Interior Design Magazine’s 2014 BOY Winner for Healthcare

Posted by on Apr 27, 2015 in Featured Projects

Interior Design Magazine recently held their Best of the Year “BOY” awards.  One of the winners in Healthcare was the Saint John of God Hospital in Barcelona, Spain.  This maternity and pediatric hospital organized a blind competition to redesign the hospital.  The winner was Rai Pinto Studio who used bright colors and animal designs to […]

The Impact of Color in Healthcare Design

Posted by on Apr 24, 2015 in Behind the Design, Uncategorized

The following information comes from the Parkin Blog of Parkin Architects Ltd. It summarizes Parkin’s research findings surrounding the use of color in healthcare settings, proving that color is a fundamental element in design – not only for its impact on aesthetic and technical aspects of human-made environments, but also for its influence on psychological, physiological and social reactions […]

A Journey Through Space + Time

The photos here show the work of Architects: estúdio AMATAM in Linda-a-Velha, Portugal. The  photographs are courtesy of estúdio AMATAM. This location was refurbished and designed to create a retreat for young people, where they could set free all their creativity. In order to achieve this, the designers estúdio AMATAM used color to stimulate the spatial and visual perception of […]

Video: Family Based Healthcare Design

Posted by on Apr 20, 2015 in Uncategorized

This video was featured on the Wall Street Journal‘s website.  In it, two experts talk about how pediatric healthcare facilities are realizing the importance of making the atmosphere and environment more comfortable and less stressful for the entire family in order to improve the overall outcome for the patient.  Therefore, they are focusing more on […]

Australia’s Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital

Posted by on Apr 17, 2015 in Featured Projects, Uncategorized
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 […]

In the News: Keeping It Local – Shelter

Posted by on Apr 15, 2015 in In the Media

Jamy Keshmiri, the owner of Reno’s newest hangout spot, Shelter, is pleased to announce they are open for business. The venue was designed by Marie Wikoff of Wikoff Design Studio and constructed by Alex Hose of Tico Construction. Jamy Keshmiri and the Shelter team celebrated the grand opening last Wednesday, April 8th, 2015. It was attended well. […]

Bar, Bites, Bowling: Shelter Opens in Downtown Reno

Posted by on Apr 13, 2015 in In the Media

Friday, April 10th marked the official opening on Reno’s newest hot spot, Shelter. The bar-meets-grill-meets bowling alley, is in the basement of the old Woolworth’s building in downtown Reno. The owner, Jamy Keshmiri named the venue “Shelter” because when he first saw the empty basement in the old Woolworth’s building, it looked like a bomb shelter. […]