Expert Designer Marie Wikoff on the Health Benefits of Natural Light

Posted by on May 7, 2016 in About Marie Wikoff
Expert Designer Marie Wikoff on the Health Benefits of Natural Light

Marie Wikoff of Wikoff Design Studio in Reno, Nevada specializes in healthcare design. She is well known for her work at Renown and for her expertise in using a technique designers call Daylighting. Here, Wikoff advises on the health benefits of using natural light in the healthcare environment. See the full article featured in the Reno Gazette Journal. […]

LEDs – Driving Innovation and Change

Posted by on Apr 30, 2016 in Behind the Design

Of all the elements needed to modernize healthcare facilities, lighting has seen the most change. Changes in lighting technology and the birth of LEDs has been driving innovation and modernization in the healthcare environment. Lighting technology has advanced and the use of light-emitting diods (LED)’s has become more wide spread. The shift in lighting design and materials has been a win-win […]

Expert Advice on How to Place Colors in a Healthcare Environment

In the past, we have discussed the different meanings and importance of colors in healthcare design.  Below is an excerpt from Healthcare Design Magazine‘s interview with Jackie Jordan, Director of Color Marketing for Sherwin-Williams. In the interview, she explains that it isn’t necessarily the color, it’s how you use it. To read the entire interview on the Healthcare Design Magazine website, click here. […]

New Central Campus Health Center – Chicago

Posted by on Apr 15, 2016 in Uncategorized
New Central Campus Health Center – Chicago

An announcement recently featured on HealthcareDesignMagazine.com tells of a new construction project going up in Chicago. The new Central Campus Health Center, an outpatient facility will adjoin John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital. Groundbreaking is anticipated for the first quarter of 2017 contingent upon all necessary regulatory rules and approvals, including the Illinois Facilities and Services Review […]

A Child’s Imagination Inspires Elements of Design

Posted by on Apr 5, 2016 in Behind the Design
A Child’s Imagination Inspires Elements of Design

What are the elements that come into play when a child’s home becomes the hospital? What types of design can distract a child’s mind from the fear of needles, isolation, and strangers? In the design shown here, the use of bright primary colors and lots of spheres create a subconscious orbit of appeal that is parallel […]

Virtual Reality – Bringing Healthcare Design to Fruition Long Before Its Ever Built

Posted by on Mar 21, 2016 in Uncategorized

New technologies like virtual reality also known as computer-simulated reality are helping to bring healthcare spaces to life long before they are ever built. Interior designers are used to using visuals to help create and present designs. The virtual reality brings it several steps closer. With virtual reality, virtual mock-ups are designed and constructed using software, allowing designers […]

Using Patient Feedback to Direct Design

Posted by on Mar 17, 2016 in Behind the Design

Insights gathered from data are shaping many business decisions these days and interior design with regards to healthcare is no different. Hospitals can survey patients on their experience and use the feedback to prioritize the design and service elements offered. Using data gathered from patient surveys is a great way for hospital designers to better understand […]