RENEE RITCHIE - M.ARCH PORTFOLIO

RENEE J RITCHIE

PORTFOLIO

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

M.ARCH+HEALTH, 2021

reneejritchie@gmail.com

(804) 572-0853

COMPETITIONS

1. INTERWOVEN: RWANDA DENTAL CLINIC (S_2020)

2. HCD STUDENT DESIGN CHARETTE (F_2020)

HEALTHCARE

1A. REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (F_2020)

1B. REHABILITATION HOSPITAL PATIENT ROOM (F_2020)

2A. CHARLESTON MEDICAL DISTRICT: URBAN SCALE (F_2019)

2B. CHARLESTON MEDICAL DISTRICT: HOSPITAL SCALE (F_2019)

2C. CHARLESTON MEDICAL DISTRICT: ICU DEPARTMENT SCALE (F_2019)

3. AGING AND GROWING IN PLACE (F_2020)

MY FOCUS IS TO HELP PEOPLE

HEAL THROUGH FUNCTIONAL, BEAUTIFUL DESIGN.

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HOPE DENTAL CLINIC COMPETITION ENTRY

SPRING 2020

PROJECT TEAM: RENEE RITCHIE

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HCD CONFERENCE 2020 DESIGN CHARRETTE

FALL 2020

PROJECT TEAM: RENEE

RITCHIE, SAVANNAH

HEIPP, KASSIE LANDVAY, & VINCENT CUFFEE

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“BACK ON TRACK” REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

FALL 2020

PROJECT TEAM: RENEE RITCHIE & YIN ZHANG

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REHABILITATION HOSPITAL PATIENT ROOM

FALL 2020

PROJECT TEAM: RENEE RITCHIE & YIN ZHANG

CHARLESTON MEDICAL

DISTRICT: URBAN

SCALE

FALL 2019

PROJECT TEAM: RENEE RITCHIE

CHARLESTON QUATERNARY CARE HOSPITAL

FALL 2019

PROJECT TEAM: RENEE RITCHIE, KATIE HARDWICK, & RAY TAN

CHARLESTON MEDICAL DISTRICT: ICU DEPARTMENT

FALL 2019

PROJECT TEAM: RENEE RITCHIE

AGING AND GROWING IN PLACE

FALL 2020

PROJECT TEAM: RENEE RITCHIE

HOPE DENTAL CLINIC COMPETITION ENTRY

SPRING 2020, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY M.ARCH

ARCH 8960: A+H STUDIO, 7 WEEK PROJECT

PROFESSOR: BYRON EDWARDS

PROJECT TEAM: RENEE RITCHIE

“ARCHSTORMING” IN COLLABORATION WITH “HIS HANDS ON AFRICA” CHALLENGED

COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS TO CREATE A DENTAL CENTER WITH A MODERN TRAINING

INSTITUTE AND DENTAL LABORATORY WHERE LOCAL DENTISTS WILL RECEIVE

ADVANCED DENTAL TRAINING. THE

PROJECT TAKES PLACE IN RWANDA, AFRICA, WHERE THE NEED FOR MORE DENTAL CARE PROFESSIONALS IS GREATER THAN EVER.

HOPE DENTAL IS THE FIRST SPARK TOWARDS A LONG TERM SOLUTION TO RWANDA’S OVERWHELMING DENTAL NEED. BY TRAINING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND PROVIDING GREATER ACCESS TO DENTAL HYGIENE, LIFE EXPECTANCIES WILL GROW, OVERALL HEALTH WILL IMPROVE, AND BEAUTIFUL SMILES WILL SHINE EVEN BRIGHTER.

THE DENTAL CLINIC, TEACHING FACILITIES, CHAPEL, MISSIONARY HOUSING, AND WAREHOUSE ARE INTERWOVEN OVER, IN, AND UNDER THE SLOPED SITE.

