LIGHT AND SANCTUARY FORTRESS OF LIGHT:
THE RECEPTION THIS SPACE ACCURATLEY CONVEYS THE BEGINNING OF THE PATIENTS JOURNEY WITH THE USE OF RGB COLORS, REPRESENTING THE LIGHTS REFLECTANCE THROUGH TRANSPARENCY. EACH DOMINANT WAYFINDING AREA THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MEDICAL CENTER CORRESPONDS TO A COLOR FROM THE RAINBOW, REPRESENTED IN THE RECEPTION, AND GEOMETRICSHAPES DERIVED FROM THE SUN.
Callie Walton
LIGHT HARMONY MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS CENTER EXPERIENCE OF SANCTUARY, OF SILENCE, OF LIGHT. LH MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS CENTER BREAKS THE BOUNDARIES OF REGIMENTED HEALTHCARE TRADITIONAL DESIGN, TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS EVOCATIVE OF ANOTHER PLEASANT, HARMONIC PLACE. THROUGHOUT THE SPACE THE PATIENTS CAN WALK THROUGH THE SANCTUARY AND WATCH LIGHT PLAY OVER THIS MEDITATIVE ESCAPE. THE SANCTUARY IS A PLACE OF HOLISTIC HEALING, PROVIDING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CANCER CARE. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT CREATING AN ATMOSPHERE OF HOPE AND RESILIENCE THROUGH ARTWORK GOES BEYOND CURING A DISEASE AND LEADS TO IMPROVED PATIENT OUTCOMES. BEGINNING WITH GEOMETRIC AND ORGANIC SHAPES DERIVED FROM THE SUN, SURFACED WITH THE DIFFERENT HUES OF THE SUNS LIGHT THAT IT REFLECTS OFF SURFACES.
COLOR: THE SANCTUARYS BALANCE OF BOTH WARM AND COOL COLORS CREATES A SENSE OF TRANQUILITY WITH THE USE OF BLUES AND THE BLUE-GREENS ALONG WITH NEUTRALS, BEAUTIFUL BEIGES, AND WARM WOOD TONES. THE COLORS IMPLEMENTED INTO A MIXTURE OF TRADITIONAL AND MODERN FURNITURE GIVE THE PATIENT A HOMIER FEEL THATS MORE COMFORTING.
RECEPTION LOCATED IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF SEDONA, ARIZONA, LH MEDICAL DIAGNSOSIS CENTER HAS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SCENERIES FROM THE STATES GEOGRAPHIC REGION THROUGHOUT THE SUB WAITING AREAS TO PROVIDE THEIR PATIENTS WITH THE MOST RELAXING ATMOSPHERE
WAYFINDING: PATIENTS CAN EASILY NAVIGATE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE SPACE BY FOLLOWING THE FLOW OF THE WOODEN ORGANIC CEILING ILLUMINATED BY LED RECESSED LINEAR FIXTURES. NOT ONLY IS THE CEILING DISTINGUISHABLE IN ITS SHAPE BUT ALSO IN THE WAY IT BRIGHTENS THE PATIENTS PATH THROUGH THE CHANGING ROOMS, SUB WAITING AREAS, AND FINALLY TOWARDS THE EXAM ROOMS. EACH SECTION OF LH MEDICAL DIAGNSOSIS CENTER STANDS OUT WITH ITS DEFINITIVE COLOR DERIVED FROM THE RAINBOW AND REPRESENTED THROUGH STAINED GLASS, ACKNOWLEDGING COMPONENTS OF A SANCTUARY. THE CEILING AND MATERIAL COMPONENTS COMPLEMENT EACHOTHER, SUBCONSCIOUSLY CREATING A FAMILIAR PLACE FOR THE PATIENT TO NAVIGATE TOWARDS OR BACK TO.
PLANTS ARENT THE ONLY ASPECT OF NATURE THAT CAN BE BROUGHT INDOORS. IN SMALL OFFICE SPACES, HALLWAYS AND MEETING ROOMS, A SIMPLE WATER FEATURE WALL, OR TABLETOP FOUNTAIN CAN REDUCE STRESS LEVELS, INCREASE RELAXATION, AND GENERATE NEGATIVE IONS, WHICH INCREASES THE FLOW OF OXYGEN TO THE BRAIN. WATER IN INDOOR SPACES HAVE MANY BENEFITS REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE.
