Editor's note: This is the last article in a three-part series on evidence-based design. Evidence-based design is a concept with enormous instinctive appeal for those interested in clinical outcomes, performance improvement, and objective decision making. It is the...
Fabric selections New offerings from Architex® include 15 additional Crypton patterns, including Dazzle, Ginkgo, Beanstalk, and Medley. Also being introduced is the Liz Jordan-Hill Series 5 collection called Latin Rhythms, in more than 22 patterns and textures and...
For years it had been a dark, gloomy space where patients sat in corridors awaiting radiation treatment and endured an open reception area and crowded nurses’ station, where they had to discuss the details of their cases publicly. Jane Kessler, vice-president, Clara...
Project Summary Client: Boulder Community Hospital Architecture and Interior Design: Oz Architecture (core and shell); Boulder Associates, Inc. (interior) Planning/Landscape Architect: Civitas Energy/LEED Consultant: Architectural Energy Corp. MEP Engineering:...
When the University of California at San Francisco decided it had outgrown its basic health science laboratory space at the main Parnassus Campus, the University had just the place for a new one: a 303-acre parcel of land known as Mission Bay. The new lab, called...
Milliken Carpet and HDR, ranked as the country's leading designer of acute care facilities for 2003 by Interior Design magazine, joined forces three years ago to achieve a common goal: to create a new aesthetic for healthcare interiors, most specifically for carpet....
Healthcare architecture firms that have designed projects in both the United States and the United Kingdom know that, along with the differences in cultures and health economics systems, each country's healthcare system has advantages and disadvantages. In this...
When constructing in a residential area, we all know the importance of being good neighbors. This can mean anything from working closely with local officials to going door-to-door to introduce ourselves to the people whose immediate environment we will be affecting...
Healthcare seating Nemschoff offers the Serenity II Treatment Chair, designed for maximum patient comfort and easy functionality. The back and footrest operate independently of one another, and both can be infinitely positioned. The chair will drop into Trendelenburg...
As a practicing designer, I find it interesting to note when user awareness of a particular design trend triggers a “flashpoint.” A flashpoint happens when the buzz on an innovative idea causes it to emerge as a “necessary” detail, or when you have solved a problem in...
While the use of labyrinths dates back thousands of years, the current revival of interest in them spans barely two decades. There are only a few companies in the world that specialize exclusively in the making of labyrinths—a group that includes my own firm. Much of...
‘Green’ flooring Manufactured with an average of 50% recycled vinyl and wood powder, Lonseal's environmentally friendly LonEco line features soft, wood-speckle beauty, with innovative color options. LonEco emits 10 times fewer VOCs as linoleum and half as many as...
