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Architectural Analysis:
For the project, CAZA developed a specialized 9-meter by a 9-meter structural grid that
supports a range of programs and specialized room layouts, enabling the hospital to adapt as new
needs emerge. The structural grid efficiently accommodates the exacting spatial requirements of
both the hospital and trauma center programs. The grid is interspersed with garden courtyards that
anchor the hospital’s various departments, maximizing natural lighting and connecting staff and
patients with the landscape. A central spine provides efficient circulation between each of the
departments.
Integrated Field wanted the young visitors to the medical facility to be put at ease in what can
be a scary and unfamiliar place. The designers put fun elements, such as clouds above an
indoor swimming pool and soft play areas in the waiting rooms, to help distract children who
could be nervous or feeling unwell. An indoor swimming pool adds to the fun, with arched
windows that form circular reflections in the water and white clouds decorating the walls
against a sky-blue backdrop.
In the pharmacy, the play area is designed so that parents can easily keep an eye on their charges
when they're waiting at the counter. The rooms are themed around animals such as rabbits
Arches above doorways and alcoves and rounded seating areas were all designed with a
child's perspective in mind, and these architectural elements were scaled to their height.
Rooms are painted in soft pastel tones, including pink, blue and yellow. Ceiling decorations
double as nightlights. Rooms for overnight stays are given animal themes to make them more
appealing – Whale, Turtle, Lion and Rabbit Constellation. The animal's outline is picked out
on the ceiling so that it is visible during the day. At night, soft lightbulbs and glow in the dark
strips pick out a constellation of stars that acts as a comforting nightlight. Arches feature in
the hospital's bathrooms. Lighting in all of the hospital rooms and corridors is also designed
to be soft, rather than the harsh fluorescent lights usually found in hospital settings. In the
hospital bathrooms, the girls' toilets are tiled pink and the boys' yellow. Sinks and urinals are
set into arched alcoves, with half of the facilities placed at a child's height for easy access.
The facade is also decorated with animals. On the exterior facade, pastel-colored metal
screens have perforations that form
the shape of animals.