INTERTWINED WITH THE FOREST AND LANDSCAPE, THE FACILITY CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE AND RELAXATION FOR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, WHILE PROVIDING A CALMING AND JOYFUL ENVIRONMENT FOR DENTAL PATIENTS. WOVEN THROUGHOUT THE SITE ARE THE BRIGHT COLORS, FABRICS, AND PATTERNS DEAR TO AFRICA, CELEBRATING LOCAL ARTISANRY. THE CHAPEL ACTS AS A LANDMARK, DRAWING THE EYE OF EVERYONE APPROACHING. ABOVE THE CHAPEL RESTS A RAINWATER HARVESTING CISTERN, MIRRORED BY A SMALLER CISTERN PAVILION LOCATED “DOWN STREAM.”

THE PRIMARY BUILDING MATERIALS CONSIST OF BRICK, CONCRETE, AND THATCH. THE BUILDINGS ARE POSITIONED TO UTILIZE PASSIVE VENTILATION AND AMPLE DAYLIGHTING.

COMPETITION BOARDS

- CREATE A BEACON OF HOPE LANDMARK - PIVOT THE BUILDINGS ALONG CHAPEL KNUCKLE - OPEN TO THE SITE VISTAS - SCULPT AN INVITING LANDSCAPE TERRACE

DENTAL CLINIC TERRACE

HCD CONFERENCE 2020 STUDENT DESIGN CHARRETTE

FALL 2020, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY M.ARCH

ADVISORS: DAVID ALLISON & BYRON EDWARDS

PROJECT TEAM: RENEE RITCHIE, SAVANNAH HEIPP, KASSIE LANDVAY, & VINCENT CUFFEE

EACH TEAM WAS GIVEN 48 HOURS TO DESIGN A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL EMERGENCY

DEPARTMENT WITH THE ABILITY TO ACCOMMODATE MASS CASUALTIES, SURGE

PREPAREDNESS, FLEXIBILITY + EXPANSION, AND STEWARDSHIP TO OUR CLEMSON COMMUNITY.

THE BUILDING HAS THE ABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THE POPULATION, SPECIFICALLY THE NEED FOR PANDEMIC SURGE RESPONSE. THE HINGED WALL PANELS OPEN AND CLOSE DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION, CREATING AN OPEN-AIR TREATMENT SPACE, PARTIALLY-OPEN PARTITIONED SPACE FOR DESIGNATED STAFF/WORK/TRIAGE ZONES, COMPLETELY CLOSED TO THE OUTSIDE, OR A COMBINATION OF THESE SCENARIOS.

IN PLAN, THE PUBLIC SPACE PUNCTURES

THE MAIN MASS, WHICH INCLUDES CLINIC SPACE. THE PATIENT AREA AND STAFF ZONE ARE SEPARATE, WITH UNI-DIRECTIONAL CIRCULATION. ISOLATION ROOMS HAVE A SEPARATE ENTRY/CORRIDOR, WHILE MAINTAINING ACCESS TO IMAGING WITHOUT CONTAMINATING MAIN PATIENT AREAS.

WITH EVERYDAY USE, PEOPLE CAN CIRCULATE THROUGH THE CLOSED LOBBY, THEN THROUGH THE PATIENT CORRIDOR TO THE EXAM ROOMS. EACH LEVEL OF PANDEMIC RESPONSE UTILIZES A UNIQUE CONFIGURATION, SAFELY ISOLATING INDIVIDUALS WHEN THE NEED ARISES.

MY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED:

• DESIGNING AND MODELING THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING IN SKETCHUP

• RENDERING USING ENSCAPE

• ASSISTING IN THE ED MEDICAL PLANNING

• ASSISTING WITH DIAGRAMS

• ASSISTING WITH CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

OPEN

USES:

• COURTYARD

• FARMER’S MARKET

• OPEN-AIR STUDENT ACTIVITY CENTER

PARTIALLY - OPEN CLOSED

USES:

• CLINIC / MARKET SPACE COMBINATION

• SEPARATION OF FUNCTIONS

USES:

• CLINIC SPACE

• ENCLOSED STUDENT ACTIVITY CENTER

LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

FALL 2020, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY M.ARCH

ARCH 8950: A+H STUDIO, 7 WEEK PROJECT

PROFESSORS: DAVID ALLISON & BYRON EDWARDS

PROJECT TEAM: RENEE RITCHIE & YIN ZHANG

BACK ON TRACK LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL IS LOCATED IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE GOAL FOR THIS FACILITY IS TO ENCOURAGE MOVEMENT. THE ARCHITECTURE IS INTENDED TO MOTIVATE THE PATIENTS TO SPEND LESS TIME IN THEIR PATIENT ROOMS, AND MORE TIME ACTIVELY RECOVERING.

IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE PATIENTS TO MOVE, THE THREE BUILDINGS INCORPORATE ACTIVE MOVEMENT ELEMENTS. EACH ELEMENT MAY SEEM DAUNTING TO THE PATIENTS UPON ADMISSION, HOWEVER THEY WILL SERVE AS “GOALS.” PERHAPS THE GOAL IS TO WALK IN A STRAIGHT LINE, ON A TEXTURED PATHWAY, OR UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS. BY BEING EXPOSED TO THESE ELEMENTS AND WATCHING THEIR PEERS CONQUER THESE DIFFICULT TASKS, THE PATIENTS THEMSELVES WILL FEEL MOTIVATED.

PATIENT FLOOR - INNER ZERO-GRAVITY TRACK

PATIENT FLOOR -OUTER PRIMARY CIRCULATION TRACK

THE REHABILITATION GYM INCLUDES THERAPY STAIRS, WHICH INCORPORATE DIFFERENT WALKING SURFACES. THE PATIENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE WALKING ON TURF, BRICK, STONE, CARPET, GRAVEL, AND WOOD. THIS ALSO CREATES SPACES FOR REFUGE WHILE REINTRODUCING STAIRS INTO THE PATIENT’S THERAPY SET.

OPPOSITE OF THESE THERAPY STAIRS IS A SET OF WAITING STAIRS, WHICH LEADS DOWN FROM PATIENT FAMILY SERVICES AND THE LOBBY INTO THE THERAPY GYM. THIS DESIGN ELEMENT ENCOURAGES FAMILY MEMBERS TO WATCH THEIR LOVED ONES WORK WITH THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE AFTER THE PATIENTS ARE DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL, THE FAMILY MEMBER WILL MOST LIKELY ALSO BECOME A CAREGIVER.

THE PATIENT FLOOR FORM WAS INSPIRED BY A TRACK; THE INNER RING INCLUDES A ZERO-GRAVITY TRACK FOR THE PATIENTS TO SAFELY WALK, WHILE ENJOYING THE VIEW OF THE POND BELOW. THE OUTER TRACK IS USED BY THE CAREGIVERS TO QUICKLY REACH THE PATIENTS IN THEIR ROOMS. THE NURSING STATIONS ARE DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THESE TWO

TRACKS, WITH SUPPORT SPACES AND THERAPY ZONES OCCURRING BETWEEN. THE ELLIPSE SHAPE ALLOWS FOR BETTER VISIBILITY; THERE AREN’T ANY CORNERS OR DOORS FOR PATIENTS TO GET LOST OR TRAPPED BEHIND, ESPECIALLY FOR INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY BRAIN AND SPINAL INJURIES.

THERE IS A SECOND COVERED ZEROGRAVITY PATIENT TRACK ON THE ROOFTOP, ENCOURAGING MOVEMENT WHILE ALLOWING THE PATIENTS TO SAFELY WALK OUTDOORS. BENEATH THE TRACK ARE MORE WALKING TEXTURED SURFACES. THE ROOFTOP ALSO INCLUDES RAISED PLANTERS AND TABLES FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.

ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A ROOFTOP RECREATION TERRACE ON TOP OF THE THERAPY BUILDING, AND A DINING TERRACE ALONG THE CAFE. IN ADDITION TO BEING ACCESSIBLE BY ELEVATOR, THESE ROOFTOPS ARE CONNECTED BY RAMPS. SIMILAR TO THE THERAPY STAIRS, THESE RAMPS PROVIDE THE PATIENTS WITH A MOVEMENT GOAL, AND MOTIVATE THEM TO FURTHER AMBULATE.

