Shirlee Scribner is the Project Manager and Interior Architectural Designer behind Scribner Design Associates. With over 25 years
of dedicated experience in commercial and healthcare interior design, she brings professional expertise and a compassionate, human-centered approach to every project.
PROJECTS
Working on projects ranging from targeted redesigns to complex, multi-department or multi-building renovations, Shirlee brings the same disciplined, highly organized, and client-focused approach—making her exceptionally well suited for initiatives of any scale or complexity.
Medical office design & renovation — OB/GYN clinics; internal medicine
offices; physical therapy suites; specialty clinics such as genetics,
home health, radiology (MRI), and CT scan rooms.
Hospital expansions and conversions — emergency rooms, labor &
delivery suites, radiology departments (angiocardiography, lithotripsy
units), pharmacy remodels, central-sterile supply units, clinical
laboratories, medical libraries, and social services centers.
Large-scale institutional projects — work for major HMOs and
healthcare organizations, adapting to strict regulatory, safety, and
workflow requirements while maintaining comfort and aesthetics.
Commercial office interiors — business offices, administrative
buildings, executive suites, regional facilities — combining practical
layouts, functional furnishings, ergonomic considerations, and
cohesive design identity.
Tenant improvements and commercial staging — signage coordination,
décor & artwork planning, finishes and furnishings standardization,
and implementation oversight.
Scribner Design Associates under her leadership, clients receive more than design services —
they gain a trusted partner dedicated to blending functionality, aesthetics, and human-centered design to create welcoming, efficient, and enduring environments.
DESIGN SERVICES
Efficient, well-considered layouts that balance form and function, enhancing usability, comfort, and visual cohesion throughout the space.
Programming meetings to identify needs
Efficient, well-considered layouts that balance form and function, enhancing usability, comfort, and visual cohesion throughout the space.
Space planning & furniture layout
Comprehensive furniture specification and procurement coordination ensuring clinical compliance, durability, budget alignment, and seamless project delivery.
Furniture Specification & Procurement
Systematic furnishings audits and punchlist oversight ensuring clinical readiness, quality compliance, and smooth turnover for hospital environments.
Furnishings Audit & Punchlist Oversight
Integrated materials and finish design supporting healthcare standards, durability, infection control, and cohesive environments across clinical and patient spaces.
Integrated Materials & Finish Design
Comprehensive equipment planning and coordination, ensuring clinical functionality, regulatory compliance, and seamless integration across healthcare environments.
Equipment Planning & Integration
Ergonomic evaluations and workflow optimization improve clinician efficiency, patient safety, and overall operational performance in healthcare environments.
Ergonomics & Workflow Optimization
Coordinated artwork, décor, and plant integration designed to support healing environments, patient comfort, and cohesive healthcare aesthetics.
Artwork Coordination
Clear, compliant signage design that supports intuitive wayfinding, patient experience, and operational efficiency in healthcare environments.
Signage & Wayfinding Systems
Shirlee’s design career has spanned a wide range of environments, from
medical offices to large-scale hospital expansion projects and
corporate office facilities. Shirlee has project managed space
planning, furnishings and finish selection, master color-schemes,
equipment and ergonomics, artwork and signage. This breadth of
experience allows her to guide clients confidently through even the
most complex design or renovation projects. While employed for many
years at a major HMO, Shirlee managed health care facilities along
with a 2-million-dollar fine art project for Northern California
Medical facilities.
What distinguishes Shirlee is not only her technical competence, but
her passion for creating spaces that serve people, patients, staff,
and employees. She believes that an effective design involves the
aesthetics, supports efficient workflows, enhances comfort, and
reflects the identity and values of the organization.
Shirlee has earned the trust of clients by delivering thoughtful,
cohesive and practical design solutions. Whether consulting on a
small medical office or managing a hospital renovation or expansion
project, she approaches each job with the same commitment to
excellence, attention to detail, and care for the people who will use
the space.