Comparing Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios’ Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care to a Scandinavian spa, Gizmodo author Lucy Maddox considers the healing potential of well-designed hospitals as she recounts one woman’s postpartum experience following the birth of premature twins. Natural light, calming materials and colors, a thoughtful layout and clever use of technology have all contributed to making patient recoveries in the new center outperform those in the old hospital’s corridors. “Essentially we want the building to be a great big nurse. A really good nurse," says clinical psychologist Dr Mike Osborn. Read the complete article, here.
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Balnea Pavilion / Blouin Tardif Architectes
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Architects: Blouin Tardif Architectes
- Year: 2014
Peter Rosegger Nursing Home / Dietger Wissounig Architekten
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Architects: Dietger Wissounig Architekten
- Year: 2014
The Architect / LEVS architecten
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Architects: LEVS architecten
- Area: 10000 m²
- Year: 2013
Bogle Architects Win “Architectural Project of the Year” for Laser Research Campus
Bogle Architects has won the 2014 Czech Architect Week "Architectural Project of the Year” award for their ELI (Extreme Light Infrastructure) Beamlines project in Prague, Czech Republic. The campus, designed as four separate structures connected within a landscaped setting, will be the first laser research and technology facility to involve scientists from the global research community for high-powered laser experimentation.
Beloit College Power Plant / Studio Gang
Wisconsin’s Beloit College has commissioned Studio Gang Architects to reimagine a decommissioned coal-burning power plant as a “lively” student recreation and meeting center. As it currently stands, the “Powerhouse” is a barrier between the College campus and the Rock River. Upon completion in 2018, Studio Gang hopes the structure’s revitalization will reconnect the campus with the waterfront, further catalyzing the redevelopment of Beloit’s riverfront.
More about the "Powerhouse," after the break.
Puritama Thermal Bath / Germán del Sol
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Architects: Germán del Sol
- Area: 1190 m²
- Year: 2000
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Professionals: Salfa S.A.
West Limerick Children’s Centre / SATA
Dental Clinic in Onomichi / OISHI Masayuki & Associates
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Architects: OISHI Masayuki & Associates
- Area: 156 m²
- Year: 2012
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Professionals: ES Associates, TAIHOU corporation
Herzog & de Meuron Designs 205-Meter Tower and Research Center for Swiss Pharmaceutical Company
Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled plans for the modernization of the Roche pharmaceutical company’s Basel headquarters. With the first tower already under construction, the overall vision is to consolidate and update all existing facilities, including a historic Otto R. Salvisberg-designed office building, as well as construct a new, four-tower research center and 205-meter tall office tower by 2022.
"The planned consolidation of the existing industrial site will eliminate the need to build over green zones", emphasizes Jürg Erismann, Head of the Basel/Kaiseraugst Site. "Instead, Roche will be making more efficient use of those parts of the site that have already been developed but cannot be expanded.”
Nenzing Nursing Home / Dietger Wissounig Architects
Hirose Dental Clinic / eleven nine inteiror design office
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Architects: eleven nine inteiror design office
- Area: 91 m²
- Year: 2008
Wine Terrace and Spa / Gereben Marián Architects
Cedars-Sinai 360 Simulation Lab / Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign
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Architects: Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign
- Area: 23000 ft²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: Syska Hennessy Group, MEP Engineering Degenkolb Engineers
Fermilab Office and Technical Education Building / Ross Barney Architects
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Architects: Ross Barney Architects
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Armstrong Ceilings, Shaw, Symmons
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Professionals: Vanderweil Engineers, Barton Malow, Burns & McDonnell, Ross Barney Architects, Henneman Engineering, +2
Petaholic Hotel / sms design
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Architects: sms design
- Year: 2013
One Man Sauna / Modulorbeat
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Architects: Modulorbeat