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Australia’s Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital
When our kids have to go to the hospital, it’s always scary. In Brisbane, Australia, a new children’s hospital was recently opened which has a feeling less like a hospital and more like an art museum. The Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital was designed to give the feeling of a living, healing tree. The idea was to make the hospital a part of the community and a “neighborhood anchor”. To read Healthcare Design Magazine‘s article and go on a photo tour of this amazing facility, click here. Below are a few of the photos from the article.
The waiting room in the emergency department, which serves approximately 70,000 visitors a year, features digital entertainment, inserts to display art, and a children’s play area. Credit: Christopher Frederick Jones
The hospital’s main atrium houses the main reception area and provides a visual connection between floors, which are assigned a specific color palettes displayed in the oversized numbers and other wayfinding elements. Credit: Christopher Frederick Jones
A lobby on one of the floors at Lady Cilento. Credit: Christopher Frederick Jones
The “secret” garden on Level 5 serves the inpatient unit and uses real grass to provide an inviting place for patients and family members to relax. ; Credit: Christopher Frederick Jones.
Source: Healthcare Design Magazine
