healthcare
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Transformative healthcare interiors that blend creativity and functionality
This week we are spotlighting the visionary work of registered members who are reshaping the landscape of medical facilities. From ergonomic furniture and barrier free and accessibility considerations ...
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ARIDO Award: Institute for Specialized Medicine & Intervention (ISMI)
The Institute for Specialized Medicine and Intervention provides people underserved by the medical community—women, trans and pediatric patients—with compassionate, state-of-the-art treatment. Int ...
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Community is the healing force in this rehab transitional residence
CONNECT Communities is a transitional residence near Hamilton, ON for those recovering from a stroke or acquired brain injuries. Built off our client’s Life Redesign Model, we were asked to design ...
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This sophisticated interior goes beyond aesthetics
Dr. Ford’s new plastic surgery clinic needed to reflect his reputation as a preeminent plastic surgeon who keeps himself and his private-practice on the leading edge of aesthetic medicine. The desig ...
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Why do modern hospitals still suffer from underperforming workspaces?
In my more than 25 years as a healthcare planner and workplace consultant, I’ve helped multiple healthcare organizations plan and program new hospitals. With each new project, I’m amazed and inspi ...
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Creativity is a healing force at Marnie’s Studio, SickKids
The Marnie’s Studio project at Sick Kids Hospital transformed the existing Bear Theater into a multi-purpose art and performance space. The original theatre space resembled a forest with dark co ...
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The medicine wheel is a motif in the design of this Health Centre
The Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre is a hospital built in Sioux Lookout in 2012, and serves a population spread over a large geographical area. Health Centre clients come from 29 First Nation ...
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Designing healthcare spaces for kids: Introducing a sense of exploration and curiosity
What’s it like to design a healthcare space for children? Is it possible to infuse that space with imagination and whimsy, while simultaneously following the practical rules of a healthcare setting, ...
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Beach side serenity is the palette for this chiropractic clinic
The design scheme for Movement Chiropractic and Rehab was inspired by the client’s love of the beach. It was a narrow, bare unit with plenty of potential. We paired a sea-star blue accent colour ...
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This project is a home away from home for families
Originally completed in 2011, this 100,000 square foot, five-level ‘house in a garden in the city’ provides a home away from home for families and their seriously ill children coming to Toronto fo ...
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‘Movement is life’ is the driving theme of this North Bay healthcare centre
A project that has been in the works since 2012, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit can now provide public health services to a community that was once seriously underserved. Interior Desi ...