5 Inspiring Healthcare Designs
These hospital projects remind us how design is an integral part of the healing process. From inspired interiors to innovative materials to sustainable triumphs, these designs all make us proud of how the design community shapes the healthcare environment.
1) MSK Nassau in Longpoint, NY
This biophilic design for the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in NY caters to patient experience much like a hospitality project. We particularly like the pops of organic color and commanding lighting features.
Design by: Ewing Cole
Size: 127,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2019
2) Bridgeport Active Health in Toronto, ON
Bridgepoint Active Healthcare in Toronto combines adaptive reuse with new construction. The facility connects patients with the outdoors using a labyrinth courtyard, rooftop terrace, and sweeping patient views. The design is anchored in the renovated rotunda - a former jail - that symbolizes the facility's commitment to transformative rehabilitation. Bridgepoint is the first hospital in Toronto to receive a LEED Silver rating.
Design by: Stantec Architecture / KPMB Architects, (Planning, Design and Compliance Architects); HDR Architecture / Diamond Schmitt Architects, (Design, Build, Finance and Maintain Architects)
Size: 680,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2013
3) Butaro District Hospital in Rwanda
The Butaro District Hospital in Rwanda was constructed by a team of local masons - led by female master mason Anne Marie Nyiranshimiyimana - using naturally occurring volcanic rock. The hospital is designed to reduce airborne disease transmission with features such as Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UGVI) light fixtures, open-air hallways, and cross-ventilation. On-site doctor housing was constructed using blocks created from the dirt excavated on-site and filled with furnishings from local artisans.
Design by: MASS Design Group
Size: 64,500 square feet
Completion Date: 2011
4) Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, CA
The Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto is a LEED Platinum facility that reduces energy consumption by 60% compared to the average regional hospital. More than a quarter of the materials used to build the hospital were extracted or manufactured within 500 miles of Palo Alto, and the levels are color-coded by each of California's 6 eco-regions.
Design by: Perkins Will
Size: 521,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2017
5) CentraCare in Long Prairie, MN
Centracare Health is an award-winning rural hospital in Long Prairie, MN. The design moved through an extensive community engagement process, and honors the surrounding agrarian landscape. It now serves as a central community meeting place that goes beyond traditional medical care.
Design by: HGA Architects
Size: 65,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2017