MY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED:

• ALL OF THE GRAPHICS SHOWN FOR THIS FEATURED PROJECT

• MODELING THE BUILDINGS (SKETCHUP)

• ASSISTING IN DEPARTMENTAL PLANNING (REVIT)

• ENTIRE INTER-DEPARTMENTAL PLANS FOR THE THREE BUILDINGS (REVIT)

• RENDERING (ENSCAPE & PHOTOSHOP)

• BUILDING AND WALL SECTIONS (REVIT, SKETCHUP, & PHOTOSHOP)

• ASSISTING WITH CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

04 REHABILITATION HOSPITAL PATIENT ROOM

FALL 2020, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY M.ARCH

ARCH 8950: A+H STUDIO, 3 WEEK PROJECT

PROFESSORS: DAVID ALLISON & BYRON EDWARDS

PROJECT TEAM: RENEE RITCHIE & YIN ZHANG

THE PRIMARY GOALS FOR DESIGNING OUR REHABILITATION HOSPITAL PATIENT ROOM WERE TO KEEP THE PATIENT SAFE, AND GIVE THE PATIENT CONTROL OVER HIS OR HER ENVIRONMENT. WE DID SO BY CREATING AN OPTIMAL ROOM LAYOUT WITH SAFE FF&E AND WELL-LIT WORK

SURFACES TO LOWER HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS.

THE PATIENT ROOM GIVES THE PATIENT CHOICE AND CONTROL BY ALLOWING THE PATIENT TO ALTER THE LEVELS AND TYPES OF LIGHT, PRIVACY, AND THE SPATIAL CONFIGURATION AROUND THE PATIENT BED AND FAMILY ZONE.

1. NURSE STATION + SUPPLY STORAGE

2. HAND WASHING STATION + SUPPLY STORAGE

3. BATHROOM

4. W.O.W. ALCOVE

5. PATIENT BED

6. ADAPTABLE HEADWALL

7. TECH WALL AND PATIENT STORAGE

8. ADAPTABLE FAMILY ZONE - SEATING, LOUNGING, SLEEPING

9. COUCH TO BED PULL-OUT ZONE

10. FOLD DOWN TABLE

11. PATIENT CHAIR

12. FAMILY STORAGE

HIGHER ACUITY

+ MORE SPACE FOR PATIENT

LOWER ACUITY

+ MORE SPACE FOR FAMILY

ZONE FLUCTUATIONS THROUGHOUT DAY

+ SPACE PRIORITIZED TO PATIENT AS NEEDED

STAFF ZONE

PATIENT ZONE

FAMILY ZONE

BATHROOM

NURSING STATION / SUPPLY

THE ROOM PROMOTES SAFETY BY CREATING SPATIAL CUES TO IMPROVE FLOW, THEREBY LOWERING HAI’s AND CLINICAL ERRORS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE RCP AND FLOORING TO DESIGNATED CARE ZONES, TASK LIGHTING AROUND WORK STATIONS, ILLUMINATED HAND WASHING SINKS, LIGHTING AROUND THE FLOOR AND CEILING FOR PATIENT SAFETY, AND THE ABILITY TO INCORPORATE VITALS AND KEY DATA ELEMENTS ON SCREENS THROUGHOUT THE ROOM.

BLEACH-CLEANABLE WOVEN VINYL KNOLL

SWITCHABLE GLASS DOOR SMARTGLASS

FLOOR

BASE AND COVE LIGHTING

INSPIRED BY CHINESE SKI

ESIGNING FOR THE SENSES CREATES A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR THE STAFF, PATIENT, AND FAMILY BY PROMOTING POSITIVE STIMULI THROUGH SMELL, TOUCH, SOUND, SIGHT, AND TASTE. THIS ATTENTION TO THE SENSES IMPROVES THE PATIENT’S COMFORT, THEREBY PROMOTING HEALING.

MY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED:

• CREATING THE 3D MODEL (SKETCHUP)

• RENDERING (SKETCHUP, ENSCAPE, & PHOTOSHOP)

• CREATING REVIT MODEL FOR PLANS

• DIAGRAMS

• SECTIONS

• ASSISTING WITH CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

BIO-BASED TILE ARMSTRONG

SLEEPER FOR 2 STEELCASE XTENZ

CHANGEABLE

RETREAT

QUARTZ CORIAN

DESIGNING FOR THE SENSES

SMELL

• BODILY FLUIDS & MATTER, CLEANING SUPPLIES, ANTISEPTICS, AND MANY OTHER SMELLS ARE OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH PATIENT ROOMS; HIGH-TECH AIR CIRCULATION IS PROVIDED BY THE HVAC TO EACH ROOM

