healthcare
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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 ...