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About
Health Professions Programs
Texas State University - Round Rock
Round Rock, TX
266,360 sf

Our team has been instrumental in shaping Texas State University’s (TXST) Round Rock Campus through the design of three key facilities—St. David’s School of Nursing, Willow Hall, and Esperanza Hall—that together support the university’s growing health professions programs. Located in Round Rock, a vital hub within Central Texas’s expanding healthcare ecosystem, we created purpose-built environments for nursing, physical therapy, respiratory care, communication disorders, and other allied health disciplines. In alignment with workforce development initiatives, TXST provides certificate programs in fields such as medical assisting and dental assisting, complementing its offerings of undergraduate and graduate degrees.

We designed our first building, St. David’s School of Nursing, with advanced simulation and clinical labs that replicate real healthcare settings, giving students hands-on experience essential to their education and future careers. Willow Hall, our second building on campus, enhances the campus with specialized spaces including public clinics where students gain practical, supervised patient care experience—an invaluable component of their training. Esperanza Hall further expands capacity on the campus with flexible learning spaces designed to support interdisciplinary collaboration and evolving academic needs.

Across our projects, we prioritized “sticky spaces”—welcoming, informal areas that encourage students to linger on campus—to foster connections, promote student success, and create a campus identity. By preparing skilled healthcare professionals, Texas State’s Round Rock Campus plays a critical role in addressing workforce demands and advancing health education in Central Texas.