Women and Children’s Hospital
Central to designing healthcare spaces for children is understanding things from their perspective, to see the world from 1m high. This deep empathy and understanding of the user is the primary driver for all design decisions in the project. From architectural form, translated in lobby design, the idea of wooden building blocks is used to carve spaces of warmth and personality, grand spaces that gradually step down in volume to a human scale.
The design uses strong colour combined with the warmth of wood and neutral grey and white to differentiate spaces based on the user. Colour coding is used to show where to move, where to rest, where to p[lay and where to get treatment. The colour system and the way of generating form gives the foundation for all interior design choices.
A system of modularity is used in various places to offer the future operators a high level of flexibility, something that is key to a sustainable long term health care project. Modular design of service spaces, window boxes through to a modularity in reception and nurse station desks makes the design inherently flexible.
Playful design elements are carried throughout the various spaces. Lighting is designed to feel like the scattering of stars or playful wooden boxes, furniture is similarly playful, soften cuboid shapes create places for diverse modes of occupation. Feature panels in patient rooms and clinic rooms serve to allow individual departments to individualize spaces.
IN COLLABORATION WITH LEMAN ARCHITECTURE
