The Client

Amber A. Ropas
2411 Quail Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Amber Ropas decided to start the Wellness Center for Women after watching her mother Wendy lose her battle with breast cancer 2 years ago. She wanted to open the Center to not only honor her late mother’s memory, but to give hope and inspiration to other women who faced the hardship of breast cancer. Long before her mother’s diagnosis, Amber has always been a business woman, entrepreneur and leader in her community. She has opened and successfully ran many businesses along the south Louisiana since she was 20 years old. She credits her success to her mother, because she gave her hope when everyone else told her no, and always told her she could do anything. It is that same hope that her mother gave Amber, and now she wants to give to women across Louisiana and the Southwest. That no matter what struggles face you, anything is possible.

The client’s main concerns were that she didn’t want it to feel like a hospital or Dr.’s office at all. She wanted the entire building to have a spa-like atmosphere, to be very relaxing to put the patients at ease. The only area that she wanted to be energetic would be the fitness area, since this area would be very important to get the womens energy levels up to make them want to work out. Amber also wanted to design to be modern and sleek, but to be very warm and inviting at the same time. She also wanted to visually bring together all three levels to bring together the idea of connectivity. Amber also wanted the spaces to encourage interaction & conversation among users, and also take advantage of the views outside.