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Featured Inspiration: Angie Fowler Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Institute
It’s bad enough when adults have to face cancer. But when it hits children and teenagers, it’s much worse. That’s why it is so important for patients to receive their treatment in a comforting and non-clinical atmosphere. At the Angie Fowler Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Institute inside the Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, they have recently performed a renovation in order to provide just that type of atmosphere. Below are some photos from a recent article in Healthcare Design Magazine on the renovation. Click here to read the entire article and see the remainder of the photos.
The “welcome wall” features color-changing monitors and guides guests to the treatment wings and the waiting areas. Photo: ©2015 Hanson Photo Graphic
The teen lounge is a space for adolescent patients to get away and hang out without the worry of parents and clinical staff. Large windows were preserved in order to capture natural light and provide views. Photo: ©2015 Hanson Photo Graphic
The pediatric waiting zone has touchscreen monitors in curved cabinets which encourage interactive play, exploration, and connection to the world outside. Photo: ©2015 Hanson Photo Graphic
The roof in the outside garden is made of a rainbow of colored glass. As the sun moves throughout the day, a changing rainbow is cast across the garden and surfaces below. Photo: ©2015 Hanson Photo Graphic
The original ballasted roof has become a rooftop garden, nine stories above the ground. A glass lobby wall allows visual access. Photo: ©2015 Hanson Photo Graphic
Source: Healthcare Design Magazine
