Insights & Solutions

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).

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.

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.

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.

The project reimagines how a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can function in the future to achieve better outcomes.

The goal of the Thompson Autism Center at CHOC is to bring leading-edge, evidence-based design practices to clinical and research spaces to ensure children with ASD receive the best care possible throughout their youth and into early adulthood.

The goals were to: improve operational efficiency via flow and collaboration between the two existing levels; facilitate team-based care; improve patient safety and satisfaction; and improve wayfinding.

The goal of the art program was to respect and visually reflect modernday life as an EBCI member while celebrating the unique Cherokee culture through original, multimedia artwork created by tribal members.

The primary goal of this project was to apply the evidence-based design process to inform the design of the new school building. The transdisciplinary team evaluated current research pertaining to the student population, conducted focus groups with staff, and planned a formal study to test hypothesized outcomes in the new space compared to the old space.

The design vision statement expressed that the new Parkland Hospital be a safe, welcoming, patient-centered healing environment that serves as a sustainable community resource for Dallas County. It would promote excellence in clinical care, teaching, and research in a technologically advanced, easily accessible environment.