Behind the Design
LED Lighting Changes Trends in Healthcare
Of all the elements needed to build new healthcare facilities or update existing ones, lighting has undergone the most changes in selection criteria. Lighting has been rocked by the growing use of LEDs (light-emitting diodes). This shift has changed the way architects, lighting designers, and healthcare facility decision-makers approach this specific piece of the design […]
Double Vision – Overcoming State Issued Safety Code in Design
Healthcare design has seen a cultural shift toward embracing innovation, lean operation and evidence-based design. However, new approaches are often a challenge because of local jurisdictional laws and/or health and safety codes. This year, Design Architectural and Interior Design Showcase awarded Honorable Mention to the Presbyterian Rust Medical Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico for […]
How Ceilings and Other Architectural Designs Affect Mood
How can a ceiling can affect one’s mood? “If you’re in the operating room, maybe a low ceiling is better.” Architects have always argued that the structure of building can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. But now, behavioral scientists have facts to back up those claims. What is more, researchers are just getting […]
Using Google SketchUp for Interior Design
Recently featured in Northern Nevada Business Weekly, worldwide designer Marie Wikoff claims to use Google SketchUp to create beautiful renderings. Wikoff, owner of Wikoff Design Studio in Reno, NV specializes in healthcare design and has traveled all over the world designing. She said this about Google SketchUp: “Lately people have been asking what kind of […]
Art Benefits Health
“An increase amount of natural substances that are beneficial to your health are produced in your body when you’re exposed to music and other forms of art…” – National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health agree: “Scientists are finding that the arts can benefit both your mental and physical health. Current research is following a […]
Hospitals, Kids and Color
It’s no surprise that kids crave color. But why? Ongoing psychological studies suggest that color selection can influence mood and behavior, stimulate the brain and body and even affect one’s health. Marilyn Read, an associate professor of design and human environment at Oregon State University, believes that children’s attraction to color in general goes far […]
Red, White and Blue Color Therapy
It has been documented that visual arts make an important difference in reducing patients’ anxiety, lessening pain, aiding in recovery, and improving overall experience. At the core of this study is color and how color has the power to influence the mind, moods and emotions. The following post is a breakdown of color and how […]