• ALL MATERIALS (FABRICS, FLOORING, ETC.) ARE NO-VOC AND DO NOT PRODUCE HARMFUL OFF-GASSING

TOUCH

• TOUCH SURFACES IN THE BATHROOM ARE ILLUMINATED

• ALL SURFACES ARE EASILY CLEANABLE, MAKING TOUCHABLE SURFACES SAFER FOR PATIENTS AND STAFF

• ENOUGH SURFACES FOR WORK/ STORAGE, BUT NOT AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT FOR CLUTTER

• THE WALL SECTION HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO INCLUDE ACOUSTIC ATTENUATION

• THE CEILING IS ALSO ACOUSTICALLY RATED TO MEET ASTM REQUIREMENTS, USING A HOMOGENEOUS ACOUSTIC CEILING STRUCTURE

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PATIENT COMFORT + CONTROL

• PATIENTS ADMITTED TO HOSPITALS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME OFTEN FEEL A LACK OF CONTROL; THEIR ENVIRONMENT IS FIXED, THEY LACK PRIVACY, AND THE SPACE ISN’T ALWAYS CONDUCIVE TO ENCOURAGING THE PATIENT’S SUPPORT GROUP TO STAY CLOSE.

• THIS REHABILITATION ROOM GIVES CONTROL BACK TO THE PATIENT. HE OR SHE CAN CONTROL LIGHT LEVELS, PRIVACY, SURROUNDING IMAGES, AND FURNITURE SET-UP.

• THIS INCREASE IN CONTROL WILL IMPROVE THE PATIENT’S COMFORT, THEREBY PROMOTE HEALING.

SIGHT

• THE PATIENT’S BED IS SET AT A 5 DEGREE ANGLE, DIRECTING HIS OR HER ATTENTION TO THE FAMILY ZONE/WINDOW RATHER THAN THE HALL

• THE LIGHTING IN THE ROOM IS COMPLETELY CONTROLLABLE, ALLOWING FOR OPTIMIZED VISION AT ALL TIMES OF DAY. LIGHT IN THE FAMILY ZONE CAN BE CONTROLLED INDEPENDENTLY

• THE SCREENS ENABLE NATURE SCENES, INTRODUCING BIOPHILIA INTO THE ROOM WHICH IMPROVES HEALING

TASTE

• A MINI-FRIDGE AND FOOD STORAGE ARE CONCEALED WITHIN THE FAMILY-ZONE CASEWORK.

• ADDITIONALLY, BECAUSE OF THE COMFORT AND CONTROL THE PATIENT ROOM OFFERS IN ADDITION TO A HOSPITABLE FAMILY SPACE, THE PATIENT IS MORE LIKELY TO BE AMENABLE TO NOURISHMENT.

• THE FAMILY ZONE IS LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE PATIENT+FAMILY TO ENJOY MEALS TOGETHER, RATHER THAN FORCING THE FAMILY TO EAT IN A COMMON FAMILY ROOM.

KEY SAFETY ELEMENTS

HAND SANITIZER AND PATIENT IDENTIFICATION UPON ENTRY

PROMINENT HAND-WASHING SINK AND TASK LIGHTING

SAFELY CONCEALED SHARPS CONTAINER

PATIENT PRIVACY WITH CONTROL FROSTED GLASS

WINDOW FOR LIGHT, INDICATING WHEN PATIENT IS IN THE BATHROOM

HIGH CONTRAST BETWEEN WALL (LIGHT) AND FLOORING (DARK)

EDGE LIGHTING AT FLOOR AND CEILING

STABILIZING LIFTS ON TRACK WITHIN CEILING

BACKLIT GRAB BARS IN BATHROOM

GOAL:

REDUCE HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTIONS AND FALLS/ INJURIES, WHILE IMPROVING PATIENT COMFORT AND STAFF EFFICIENCY

