Dan Chapel is president of Chapel Associates in Little Rock, Ark., a nationally recognized firm specializing in animal facility design. His firm has participated in the design of more than 500 veterinary hospitals, boarding kennels, and animal shelters. Past projects include two 

 Hospitals of the Year and several Merit Award winners. Chapel is a nationally recognized expert in the field of veterinary architecture, and has served as a featured speaker on topics of animal facility design at all major veterinary conferences. He has spoken at every 

 Hospital Design Conference since 1981 and has served on the 

 Editorial Advisory Board since 1985. For a list of articles and video by Chapel, 

There are seemingly countless details in the process of designing and building a hospital. Veterinary architect Dan Chapel, AIA, says that one of the most pivotal points, the floor plan, comes long before groundbreaking.

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Take a hard look at issues of functionality and traffic when designing a clinic.

Video: Floor plan-The most critical part of the building process

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