Hospitable Healthcare Spaces
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss trending design solutions for improving the efficiency of healthcare facility layouts to improve patient, employee, and visitor health and welfare.
- Describe the innovative and sustainable products and materials incorporated into the design strategies of the five featured medical facilities.
- Explain ways in which architects and designers can include hospitality-like amenities in modern medical environments in order to enhance occupant experience.
- Identify specific acoustic and lighting approaches used to support occupant well-being in a range of healthcare facilities, including hospitals and clinics.
Credits:
This course is approved as a Structured Course
This course can be self-reported to the AANB, as per their CE Guidelines
Approved for structured learning
Approved for Core Learning
This course can be self-reported to the NLAA
Course may qualify for Learning Hours with NWTAA
Course eligible for OAA Learning Hours
This course is approved as a core course
This course can be self-reported for Learning Units to the Architectural Institute of British Columbia
This course is part of the The Healthcare Academy
Below are a set of links to building type studies from Architectural Record, which are in-depth analyses of particular kinds of buildings, with photos, drawings, specifications, detailed descriptions, and design solutions. Click on each link below, read the article then complete the quiz to earn your credit and certificate of completion.
With recent healthcare facility trends pivoting away from a traditionally cold, institutional feel, designers across the globe are shifting their focus toward comfort, compassion, and even amenities typically found more in hospitality settings than in hospitals. Modern healthcare environments make patients, staff, and visitors feel at ease, addressing everything from acoustics and lighting to layout efficiencies and the inclusion of nature in design – all in the interest of improved health and well-being.
Mantel Ortho by Johnsen Schmaling
Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Laura Raskin
Penn Medicine Radnor by Ballinger
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Suzanne Stephens
Waldkliniken Eisenberg Hospital by Matteo Thun
Germany
Mairi Beautyman
Beacon Clinic by 5468796
Calgary, Alberta
Clifford A. Pearson
Oculum by gon architects and Oliva Iluminación
Madrid
Anatxu Zabalbeascoa
Photo © Gionata Xerra
Locally sourced larch wood clads the circular facade of the new hospital wing, which connects to the orthopedic center’s existing surgery building via a glass passageway.
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