ANGLED WALL ALLOWING BED TO QUICKLY BE ROLLED IN AND OUT

PROMINENT PATIENT VITALS

ALL ROUNDED AS OPPOSED TO SHARP EDGES

BED LARGE ENOUGH FOR 2 FAMILY MEMBERS, MEANING 2 ADDITIONAL CAREGIVERS

05 CHARLESTON MEDICAL DISTRICT: URBAN SCALE

FALL 2019, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY M.ARCH

ARCH 8970: A+H STUDIO: HOSPITAL AS URBAN DESIGN

PROFESSORS DAVID ALLISON AND BYRON EDWARDS

PROJECT TEAM: RENEE RITCHIE, CASSIDY BLAND, & CHENGLI MA

With an elevation of approximately 5-Feet above sea level, Charleston’s Medical District of South Carolina is not equipped for the water levels accompanying climate change. Every few days, the 3-Foot tidal floods submerge many of the pedestrian and vehicular pathways, and often the lower levels of the hospital and neighboring buildings. Through a network of streams, nodes, and bridges, we are able to mitigate the impacts of flooding, and restore crucial access throughout the Medical District.

My responsibilities included:

• 3D site and building modeling (Sketchup)

• Enscape for rendering

• Assistance in Photoshop for rendering post-processing

• Creating diagrams and other presentation visuals

CHARLESTON PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE VIEWS (RENDERING BY RENEE RITCHIE)

RIPPLE HOSPITAL

ASHLEY RIVER TOWER

WOMEN’S & CHILDRENS

06 CHARLESTON QUATERNARY CARE HOSPITAL

FALL 2019, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY M.ARCH

ARCH 8970: A+H STUDIO: HOSPITAL AS URBAN DESIGN

PROFESSORS DAVID ALLISON AND BYRON EDWARDS

PROJECT TEAM: RENEE RITCHIE, KATIE HARDWICK, & RAY TAN

Part 2 of the CMD studio exploration consisted of creating the conceptual design for the final phase of the MUSC hospital replacement master plan. Ripple Hospital is the final hospital within a series of three.

Positioned at the district’s main entry corridor, this 800,000 sqft quaternary care hospital serves as both an entryway into the medical district and as a landmark. The design examines the relationship between urban design and medical planning, and is situated on the site explored in the previously featured project, Urban Scale “Tidal Shifts.”

My responsibilities included:

• Creating floor plans and architectural sections

• 3D site and building modeling (Revit)

• Assistance in Photoshop for rendering post-processing

ICU MED/SURG MED/SURG MED/SURG MED/SURG MED/SURG MED/SURG

TOP OF ROOF: 197’

L10- 152’ L11- 167’ L12- 182’

LEVEL 01

KITCHEN/DINING

PHARMACY

ICU MECHANICAL MECHANICAL CIRCULATION

INTERVENTIONAL CSS ICU ICU

EMERGENCY IMAGING

DEPARTMENTAL STACKING DIAGRAM

LEVEL 02

ICU

INTERVENTIONAL EDUCATION DAY CARE PHARMACY

SURGERY PUBLIC

LEVEL 03

ICU

PRE/POST CSS

SURGERY

LAB

LO- 0’ LO1- 17’ LO2- 31’ LO3- 49’ LO4- 67’ LO5- 77’ LO6- 92’ LO7- 107’ LO8- 122’ LO9- 137’

LEVEL 05+

AMBULANCE DROP OFF

EMERGENCY

ADMISSIONS LOBBY

DROP OFF ENTRY

ADMISSIONS IMAGING

BED TOWER- 288,000SF

D&T BLOCK- 330,000SF

BUILDING SETBACKS

PUSH BACK FOR ENTRY

PRESENCE

ROTATE 9

07 CHARLESTON MEDICAL DISTRICT: ICU DEPARTMENT

FALL 2019, CLEMSON UNIVERISTY M.ARCH

ARCH 8970: A+H STUDIO: HOSPITAL AS URBAN DESIGN

PROFESSORS DAVID ALLISON AND BYRON EDWARDS

SOLO PROJECT

The last phase of the CMD studio exploration included a 2.5 day charette, where we were tasked to individually design a department within our part 2 hospital floor plan. The patient tower includes 8 33-bed acuity adaptable units, 1 33-bed ICU unit, and 2 17-bed ICU units for the patients receiving the most urgent care, directly adjacent to the surgery and imaging departments.

Each ICU/acuity adaptable floor has access to all required ICU adjacencies, and maximizes flexibility to accommodate future renovation/expansion.

