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9 9 9 9 9 14 12 12 13 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 8 8 7 5 8 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 3 Basement Floor Plan Basement Level 5 Welcome Desk DESk / CHECk-IN 9 Procedure Rooms 5. WELCOME / Check-In 6 Waiting Area and Treatment Bays 6. WAITING 7 Triage RoomsArEA 10 Nurse Station 8 Asthma Treatment Bay 11 Imaging (X-ray) 12 Trauma 11. IMAGING 13 Future Imaging (MRI) 0 16 32 N 12. TrAuMA 14 Ambulance Bay 13. MrI 64 ft Clerestory windows from the first floor and a glass-enclosed elevator (above) help maximize natural light for this belowgrade clinic. 7. TrIAGE 8. ASTHMA TrEATMENT BAY 9. PrOCEDurE rOOMS AND TrEATMENT BAYS 10. NurSE STATION 14. AMBuLANCE BAY CHONY Tower Auto Court 3 4 2 1 Aimed at easing the anxiety that results from hospital visits, quiet reading areas, a body-controlled multimedia interactive wall (joystick-free to prevent the spread of germs), and electronic game tables provide ample modes of distraction. The public areas feature glass walls emblazoned with colorful floor-to-ceiling illustrations from familiar children’s literature. Visible from both sides, the imagery also faces most of the 26 private treatment rooms. In addition to the private rooms, the treatment zone contains two trauma rooms, four triage rooms, and a nine-chair asthma treatment area―a response to the community’s demographic. The facility is equipped with its own onsite radiology capacity, as well as a dedicated laboratory and pharmacy, eliminating the need for patients to shuffle to other hospital departments and about town. Ground Floor Plan 1. ENTrY 2. LOBBY B R O 3. D W A Y A ADMINISTrATION 4. rESOurCE CENTEr Street Level 1 Entry 2 Lobbya vibrant mural by internationally acclaimed artist Sol LeWitt. sports 3 Administration 0 The emergency department is tucked into a below-grade section16 of 4 Family Resource Center N the 12-story Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, which was designed by Davis Brody Bond (now Aedas) with Ewing Cole and completed in 2003. Yet instead of a subterranean experience, visitors encounter a bright and expansive reception that’s achieved with street-level glazing combined with clerestory windows just beyond it that overlook the lobby. On an open staircase, treads are embedded with images of stars—an element that continues along the floor as a means of wayfinding to key lobby features such as check-in kiosks. Guests can also access the reception via a glass-enclosed elevator. “Our holistic approach to the design of this facility sets a new standard 32 for pediatric64 ft planning and care in New York City,” says Williams. “It also establishes a best practice standard in terms of infection control, privacy, and confidentiality, patient flow, and pain management for the rest of the country,” adds Lyons-Ankerny. Comfortable and outfitted with state-of-the-art medical equipment, the new facility, which includes a special fast track department that speeds treatment for less-urgent conditions, was also designed to improve flow of patients through the department to reduce wait times and enhance the important business of taking care of one of the community’s most vital assets—its children. Catering to families Intimate groups of varied types of PVC-free upholstered seating and tables bring a living room–like quality, rather than typical institutional rows of chairs, to nooks in the double-height portion of the reception area. These furniture groupings not only break up the space for individual families, but also limit the spread of germs by adding sufficient distance between seating clusters. Alexandra and Steven Cohen Children’s Emergency Department. Architect Aedas. Client New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. Where New York. What 25,000 total square feet on two floors. Cost/sf Withheld at client’s request. For a full project source list, visit www.contractdesign. www.contractdesign.com contract october 2011 77 http://www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - October 2011

Contract - October 2011
Contents
Editorial
Industry news
Product briefs: healthcare
Product focus: caregivers need care, too
Product focus: above + below
Product focus: glass for health
Advancements made in evidence-based healthcare design
The power of design
Less clinical, more hospitable
Beautifully lean
Raising the bar
New life
Urban sanctuary
The 2011 healthcare environment awards
Designers select: healthcare products
Ad index
Perspectives

Contract - October 2011