Design Solutions - Spring 2008 - (Page 33) 5The children’s play area features Maple and Cherry paneling, solid wood trim, and wood light frames with art glass. From the outset, The Children’s Hospital was conceived to be a healing hospital, a facility rooted in evidencebased design that delivers the most effective, healing care to children and their families. The hospital’s primary objective is to express the depth of quality and level of care for which the hospital is recognized, both in the medical sense and in the human sense. The design team assembled to complete this project included: the architectural firms of H&L Architecture and Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects, both of Denver, Colorado. The woodworking aspect of the project was a collaborative effort among several AWI member firms: ISEC, Inc., Englewood, Colorado, the firm that served as project manager and installer; European Panel Products, San Diego, California; DeLeers Millwork, Green Bay, Wisconsin; Nikolai Mfg, Inc., New Westminster, British Columbia; Architectural Arts, Des Moines, Iowa; and TMI Systems Design Coporation, Dickinson, North Dakota. “The hospital’s design conveys what is special about Colorado and the region the hospital serves,” says interior architect Felix Schein of Zimmer Gunsul Frasca. “The architecture reflects the colors, materials, geography, cultural heritage and other qualities unique to the region and its diverse population, which aids in making patients and families feel that the facility is familiar. Artwork extends and enhances these regional qualities.” C o n n e C t i o n s t o n at u r e Building elements take advantage of the changeable Colorado climate and the beauty of the seasonal landscape, while protecting patients and staff. The focal point of the building is a central atrium, which serves as the “public square,” and introduces light into the heart of the building. Windows and light wells bring light to patient rooms, corridors, offices and staff areas. Spring 2008 I DESIGN SOLUTIONS 33 The Children’s Hospital
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