Some key considerations during the design included:

• Visibility (patient to nature, and nurse to patient)

• Nested toilets to maximize flexibility

• Organization within nursing and support cores

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OVERALL ICU / ACUITY ADAPTABLE DEPARTMENTAL PLAN

PATIENT ROOM

PATIENT WC

CORE SUPPORT

PUBLIC/FAMILY

CORRIDOR

MECHANICAL

SEE ENLARGED PLANS FOR CORE SUPPORT

SEE ENLARGED PLANS FOR NURSING CORE

PATIENT ROOM

PATIENT WC

CORE SUPPORT

PUBLIC/FAMILY CORRIDOR

RM9

CORE SUPPORT A

AUTOMATEDMED DISPENSINGUNIT

AUTOMATEDSUPPLY DISPENSINGUNIT

LABUTILITY

CLEANLINEN CARTALCOVE

NOURISHMENT AREA

NOURISHMENTPASS THROUGHWINDOW

CLEANSUPPLY WORKROOM

SOILEDSUPPLY WORKROOM

MEDICATION PREPROOM

SPECIMIN PROCESSING ALCOVE

STAGINGFOODCARTALCOVE

MIRROREDCORESUPPORTFORACCESSBYTWOMURSING STATIONS

STAGINGFOODCARTALCOVE

MEDICATION PREPROOM NOURISHMENT AREA

EQUIPMENTSTORAGE

SOILEDSUPPLY WORKROOM

CLEANSUPPLY WORKROOM

AUTOMATEDSUPPLY DISPENSINGUNIT

AUTOMATEDMED DISPENSINGUNIT

CLEANLINEN CARTALCOVE

TEAM ROOMS CENTRALLY LOCATED BETWEEN NURSING STATIONS FOR COLLABORATION

NURSE STATION 1

PHYSICIANDICTATION CARREL

TEAM CONFERENCE ROOM

WESTWING

SUPERVISOR’SOFFICE

NURSE STATION 2

PATIENT ROOM

PATIENT WC

CORE SUPPORT

PUBLIC/FAMILY

CORRIDOR

MECHANICAL

GRAPHIC SCALE

-1/8" =

PATIENT ROOM FGI GUIDELINES

2.1-7.2.2.5-1,3.a

Each patient room requires natural light by means of window to the outside. Sill height max 36” above finish floor

2.2-2.6.2.2-2

200 sqft clear floor area for bed with a minimum headwall width of 13 ft

2.2-2.6.2.6

Patient rooms shall have direct access to an enclosed toilet room/human waste disposal room

• Toilet room shall be equipped with bedpanrinsing device and flushing rim clinical sink **hand washing sink not required

2.2-2.6.2.4

View Panels to the corridor with means to allow visual privacy shall be provided

2.2-2.6.2.2-5

The room shall be sized to allow for a min. of 2 seated visitors without interfering with provider’s access to patient + equipment

2.2-2.6.2.2-3.a-d

All patient beds shall have the following min. clearances:

• 1 ft from head of bed to the wall

• 5 ft from foot of bed to the wall

• 5 ft on the transfer side

• 4 ft on the non-transfer side

2.2-2.6.2.7

A nurse call system shall be provided

2.1-8.4.3.2-1-3

• Sinks in hand-washing stations shall have basins that reduce splash to areas where direct patient care is provided, sterile procedures are performed, and medications are prepared.

• The basin shall be no smaller than 144 sq in, with a min. dimension of 9 in in width +and length

• Sinks shall be made of porcelin, stainless steel, or solid surface materials.

**Anteroom needs a sink

2.2-2.6.8.2

An administrative center or nurse station shall be provided

2.1-2.8.2

This area shall include:

• space for counters

• hand washing stations (hand sanitizer acceptable)

2.2-2.2.4.2-4

Airborned Infection Isolation Rooms: Require special design considerations for ventilation. The number and location is determined by ICRA.