DRESSING ROOMS
THE MEDICAL BENEFITS OF ART ARE IMPLEMENTED INTO THE SPACE WITH THERAPEUTIC ABSTRACTPAINTINGS AND CALMING MUSIC.
FURNITURE: CHAIRS INCLUDE SOFT ARMRESTS, WITH CASTERS THAT ALLOW EASY MOVEMENT, AND A BACKREST THAT CONFORMS TO THE NATURAL CURVATURE OF THE SPINE AND PROVIDES ADEQUATE LUMBAR SUPPORT. DESKS ALLOW PLACEMENT OF MONITORS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE USER AT LEAST 20 INCHES AWAY AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE LEG SPACE FREE OF CLUTTER THAT COULD LIMIT MOBILITY. ALL UPHOLSTERY IS PVC-FREE, AND AVOID THE PRESENCE OF HARMFUL FLAME RETARDANTS, WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH DIABETES, CANCER AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EFFECTS IN UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE.
SUB-WAITING
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AMENITIES: IT IS ALWAYS CRUCIAL TO ADD AMENITIES IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS TO HELP COMFORT THE PATIENTS, AS WELL AS MAKE THEM FEEL AT HOME. LH MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS CENTER INCLUDES AMENITIES COMPRISED OF A COFFEE AND SNACK STATION IN THE SUBWAITING AREAS AND REFRESHMENTS AS WELL AS A WIDE VARIETY OF BOOKS AND MAGAZINES TO OCCUPY THE PATIENTS TIME WHILE ANTICIPATING A STRESSFUL TIME IN THEIR LIVES.
THE MIXTURE OF CONTEMPORARY FURNISHINGS BLENDED IN WITH THE TRADITIONAL MILLWORK REPRESENTS COMPONENTS OF A SANCTUARY
PROVIDING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SEATING WITHIN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS IS CRUCIAL IN ACCOMODATING ALL OF THE NEEDS OF THE PATIENT WHILE GOING THROUGH THIS STRESSFUL TIME IN THEIR LIVES
SUB-WAITING LH MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS CENTER'S LIGHTING DESIGN IS CENTERED AROUND ELEMENTS OF SANCTUARY AND LIGHT WITH MORE WINDOWS AND TUNABLE LIGHT FIXTURES IN PATIENT AND STAFF AREAS. IMPLEMENTING CYCLES AND RYTHMNS INTO HEALTHCARE LIGHTING DESIGN IS INTRINSIC TO A HIGH QUALITY LIFE FOR BOTH PATIENTS AND EMPLOYEES.
SUB-WAITING
A CENTRALIZED NURSING STATION CAN PROVIDE SPACE FOR COLLABORATION AMONG CAREGIVERS. A CENTRALIZED NURSING STATION CAN PROVIDE SPACE FOR COLLABORATION AMONG CAREGIVERS. A CENTRALIZED NURSING STATION REPRESENT A SYMBOLIC BARRIER SEPARATING THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES OF A UNIT AND THAT THEY OPERATE AS A MECHANISM OF SOCIAL CONTROL WHERE INDIVIDUALS ARE EXPECTED TO FORMALLY SEEK PERMISSION TO ENTER THE UNIT BEFORE PROCEEDING TO PATIENT ROOMS. FROM A PIVOTAL LOCATION WITHIN THE UNIT, THE NURSING STATION ALSO SERVES TO MAINTAIN WORKFLOW AND IS THE SETTING FOR FREQUENT SOCIAL INTERACTION AND FORMAL AND INFORMAL TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES.
THE LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE NURSE STATION MIMIC THE RENDERING OF DAYLIGHT TO HELP WITH THE NATURAL SLEEP CYCLE MEASURED BY OUR CIRCADIAN RYTHMNS
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NURSE STATION
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THE LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE PATIENT ROOMS BENEFIT THE PATIENT BY PROVIDING LOWER LIGHT INTENSITIES AND COLOR TEMPERATURES TO CREATE AN AMBIENT AND CALMING ATMOSPHERE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME. SPECIFICALLY FIXTURE
EXAM ROOMS THE DOOR AT THE END OF THE HALLWAY IS THE BARRIER THAT SEPARATES THE PATIENT FROM THE EMPLOYEE SECTION. THE END OF THE WOODEN ORGANIC CEILING IS AN INDICATOR TO THE PATIENT THAT THEY HAVE REACHED THE END OF THEIR JOURNEY
EXAM ROOMS