Insights & Solutions

Behavioral Health Behind Closed Doors

December 2018 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar explores how MedStar Health is using fast-track design to help catalyze a new model of behavioral health, using the reduction of barriers, small house concepts and interior design strategies to create positive environments where patients are positively impacted.

Interview

The Design of a Psychiatric Clinic in Borås Sweden Strives to Create a "Healing" Environment, an interview with Stefan Lundin and Cristiana Caira

February 2018 ∘ Interview ∘
Learn about how the design of a new psychiatric facility strives to normalize mental illness through carefully chosen materials with the goal of creating a “homey,” non-institutional setting, why private patient rooms will be included in the new final building as an important part of the design concept, and how research helped shape the architects’ beliefs that the built environment should support patients’ dignity and independence as part of the recovery process.

Issue Brief

Design for Behavioral and Mental Health: More Than Just Safety

February 2018 ∘ Issue Brief ∘
As part of the Behavioral & Mental Health toolbox, in this issue brief you will learn about the prevalence of behavioral and mental health conditions as comorbidities; design strategies for promoting psychological wellness; and a systematic benefit analysis approach to meet the psychological needs of all.

EBD Journal Club

Does Space Matter? An Exploratory Study for a Child–Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Unit

August 2017 ∘ EBD Journal Club ∘

Trzpuc, S. J., Wendt, K. A., Heitzman, S. C., Skemp, S., Thomas, D., & Dahl, R. (2016). Does space matter? An exploratory study for a child–adolescent mental health inpatient unit. HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 10(1), 23-44.

Tool

Ambulatory Care Center Design Tool

December 2015 ∘ Tool ∘
This Ambulatory Care Center Design Tool (ACCDT), developed by Dr. Anjali Joseph and Dr. Zahra Zamani from Clemson University in collaboration with The Center for Health Design (CHD), builds upon a series of papers, best practice case studies and in-depth literature reviews conducted by CHD as well as CHD's Clinic Design Post-Occupancy Evaluation Toolkit – Tool 2 Audit of Physical Environment with additions from a thesis by Crews (2013). The tool supports design teams in making key design decisions about ambulatory care centers linked to evidence based design goals and principles.

Featured

EBD Journal Club

Does Space Matter? An Exploratory Study for a Child–Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Unit

August 2017 ∘ EBD Journal Club ∘

Newest

EDAC Advocate Firm Project

Children's Pavilion at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, VA

March 2020 ∘ EDAC Advocate Firm Project ∘
To provide an “oasis” for patients and their families with an emphasis on wellness, safety and security while being warm, inviting, and comforting. To build the operating delivery model, partnering with other community providers, focusing on a “full service” outpatient continuum of care across sites (physician office, emergency room, hospital ambulatory, hospital inpatient, home care, community ambulatory care) and across levels of service (primary care management, specialty consultation and treatment and chronic care management).

EDAC Advocate Firm Project

Animal Humane Society, Golden Valley, MN

March 2020 ∘ EDAC Advocate Firm Project ∘
To create a research study similar to those used in healthcare settings to evaluate the impact of the new canine housing habitat model. To understand the impact of the designed environment on staff, volunteers and the dogs who are housed there.

EDAC Advocate Firm Project

The Emerson Resort & SPA, Mount Tremper, New York

March 2020 ∘ EDAC Advocate Firm Project ∘
The goal was to embellish nature’s restorative qualities with the benefits of this resort’s spa, both in the services provided and in the designed environment in which these services are delivered.

EDAC Advocate Firm Project

HCA Healthcare Veterinary Center, Nashville Zoo, Nashville, TN

March 2020 ∘ EDAC Advocate Firm Project ∘
The mission of the Zoo’s veterinary center is: “we are a window for the world to witness compassionate veterinary care and collaborative research to conserve all species." In order to achieve this, the goal was to meld the natural world with the manmade world.

EDAC Advocate Firm Project

Kentucky Children's Hospital, University of Kentucky Healthcare, Lexington, KY

March 2020 ∘ EDAC Advocate Firm Project ∘
The project reimagines how a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can function in the future to achieve better outcomes.

Webinar

The Building as a Therapeutic Tool: Creating a Children’s Treatment Center

February 2020 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar highlights a case study of the ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development and explores how the design caused the building itself to become a tool for therapy, learning, and teaching.

Webinar

Adapting Existing Healthcare Spaces to Suit Behavioral Health Requirements

February 2020 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar will focus on the adaptation of an existing space into a behavioral health-compliant facility and the unique approach utilized to ensure organizational success. Presenters will explore how the design process resulted in an environment that maintains the maximum safety and security that these spaces require.

Executive Summary

Memory Care: The Intersection of Aging and Mental Health

February 2020 ∘ Executive Summary ∘
Learn about: the personal abilities and unique challenges faced by aging individuals, including those living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, how thoughtful design can reduce stress associated with declining physical abilities, memory loss, and care provision.

Issue Brief

Memory Care: The Intersection of Aging and Mental Health

February 2020 ∘ Issue Brief ∘
Learn about: the personal abilities and unique challenges faced by aging individuals, including those living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, how thoughtful design can reduce stress associated with declining physical abilities, memory loss, and care provision.

Podcast

Healthcare Interior Design 2.0 Podcast Episode 26: Monika Smith, Design Director, APEX Design Build

January 2020 ∘ Podcast ∘
Monika Smith, Design Director at Apex Design Build, talks about what no one is talking about in a healthcare project that they should be talking about.

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Behavioral Health Behind Closed Doors

The Design of a Psychiatric Clinic in Borås Sweden Strives to Create a "Healing" Environment, an interview with Stefan Lundin and Cristiana Caira

Design for Behavioral and Mental Health: More Than Just Safety

Does Space Matter? An Exploratory Study for a Child–Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Unit

Ambulatory Care Center Design Tool

Featured

Does Space Matter? An Exploratory Study for a Child–Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Unit

Newest

Children's Pavilion at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, VA

Animal Humane Society, Golden Valley, MN

The Emerson Resort & SPA, Mount Tremper, New York

HCA Healthcare Veterinary Center, Nashville Zoo, Nashville, TN

Kentucky Children's Hospital, University of Kentucky Healthcare, Lexington, KY

The Building as a Therapeutic Tool: Creating a Children’s Treatment Center

Adapting Existing Healthcare Spaces to Suit Behavioral Health Requirements

Memory Care: The Intersection of Aging and Mental Health

Memory Care: The Intersection of Aging and Mental Health

Healthcare Interior Design 2.0 Podcast Episode 26: Monika Smith, Design Director, APEX Design Build

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