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Child Life Zone at Texas Children’s Hospital
The Child Life Zone at Texas Children’s Hospital was recently renovated with the help of Teammates for Kids Foundation, an organization that works with professional athletes to raise money for children’s charities. The original space was 2,557 but has been expanded to 2,935 square feet and now serves patients ages 6-21. The entire project only took 6 months to complete and was opened in June.
The enlarged open-concept space supports a media wall for gaming, arcade games, a full-size air hockey table, a stage with theater-style lighting for performances, and a large, drop-down screen and projector. They updated and expanded the kitchen as well as creating the Kids Own Studio which includes a new music studio for writing and recording music.
Below are a few pictures from the article in Healthcare Design Magazine on this updated facility. To see all of the pictures and read the entire article, click here.
Patients can go “on air” every week in the renovated Kids Own Studio, which includes a new sound booth and closed-circuit television system. Photo: Allen S. Kramer/Texas Children’s Hospital
Memorabilia from sports players and musicians is housed in glass display cases as part of the room decor. Photo: Allen S. Kramer/Texas Children’s Hospital
Bright-colored furniture and flooring, fun-shaped ceiling elements, and an open layout were used. Credit: Photo by Kramer
