Healthcare

As part of Henry Ford Allegiance’s master plan, they wanted to provide more high-quality, single-occupancy inpatient rooms to deliver additional privacy to patients. To make strides toward this goal, HED first evaluated post-occupancy reviews from existing patient floors and determined best practices for the new rooms. Despite having to work within a set structural grid, the Henry Ford Allegiance addition would be all single bed rooms, and each would allow any level of care. The HED team built full-size mock-ups of the patient rooms and conducted review sessions with both the caregivers and patient advocates to test the space and provide feedback, generating real-time design adjustments to the model.  The result is a univers... More

The Malabar Province of the Order of Discalced Carmelite (OCD) – affiliated to the Catholic Church, commissioned the ‘Benziger Hospice Home’ project in the South Indian city of Trivandrum with the vision of providing free accommodation for cancer patients visiting local hospitals. The project’s original brief was for five floors, which was reduced to three storeys encompassing 26 Patient Suites during project development.   Design Context – Challenges and ResponseThe site was oddly shaped – with a square front portion markedly tapering to the rear with an offshoot to the left housing an existing building earmarked for future demolition.   The design remit was to deliver a place of temporary... More

We are currently experiencing a global crisis that affects almost all areas of public life and has pushed many health systems worldwide to their limit. In Berlin, the decision was made to build a corona treatment centre on the Berlin Trade Fair (Messe Berlin) in order to reduce bottlenecks in the provision of clinical care. In a matter of weeks, a reserve hospital with almost 500 beds was built in one of the exhibition halls, which creates additional capacity should the number of infections increase again.  The layout of the treatment centre is based on modular clusters with 16-24 beds and a central service zone. The structure of the clusters is adjustable depending on the intensity of care. The advantage of the cluster system, in add... More

Max Healthcare, an oncology-focused hospital located in the healthcare hub of East Delhi, renders a seamless functional extension to the existing block on the two-and-a-half-acre tight-fitting rectangular site. The planning and interiors of this 150 bed-facility rely heavily on evidence-based design principles to provide a highly responsive, healing environment to its users.   The façade exhibits the internal program externally. The parking floors are clad with white cardiographic louvres, followed by a unitised curtain wall for the ambulatory floors and large punched windows for the in-patient floors above. The replicated ‘examination pods’ on the ambulatory floor enable simpler way-finding for the patients and eff... More

Warm and welcoming aren’t two words usually used to describe hospitals. But patients at the Gold Coast Private Hospital enjoy an atmosphere more like a boutique hotel than a healthcare facility. As a raft of research points to the health benefits of daylight and leafy views, dwp places patient care at the heart of its design. Stress-relieving respite spaces have been carefully crafted to ensure relaxation aids recovery The hospital’s clever design can accommodate future expansion as the Gold Coast grows, with further stages of the building simply ‘plugged in’ to the existing structure. BIM was used from the outset on this project. Collaborating closely with the contractor and consultant team, models were regularly... More

icare Medical & Wellbeing Suites in Sydney is the first in a roll out of several world class customer immersive experience suites. dwp created an oasis of a health and wellness with centralised consultant rooms and interactive digital displays for connection and fluid patient flow. Under a soft fabric canopy, a concierge welcomes guests to seamless service, highlighting icare brand’s focus on community engagement. dwp’s palette of natural finishes translates the icare brand focus on relaxation and wellbeing. The suites provide customers with a sophisticated, tranquil environment. More

An existing shopping mall was modified into a high-end specialty hospital offering cutting edge medical services in a new area of Bangkok. dwp designed the unique conversion to contain specialty clinics with space for future expansion. Light and clean interiors welcome patients to the healthcare facilities with a luxurious double volume lobby. Sculptured lighting shines through perspex leaves above the reception. The refreshed building exterior creates a timeless elegance for the Thonburi Hospital Group in the company’s corporate blue. The original floor plans and building systems were adapted to incorporate both current and future trends in healthcare technology. Existing features such as large atriums, escalators, lifts, onsite pa... More

Samitivej Wellness & Life Center in Bangkok, Thailand built a new centre for their Internationally renowned hospital. dwp’s inspiration for a healing environment in the Wellness and Life Centre was nature. Shades of fresh green from olive to pistachio, whites and warm brown wood are nuanced throughout the facility. From the registration desk to the waiting area, doctor’s rooms, anti-aging clinic, treatment rooms and back offices; the therapeutic effects of natural surrounding create the perfect atmosphere for people to maintain and bounce back to health. Patients and visitors feel comfortable and relaxed in the friendly environment. Modern technology is another convenient highlight of the facility. Visitors can shop for he... More

One of the top five largest—and busiest—emergency departments in the county and the only Level I Trauma Center in Oakland Country, Beaumont Emergency Center is a critical provider of emergency medical care for the entire state of Michigan.    Facing an influx of patients that strained space, staff and resources, Beaumont’s redesign goals were clear: accommodate the largest possible number of exam and patient observation rooms; expedite intake and improve organization; and create space both within the existing footprint, and through a substantial new addition.    Immense by emergency center standards, the completed project nearly doubles the size of the previous facility increasing efficiency and org... More

HED’s master facilities plan at Sutter’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, CA is set to modernize the campus while upgrading and improving facilities to operate past 2030. The goal of the project is to integrate new program requirements and squeeze new life and revenue-generating spaces from the existing buildings.   The new Dietary Department and MRI project renovated 37,500 SF of the existing South Tower to accommodate these functions. The spaces formerly used as the main building entrance and administration offices have been renovated to provide a new Dietary Department with a kitchen, dining area, and servery and adjacent MRI Suite.   This project presents numerous constraints including CDPH (Califor... More

HED led the architecture, engineering, and interior design for the 14,000 SF Max and Debra Ernst Heart Center at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. This new addition is dedicated to consolidating cardiac care, particularly for patients with heart failure, into a convenient and comprehensive facility. The unit includes 12 patient care rooms an echocardiogram room a vascular room a stress testing room and two treatment rooms designed for outpatient medication infusion services. It is designed to treat 100 patient visitors per day.   The $9 million project combines outpatient services for heart patients into one specialized clinic at the facility making prompt cardiac care easier to access and more efficient for patients returnin... More

Our goal has always been to awaken a playful mood in a rigorous, complex hospital environment. A key decision concerning the Neonatal Care Unit project was to divide it into three circular areas that share the same entrance space, integrating them, but also creating small groups with emphasis on personal attention. This strategy has allowed us to have an efficient flow of people, avoiding corners and reducing the stress level in an emergency. It also helps parents in their transition into a daily life routine by providing ambiences that help them move away from a sense of institutional design. In the hospital we work with a complete immersion methodology. That gives us the opportunity to perceive the atmosphere that surrounds the... More

To better serve the "Coastal Communities", Cedars-Sinai decided to expand their existing 1919 Santa Monica offerings. The newly renovated 1919 SMB is the first primary care center in Santa Monica for this rapidly growing health system.  It houses hematology and oncology, neurology, cardiology, and ear, nose and throat in sophisticated, yet welcoming environment. The 1919 Santa Monica Boulevard project included a complete interior renovation of this retail and medical office building. Abramson Architects was responsible for renovations to the first floor, the building lobby, Suite 210 which features Primary Care and X-ray as well as Suite 310 which is home to General Surgery, Surgical Oncology Suites and the Pacific Coast Hernia Cen... More