travis outside of Austin, Hill Country Apothecary is a retail pharmacy coupled with an on-site lab where prescriptions and natural medicines are “hand-crafted.” It also features an in-store juice bar with fresh drinks.
Clean sustainable finishes with an abundance of natural light dominate the design. A supergraphic shelf, made of steel, aluminum, and poplar wood says “pharmacy” and runs the length and height of the storefront, addressing the shop’s needs for bold branding and accessible product display. As part of the Apothecary’s new identity, the existing drive-through carport was repurposed as an outside seating area, providing shade and vegetation — a place to enjoy a drink or meet informally with a pharmacist. The result is a whole new way to experience the usually mundane process of picking up a prescription.
PHOTOS BY CARDINAL PHOTO TX AND BRYANT HILL MEDIA.
Hill Country Apothecary