See 2.102.4.2.2-3 for AII room requirements and Anteroom suggestions

Patient Rooms and Patient WCs

EASTWING CENTER

WESTWING

1/4" = 1'-0"

5

GRAPHIC SCALE -1/4" = 1'-0"

NURSING STATION VISIBILITY

COLUMN GRID NOT OBSTRUCTING VIEW TO PATIENT ROOMS

CARE POD:

1 NURSING STATION

2 NURSING ALCOVES

4 PATIENT ROOMS

UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW FROM PATIENT BED TO OUTSIDE

UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW FROM NURSING ALCOVE TO PATIENT’S FACE

UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS FROM NURSING STATION TO ICU ROOM

SUNLIGHT INTO PATIENT ROOMS, FILTERED THROUGH EXTERIOR LOUVERS

AGING AND GROWING IN PLACE

FALL 2020, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY M.ARCH

ARCH 8950: A+H STUDIO, 3 WEEK PROJECT

PROFESSORS: DAVID ALLISON & BYRON EDWARDS

PROJECT TEAM: RENEE RITCHIE

THIS PROJECT INCLUDES FOUR UNITS WHERE RESIDENTS CAN SAFELY AGE-INPLACE, ALONG WITH ONE CARETAKER UNIT. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, ALONG THE BACK OF A VACANT BUILDING AND THE JAMES RIVER.

I FOCUSED THE DESIGN AROUND TWO KEY ELEMENTS: WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY AND MEMORY CARE. EACH SPACE IS LARGE ENOUGH FOR A WHEELCHAIR TURNING RADIUS, AND FOR THE RESIDENT + CAREGIVER. THERE AREN’T ANY FLOOR TRANSITIONS NOR CARPETS TO TRIP OVER, AND THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE FLOORING AND WALLS WILL ASSIST WITH SAFE AMBULATING. THE SHOWER IS ROLL-IN, WITH A CARETAKER ZONE AND UP-LIGHTING AROUND THE EDGE TO HELP WITH VISIBILITY. ALL THE DOORS ARE SLIDING POCKET DOORS.

NET: 1,237 sqft

NET: 798 sqft (occupiable roof)

GROSS: 1,109 sqft GROSSING FACTOR: 1.38

1 GREEN ROOF

2 RAISED PLANTER

3 MECHANICAL

EACH UNIT HAS A DIFFERENT COLOR GLASS PANEL ON THE FACADE, ALSO TO HELP WITH MEMORY LOSS. THE GLASS WALL BETWEEN THE COURTYARD AND STUDIO DESK OPENS, CREATING AN INDOOROUTDOOR CONDITION.

THE GREENHOUSE AND COURTYARD ACT AS “THERMAL CHIMNEYS.” THE BRICK WALL ALONG THE COURTYARD ACTS AS A THERMAL MASS, PULLING AIR UP AND THROUGH NORTHERN WINDOWS. SIMILARLY, THE GREENHOUSE HAS A FAN ON THE TOP PULLING AIR UPWARD. BOTH OF THESE METHODS CREATE NATURAL VENTILATION.

LOAD

BEARING WALLS

GRASS (SOD) 3”

EARTH 8”

GRAVEL - 2”

ROOFING MEMBRANE

VAPOR RETARDER

INSULATION 5”

METAL DECK 2 3/4”

W12X26DI

GREEN ROOF

BRICK AIR 1”

WOOD SHEATHING 1”

RIGID INSUL 3”

GYPSUM BOARD - 1/2”

MEMORY CARE

EACH UNIT HAS A DIFFERENT COLOR OF GLASS ALONG THE NORTHERN WALKWAY FACADE, ASSISTING IN WAYFINDING. ADDITIONALLY, THE CENTRAL GREENHOUSE ALLOWS FOR TRACK-NAVIGATION AROUND THE UNIT, AND VISIBILITY TO EACH ROOM, HELPING AVOID CONFUSION DURING MOMENTS OF FORGETFULNESS.

NATURAL VENTILATION

PREVAILING WINDS FROM NORTH-WEST ARE PULLED THROUGH HOUSE WITH SOLAR CHIMNEY (BRICK SOLAR HEATED THERMAL MASS, GREENHOUSE WITH FAN PULL).

THE GREENHOUSE AND COURTYARD DRAIN TO PIPES, TRENCHED IN THE EXISTING CONCRETE FOUNDATION. THE HOOK INTO THE KITCHEN AND BATHROOM SEWER LINES.

DRAINAGE