Three finalists chosen for hospital design competition
Kaiser Permanente has selected three finalists in its Small Hospital, Big Idea hospital design competition. They are Aditazz; Gresham, Smith and Partners; and Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch.
Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Aditazz’s design proposed multi-functional clinical spaces to minimize travel distances, green walls and terraces to enhance the environment, and an umbrella-type roof to absorb sun energy, collect rain water, control light penetration and protect against sun and dust.
Gresham, Smith and Partners, headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., has proposed a carbon-neutral hospital with adaptable rooms, patient gardens and interactive touch-screen whiteboards that allow patients and families to download physician notes onto portable electronic devices (pictured at right).
San Francisco-based Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch conceived a small, regenerative-designed hospital that's designed to blur the line between hospital and community (pictured below).
Each firm will receive compensation of up to $750,000 to flesh out their concepts over the next several months. The winner will be eligible to enter into a contract with Kaiser Permanente for the small hospital project. Final designs are due later this year.
The Small Hospital, Big Idea competition began February 28. Designers were challenged to conceptualize new ways to deliver healthcare using the best in emerging medical technology and facility design to improve quality and reduce costs in a small, eco-conscious hospital. The three finalists were selected from 108 proposals.
[See also: Kaiser announces finalists for small hospital design contest ; Kaiser Permanente launches small hospital design competition.]
“The firms that focused the most clearly on the design challenge and demonstrated a high degree of innovation and the ability to challenge current thinking about healthcare design and delivery rose to the top,” said Chuck Siconofi, one of the judges, who is a senior principal for healthcare at HOK.
