A NEW HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, Montréal
A Healing Change of Scenery
New Construction - Architecture & Interior Design
A NEW HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, Montréal
A Healing Change of Scenery
New Construction - Architecture & Interior Design
LIEU | LOCATION :
Montréal, Québec, Canada
PROJET PAR | PROJECT BY :
Ibghy Architecte Inc.
Jessica Gutwein,
lead designer of interior architecture
responsible for : planning, design and technical drawings of interior architecture and millwork, sourcing of furnishings, design of graphics and signage, site supervision for interiorsMANDAT | MANDATE :
planning – exterior and interior design – technical drawings – signage – wayfinding – furnishings and sourcing – construction administration
ANNÉE | YEAR : 2015
SETTING
Shriners Hospital for Children
Glen Yards Campus, adjacent to the McGill University Health Centre
The only Shriners hospital in Canada
PLOT
Being at the hospital is not fun, certainly not for a child.
This hospital’s interiors are sensitive to a child’s experience -
striving to transport the child to a more amusing and less intimidating setting. To highlight the fact that this is the only Canadian facility in the Shriners North American network of hospitals, the interior design theme showcases Canada’s unique geographical qualities. The facility’s eight floors each present a different Canadian landscape to be explored by young patients. The interior design engages the imagination of the child, leading them through the coulours, motifs, textures of each region.
The 180,000 square foot orthopedic pediatric hospital houses
rehabilitation and ambulatory care services, 4 operating rooms, 22 private patient rooms, a conference centre, a surgical simulation laboratory, a small museum and 2 floors dedicated to research and clinical laboratories.
AWARDS
the Grand Prix de Design, 2015 by Intérieurs magazine
Winner of the Health and Research Institution Award,
Category Institutional - Health and Research
THE JOURNEY BEGINS HERE.
Access from the car drop-off, underground parking or public transit is by the main entry. Visitors navigate from here through forest to frozen tundra to beach; making their way from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. Each environment is dotted with whimsical touches to be discovered. These elements are interwoven with large print graphic murals and colour palettes specific to each floor to compose an inviting and playful atmosphere. The theme carries through to the signage and wayfinding, which was also designed by the architect. Natural light bathes the building’s interior from skylights, sidelights and clearstory windows, contributing to a peaceful feeling of spaciousness.
photo by David Dworkind
photo by David Dworkind
THE GROUND FLOOR : THE ST. LAURENCE VALLEY
A trek through the ground floor brings you along the St. Lawrence Valley. The reception and registration are nestled in a maple forest scattered with hidden woodland animals. The waiting area for ambulatory clinics and medical imaging is installed on a hockey rink with adjacent reception counters clad in hockey sticks and pucks.
photo by David Dworkind
photo by Ben Desjardins
photo by Ben Desjardins
photo by David Dworkind
photo by Ben Desjardins
THE SECOND FLOOR : THE BADLANDS
A trail of large dinosaur footprints set into the vinyl floor lead to the Physical Therapy Treatment Room where several of the gentle giants can be found stretching up its double-height walls. The conference centre and clinical research facilities can be discovered nearby.
photo by David Dworkind
THE THIRD FLOOR : THE GREAT NORTH
An expedition to the Surgery Department finds you in the Great North. Waiting families and patients snuggle down with polar bears amongst giant snowflakes, ice blocks and the Aurora Borealis - all under the watchful eye of a guardian Inuksuk on the rock garden landscape of the roof deck beyond.
photo by Ben Desjardins
photo by David Dworkind
photo by David Dworkind
THE FOURTH FLOOR : THE ATLANTIC COAST
In-patient Care is a trip to the Atlantic Coast beaches. Patients are admitted amongst sailboats and waves, their rooms laid out on the beach under a giant sandcastle. The double-height therapeutic playroom offers undersea adventure, while the interior garden provides a tranquil repose near patient rooms and a family lounge.
photo by David Dworkind
THE FIFTH FLOOR : THE PLAINS
The Research Centre Laboratories extend across the Plains. The Laboratories stretch out over scenes of weathered wood, haybails and open blue skies.
photo by David Dworkind
photo by Ben Desjardins
photo by David Dworkind
THE SIXTH FLOOR : CITYSCAPES
The top floor is all about the city, home to the cafeteria, administrative offices and view to Montreal. Make sure to use the crosswalks and look both ways.
photo by Ben Desjardins
photo by Ben Desjardins
THE LOWER LEVEL S2 : THE PACIFIC COAST
Entry from the parking garage is through the thick, lush Pacific forest. A small museum is also found within its depths. The tranquil waves of the physiotherapy pool lap just beyond.
photo by Ben Desjardins
THE LOWER LEVEL S1 :
THE ROCKIES
At the base of the mighty mountains stand the biomedical labs.