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MEETING CLIENT GOALS

The wayfinding
program in the
expansive facility
evokes natural
elements that help to
orient patients and
visitors, providing a
sense of place and
regional context
as well a positive
distraction.

An important directive from the owner
was for the project to earn LEED Gold
certification to help reduce energy and
operating costs. To help do that, the facility
utilizes air-source chillers, which eliminate
the need for a cooling tower and reduce
the building 's overall domestic water
needs, says Sean Lawler, project manager/
mechanical engineer at Affiliated Engineers
(Seattle), which provided mechanical,
plumbing, medical gas, audiovisual, and

A sparrow graphic,
soothing color
palette, and views
to Vancouver's surrounding mountains
set a calming tone
for visitors at the
new care center.

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The new eight-story Teck
Acute Care Centre at
BC Children's Hospital
& BC Women's Hospital
+ Health Centre is in the
center of campus and
has five connections
to existing buildings,
via either bridges or
at-grade walkways.
"This was necessary in
order to still use existing
buildings for support and
some clinical functions
and maintain efficiency,"
says Allyn Stellmacher,
design partner at ZGF
Architects LLP.
To create an overarching design theme
in the new building that
would help with visitor
navigation, the design
team conducted research
on colors and themes with
40 children and more
than 150 staff, patients,
and family members. A
coloring book was created by the design team
to gather children's input
on graphics of local wildlife. In the end, the theme
"Our Beautiful British
Columbia" was chosen
for the new building.
The wayfinding program begins in the parking garage and moves
up vertically through the
building's eight floors,
with each level assigned
a landscape inspired
by the region, including
ocean, harbor, meadow,
forest, and mountain, as
well as an animal native

to that landscape and a
theme color. To symbolize the hospital's focus
on women and newborn
care, animal graphics
include adult animals
and their offspring. "The
graphics are used to
minimize stress, help
orient guests, provide a
sense of place, and offer
positive distractions,"
says Mackenzie Elrod,
lead interior designer
at ZGF.
For example, the
lobby features a largerthan-life depiction of the
forest, with lighting that
gives the appearance
of trees glowing in
different colors. At
elevator lobbies,
animals peek out from
behind trees, while
inside the elevators,
the icons inhabit a
forest scene. "The icons
are monochromatic
to reinforce the main
identity and wayfinding
color associated with the
unit of the hospital that
they represent," Elrod
says.
Additionally, a
comprehensive campus
wayfinding strategy,
including major sign
monuments, directional
maps, and building
entrance numbers, was
developed as part of
the project and is being
phased in over time.
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SETTING
THE TONE

prior building) have nearby accommodations, such as kitchenettes, laundry facilities, family lounges, play areas, and resource
rooms, to support visitors.
To minimize walking distances for the
staff, the nurses' stations are decentralized and supplies are distributed to patient
rooms rather than to a centralized supply
room. New clinical education and research
space with collaboration and education areas are also incorporated into the team care
spaces to promote collaboration, Lee says.
The hospital was designed with larger
clinical spaces than the old facility to better
accommodate care teams, required equipment, and technology, as well as provide
future flexibility. For example, operating
rooms are twice as large as those in the old
building. "As healthcare develops, we're
seeing a trend toward higher-acuity patients," Lee says. "This translates into the
need for potentially larger and diverse care
teams and additional equipment. We also
need to be confident that spaces can accommodate future requirements."


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Healthcare Design - November 2018
Contents
Editorial
Show Talk
Tell It on the Mountain
Take Five
Hcd Takes Cityscene to Boston
2018 Hcd Expo Preview
New Arrival
Artistic Effect
Se Eds of Change
Research Designin a Safer Or
Population Health Reaching Out
Product Spotlight Lighting
The Center
Project Watch
Face Time
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