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When Georgia-based Hamilton Health Care System embarked on creating the Anna Shaw Children’s Institute, a specialized, outpatient behavioral health center for children, they already had a donor on board. The catch was that the highly specialized, complex structure needed to be completed within a compressed 22-month timeframe—from site selection to opening for patients. In addition to the tight turnaround, the steep, heavily forested site in itself presented challenges. The ESa design team arrived at a treehouse-themed concept that conformed with the site, while still promoting elements of play, childlike scale and imagery in an appropriate sensory experience.
The building’s three floors represent levels typically seen in a forest: forest floor, understory layer and canopy layer. The sloping site provided an opportunity to create two dedicated entrances to serve patient populations. The north main entrance on the second level, serving patients who have frequent visits for various therapies, features a 40-foot tree replica on axis with an existing historic tree on the site. The south’s first level entrance, utilizing calming brown tones, is for children on the autism spectrum or have other behavioral health diagnoses.
This webinar will highlight the design processes and high level of coordination and collaboration among all team members that delivered the project to meet the rigorous timeline.
Haley Eakin, IIDA, NCIDQ, EDAC, Interior Design Team Member, ESa
Haley has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Interior Design from Mississippi State University. Since she joined ESa in 2012, she has been heavily involved in interior design for multiple healthcare and education campus projects, stretching across the country from South Dakota to Georgia.
Justin M. Roark, AIA, NCARB, EDAC, Senior Design Manager, ESa
With 13 years of experience, Justin holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Louisiana Tech University. He provides master planning and design services for new and expanded/renovated medical facilities and campuses of varying size and complexity around the country.
Terri Woodruff, MS, APRN, CPNP-PC, Executive Director, Anna Shaw Children’s Institute
Terri has 35 years’ experience caring for children and more than a decade in leadership roles. She is a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care and holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree from West Georgia College and a Master of Science in Child Health Degree from Georgia State University.
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