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design The designers took great care to create connections to outdoor views and nature, so Laguna Honda residents could enjoy the same sense of place as any other San Franciscan. A meeting area long the Esplanade’s main street (above right) and a typical household living room in the residential towers (right) offer generous views to open space. Households include groupings of private and semi-private rooms (above left), where each sleeping area has its own sliding door, furnishings, and window. these are all things our program contributes in conjunction with the architecture,” says Susan Pontious, public art program director for the San Francisco Arts Commission. Each residential floor was assigned to a selected artist who in turn created an art program that helps facilitate wayfinding and differentiate between households, making it easy for residents to understand their whereabouts as they leave and return to their neighborhoods and households. In public spaces, such as the lobby and Esplanade, the art programs took on more historic or inspirational tones, as in a series of Louis DeSoto tapestries depicting the history of Laguna Honda, a mosaic mural of the Golden Gate Bridge by Owen Smith, and a 400-ft. handrail in the Esplanade by artist Cliff Garten. “The hospital handrail is ubiquitous, but here it became a piece of art,” says Woodworth. “It becomes a fanciful element that has beauty, texture, patina.” In total, Laguna Honda currently holds 110 commissioned pieces with 87 more planned for the collection. “I can’t think of another facility that has art integrated to this degree,” say Pontious. It’s a facility of firsts in many ways, and for the design team a just reward for 10 years of diligent planning without ever losing sight of the needs of the patient. “Our goal was to do it once, and do it right,” says Funk. This was the opportunity of a lifetime for the San Francisco area, and hopefully it will serve us for the next 90 years.” For a project source list, see page 92 or visit www.contractdesign.com. 64 contract october 2010 www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - October 2010

Contract - October 2010
Contents
Editor's Note
Industry
Resources
Focus: What's Next
Focus: A New Conversation
Materials: Cork and Circumstances
Green: Net Zero
Practice: The Office That Never Closes
Splashy and Sustainable
The Art of Healthcare Design
Best Foot Forward
Harmonious and Healthy
Of Sea and Stone
Live Long and Prosper
Trends: From Illness Care to Wellness Care
Process: On the Front Line
Designers Rate
Sources
Ad Index
Perspectives

Contract - October 2010