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healthcare environment awards
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AmbulAtory CAre FACility
Honorable mention: Whittier Clinic, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis Designer: HGA Architects and Engineers Summary: Located in a culturally diverse neighborhood, the two-story Whittier Clinic sits on an adapted industrial brownfield that now includes a public plaza and community gardens. HGA designed a modern glass, brick, and metal building to fit the context of the neighborhood’s structures, and added a branding twist through a programmable exterior lighting system that displays the hospital’s four logo colors in the evenings. These colors continue inside on a two-story focal wall in the lobby and are repeated throughout the facility for aesthetics and wayfinding. “It’s a vibrant neighborhood addition that uses contemporary materials with
Amplatz Children's Hospital
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design takes the shape of habitat themes—playful graphics depicting “animal storytellers.” Different for each floor, they're introduced on elevator lobby walls and then carried out through the rest of the level’s surfaces and fixtures. The judges appreciate how “the judicious use of color, pattern, and form create an overall balanced feeling of tranquility and order.” Rooms accommodate family and sleepover guests, while two family lounges were added to each floor—one for quiet contemplation, the other for entertainment. Amplatz also addresses efficiency through a decentralized floor plan, arranging patient rooms into six clusters of 24 units, with each cluster having a dedicated team station and medication areas. This plan reduces nurses’ walking distances, enabling timely staff response. —Stacy Straczynski
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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
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