PHOTO TOUR: Virginia Treatment Center for Children
Allen Jones, VCU University Relations
The VTTC’s two-story entry includes a warm and bright color palette and an abundance of natural light. Visually anchoring the space is a large-scale graphic with butterflies.
Allen Jones, VCU University Relations
The inpatient pod area offers a variety of seating arrangements, as well as wall graphics selected by former patients that feature outdoor elements designed to help foster a serene feel.
Allen Jones, VCU University Relations
Each patient room is equipped with a private bathroom, desk, storage, and accommodations for a parent to spend the night. Warm tones are designed to inspire comfort and a sense of home.
Allen Jones, VCU University Relations
An abundance of glass and a low-slung profile help create the tranquil “pavilion in the park” ambiance the designers wanted the building to bear.
Allen Jones, VCU University Relations
The VTTC is surrounded by extensive recreational areas, gardens, and greenspace that encourages patients and families to spend time outdoors.
Allen Jones, VCU University Relations
The center’s outdoor walking maze is used for both recreation and occupational therapy. Seating pods also encourage spending time outdoors.
VCU Health and Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University have opened the 119,000-square-foot Virginia Treatment Center for Children (VTCC), in Richmond, Va. Dedicated to delivering family-centered psychiatric care for young patients, the freestanding, $65 million facility provides short-term crisis stabilization with round-the-clock care, and assistance to families in transitioning patients to continuing care after discharge.
The team at CannonDesign (Grand Island, N.Y.) conceived the VTCC as a “pavilion in the park,” designed to offer a welcoming, non-institutional feel for its clientele.
The center, which opened in April 2018, has 32 beds, consisting of two units with 12 private rooms each. (Typical inpatient stays are 5 to 7 days.) Patient amenities include a gymnasium, outdoor courtyard, and play equipment.
Project details:
Facility name: Virginia Treatment Center for Children
Location: Richmond, Va.
Grand Opening: April 2018
Owner: VCU Health and Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University
Total building area: 119,000 sq. ft.
Total construction cost: $65 million
Cost/sq. ft.: $550
Architecture and Interior firm: CannonDesign
Contracting: JLL
Engineering and Construction: Balfour Beatty
