Fuelfor, a Spanish design consultancy, has compiled a case study on “Rethinking the waiting room.” Research has shown that a well-designed waiting room – one that includes everything from comfortable chairs to clear signage to easy-to-use patient response forms — can bolster how patients feel about the care they receive and even streamline the care process itself.
Fuelfor proposes a modular seating system, called MODU, that can be adapted to different offices and individuals. Movable armrests and seating pads with various amounts of cushion let people create their own little comfort zone. Planters keep the air feeling fresh and displays at the end of each bench apprise patients of their wait time.
Fuelfor recommend including welcome boards that introduce the doctors on duty (complete with portraits, so they aren’t just faceless names) and post information about healthy activities and classes, like yoga for seniors and cooking lessons.
Recently opened outside of Washington DC in woodbridge, virgina, ‘bluberi’ is a frozen yogurt shop designed by french-born tokyo-based architect Emmanuelle Moureaux. the health-conscious brand wanted a delicious, fun and healthy theme to create a memorable impression upon customers, supporting the company’s future expansion plans. A large-scale graphic depicting a blueberry shrub decorated with juicy, brightly-hued berries stretch across the wall. the motif is scaled down and used as the logo for the website, cards and promotional materials.
Some clever products being developed from the ‘Living well with Dementia’ scheme run by the Design Council
Ingo Maurer is a German light designer in his latest project he has joined forces with Architects Paper to develop a glowing wallpaper piece. Made from a large electronic circuit board printed on paper, this geometric LED Wallpaper changes its colors from white to blue to red, and you can choose the design it illuminates.
This could be a really interesting product used in a healthcare context to aid orientation or create a sensory environment.
Breaking away from the traditional hospital layout, the organic design for this children’s hospital for the Vietnamese Ministry of Health is centred around a flower-like concept. The hospital has 1,000 beds and a total GFA of 104,000 sq m. The holistic approach, fully integrating architecture and engineering, creating an open light, healing environment.
Architects VK Group
We have just been commission by Jeff Salmon from Four Rooms, to produce another Pencil Bench. The piece of furniture is constructed from walnut with over 2000 pink pencils fitted end up. This one has been designed at 2m long and given a jet black finish.
In defining the term “health” a good colour was applied to this modern hospital design. Green, a colour that is refreshing but also rejuvenating and can improve wellbeing. We like the use of natural materials within the space.
designed by Hyunjoon Yoo Architect
A recent award winning Hospital interior by Boex
We have recently been asked to design a living space and bedrooms for a local healthcare facility for patients suffering from dementia. The space has been designed to give domestic calm feel, promoting wellbeing.
A great use of colour creating a fun areas for children to play, in this new primary school and nursery in Austria. Designed in collaboration with MAGK and Illiz Architektur.
