by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2004 | News
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:...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2004 | Uncategorized
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...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2004 | News
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...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2004 | News
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...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2004 | News
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...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2004 | News
Commercial carpet J&J Commercial has researched the specific needs of facilities that serve senior citizens. Its Living Solutions collection is available in a multitude of commercial constructions and textures, colored in a residentially styled palette. The ten...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2004 | News
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...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2004 | News
Although artwork is one of the finishing touches to the interior of a healthcare project, it should not be the last thought in project planning. For artwork to blend well with the architecture and complement finishes and furnishings, its selection requires forethought...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2004 | News
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...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2004 | News
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...
