Medical Construction & Design

MAR-APR 2017

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MCDM AG.COM | M A RCH /A PR IL 2017 | Medical Construction & Design 25 Women's College Hospital, designed by Perkins Eastman Black/IBI Group Architects, in Toronto, is the recipient of the 2016 Generative Space Award, presented at the Health Facilities Symposium and Exhibition. Women's is the larg- est academic ambulatory care center and research institute in Canada, dedicated to improv- ing the lives of women and their families. The Generative Space Award is an initiative of The Caritas Project. Its judging criteria provides a two-part diagram, where "The Status Quo" portion of this diagram illustrates a one- sided relationship of patient to caregiver contrasted against an inspirational opportunity to cultivate "The New Paradigm." The "15+ arrows," in this New Paradigm model, stimulates creative thinking toward achiev- ing personal connections with meaningful design solutions, as each user touch point is consid- ered throughout the planning and design process. For Women's, the principles that the TCP New Paradigm model advocated were abstract- ed into a customized diagram refl ecting its bold and unique mission. Just as The New Paradigm diagram illustrates, the organization is positioned in the center of the diagram — but in the case of Women's, there are three circles representing its translational platform where research, education and practice inter-relate. The community takes an enveloping position, in this unique diagram, as it sur- rounds the organization, creat- ing a dynamic wheel. For this organization, it was a meaningful exercise to create this project-specifi c diagram, which reinforced the aspired connections as the project came to fruition. In the online version of the Women's College Hospital Generative Space Award, more than 25 personal story vignettes illustrate connections of actual relationships supported by hos- pital operations and the physical design (see: www.aplacetofl our- ish.net ). Themes abstracted from research that asked stakeholder groups and 1,000 women about their healthcare needs clari- fi ed intentions in the architec- ture and design, as described below. These themes surfaced as distinct well-being ingre- dients adapted to support Research gathered from 1,000 women guided the design intent of the Women's College Hospital in Toronto The Women's College Hospital in Toronto, Canada was recently bestowed the Caritas Project's Seventh Annual Generative Space Award. The 630,000-square-foot facility was completed in March 2016. > Inset: Respect for time was a major concern that women identifi ed and was the driving force behind Theme Two — the context of women's lives. As such, in the Breast Center waiting area, radiologists provide results within one hour. BY SUSAN BLACK & HEATHER MCPHERSON | PHOTOS BY BEN RAHN

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