by Brianna Crandall — September 10, 2014—The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) has announced the winners of its 2014 Healthcare Interior Design Competition, which celebrates outstanding originality and excellence in the design and furnishings of healthcare interior spaces. A jury of distinguished design professionals awarded this year’s Best of Competition honors to Perkins + Will New York for its project, Preston Robert Tisch Center for Men’s Health. One of a series of outpatient centers of New York University’s Langone Medical Center in New York City, Perkins + Will New York’s project also earned the Best of Category prize for Ambulatory Care Centers—Medical Practice Suites.
“This year’s submissions demonstrated a strong commitment to form following function that is essential in healthcare interior design,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP. “Each of the entries displayed an acute awareness of patient-centered design through the integration of spaces, use of light, and selection of textures to create environments that promote healing and wellness. Effective healthcare interior design has the power to positively affect a patient’s quality of care and patient experience.”
To the judges, the success in design of the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Men’s Health’s was in the details—broadly masculine design elements that achieved a sense of calm and comfort. “Tailored and textural. Masculine yet soothing. It was beautifully designed,” said Carol Doering, IIDA, CID, LEED AP, director of healthcare services, IA Interior Architects.
Linda M. Gabel, IIDA, AAHID, facility planner, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, elaborated on the Tisch Center’s reserved aesthetic, noting its wide male demographic appeal. “The character of the clinic is sophisticated, restrained, and highly consistent throughout. Visual textures from menswear and newsprint, pops of color, and streamlined wood and metal details create an environment that appeals to a full age range of male clientele,” said Gabel.
Category winners of the 2014 Healthcare Interior Design Competition are as follows:
AMBULATORY CARE CENTERS
Outpatient Clinics
- Best of Category: Legacy ER Allen, Allen, TX; 5G Studio Collaborative, Dallas, TX
Medical Practice Suites
- Best of Category/Best of Competition: Preston Robert Tisch Center for Men’s Health, New York, NY; Perkins + Will New York, New York, NY
- Honorable Mention: Mercy Health Wege Institute for Mind, Body and Spirit, Grand Rapids, MI; Progressive AE, Grand Rapids, MI
Medical Office Building Public Space
- Honorable Mention: U.S. Air Force Postgraduate Dental School & Clinic, Lackland AFB, TX; Hoefer Wysocki Architecture, Leawood, KS
HOSPITALS
Community/Academic/Teaching Hospitals
- Best of Category: Mercy Health West Hospital, Cincinnati, OH; AECOM with Mic Johnson, FAIA, lead designer; Champlin Architecture, architect of record, Minneapolis, MN
- Honorable Mention: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; SmithGroupJJR, San Francisco, CA
Women’s
- Honorable Mention: Toronto Birth Centre, Toronto, ON; LGA Architectural Partners, Toronto, ON
SENIOR LIVING AND RESIDENTIAL HEALTH, CARE AND SUPPORT FACILITIES
Community-based Service Facilities
- Honorable Mention: SKCPH Kent Center, Kent, WA; Buffalo Design, Seattle, WA
Winning projects will be published in the October 2014 issue of Healthcare Design magazine. Visit the IIDA Web site for images of the 2014 Healthcare Interior Design Competition winners.
