The Symphony Vet Center is a 2,200 square foot veterinary clinic occupying the ground floor and basement of a five-story apartment building on New York's upper west side. Although initially designed for a single veterinarian entering into private practice, provisions were made to accommodate the center's inevitable growth. Thus, it now includes a waiting area with seating for 9 clients and 2 receptionists, 3 examination rooms, a treatment area with laboratory and pharmacy facilities, an x-ray and developing room, a surgical theater, workstations for 2 doctors, and a 30 cage animal ward. While the exterior treatment restores the building's facade to its original ornamentation, the interior achieves a warm and residential character by using terra rosa ceramic tile, natural finished maple paneling and cabinetry, historic paint colors, and reproduction light fixtures.