A PRIMARY DESIGN GOAL WAS TO ACHIEVE AN OPTIMISTIC AND TIMELESS ENVIRONMENT. THE LOBBY HAS A SPATIAL SOUNDSCAPE OF CRICKETS CHIRPING LOW AND BIRDS CALLING ABOVE AS THEY FLY OVERHEAD. THE CUCKOO CLOCKS COME TO LIFE EVERY HOUR.
CARVED WOOD ANIMALS ARE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL. THIS SQUIRREL IS IN THE MAGIC FOREST WHERE SOUNDS AND ANIMATED GRAPHICS TRANSITION FROM DAY TO NIGHT.
WALL COLOR AND FLOOR GRAPHICS SERVE AS NAVIGATION. EACH COLOR PATH LEADS TO A DIFFERENT AREA OF THE HOSPITAL.
OUTDOOR SEATING IN CAFETERIA COURTYARD.
GRAPHICS AND VISUAL LANGUAGE EXTEND TO PARKING GARAGE TO CREATE A WELCOMING ARRIVAL.
IN-PATIENT FLOOR ARRIVAL.
SEVERAL SMALL ANIMAL FRIEND DIORAMAS ARE SPRINKLED AROUND THE IN-PATIENT FLOORS.
NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
COLUMBUS, OHIO
12 STORY IN-PATIENT HOSPITAL, 299 BEDS, 720,000 SF
DESIGN TEAM
KATHLEEN BALDWIN - INTERIOR DESIGN
FKP ARCHITECTS - CORE/SHELL ARCHITECTS AND ARCHITECT OF RECORD
RALPH APPELBAUM ASSOCIATES - INTERIOR DESIGN AND GRAPHICS
TURNERSMOOT CONSTRUCTION - BUILDER