Painting the walls of the Marfo-Mariinsky Convent hospice. The artists, who were entrusted with the design of two large chambers in the premises of the children's hospice, faced a responsible, difficult and delicate task. I would definitely like to note the very high quality and complete contents of these rooms: from furniture and special equipment to refrigerators, plasma panels, to nice ceiling lamps, sconces and good plumbing. Decent color and graphic range of ceramic tiles in bathrooms. The calm and optimistic (as far as this term is possible in a hospice building) color of the curtains on the windows, the color of the bedspreads of the beds and sofas, the delicate coloring of the lower part of the walls of both rooms - all this indicates that the choice was not random, and the professional work of the architect. In one of the chambers, the architect proposed his own version of “watercolor”, sometimes extremely “foggy” wall painting with images of kind animals: a fox with cubs, a pair of bunnies, a deer with a doe and a fawn. The difficulty for the artists lay in finding a compromise in the naturalism of their poses and positions in the space of the painting and in the architect’s request to leave them with a certain “cartoon-like quality” with an absolutely “watercolor” background of the painting. It should be noted that cartoonishness is necessary in this real situation (the ward was intended for the youngest patients), but it was necessary to maintain a balance of visual means. In addition, the artists had to paint the background in a rather unique way, not only preserving its lightness, but also giving it some materiality, which made it possible to create a single pictorial space, somewhat modifying some details of the sketch, but developing its main components as decorative wall painting. In another room, the walls (0.8 m from the floor) and the ceiling were covered with painting in the style of airbrushing. In this size, airbrush painting requires special care in the elaboration, which naturally requires quite a lot of time, which the artist who paints using this technique apparently did not have at all. As a result, blurred boundaries, uniformity in the elaboration of volumes, indifference and uniformity in color and graphic design. All this created a dreary, very autumnal mood in the ward of a sad dream. In addition to the above, the very language of the painting and the complete absence of anything living in the image created the impression of a world frozen forever. The customer, realizing this, asked the artists to introduce new elements into the mural without rewriting it entirely. And then this dead space of branches and trunks was “populated” by many colorful flying, sitting, singing and whistling birds - the result was a real Garden of Eden.
The offices and corridors, sounds and smells of the hospital make this a terrifying place for children. But the hospital shouldn't inspire fear. Vital Arts, a British arts organization responsible for bringing art into British hospitals, brought together 15 artists to transform the interior of London's Royal Children's Hospital into a surprising and colorful space.
Despite the fact that a hospital must be constantly cleaned, artists were still able to use vinyl, ceramics, wood, and even carpets to bring these hospital walls to life. Each artist created his own unique style.
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1. Intensive care unit decorated by artist Tord Boontje. 
2. The artist's work includes animals and flowers on the walls. Only doors and medical automatic doors remained untouched. Large drawings have many details and each time you can find something new in them. 
3. Traumatology and gastroenterology from Morag Myerscough. 
4. The artist tried to depict all the images that he had kept in his memory for many years and poured them out in his work. Thus, elements of the circus, art deco, Asian culture, Victorian architecture and this is not a complete list appeared on the walls. Initially, the artist transferred everything onto paper in the form of sketches, and then onto the walls. 
5. The goal was to make the wards bringing joy to young patients and their parents, to make them warm and welcoming. 
6. Hematology from Donna Wilson. 
7. Donna's goal was to make the hospital different from ordinary hospitals. She wanted patients, parents and staff to feel calm and relaxed and for the wall design to be uplifting. 
8. The reaction from children and parents was amazing. 
9. Waiting Room by Chris Haughton. 
10. Chris decided to draw animals, lions, fish, etc. in each room. 
11. Vinyl was used in the hallways to create life-size animals. 
12. Department of Pulmonology from Miller Goodman. 
13. Wood is a traditional warm material that was and is used to create toys. And very often a tree brings back pleasant memories of childhood. The combination of bright vinyl colors and wooden characters is very popular with children.
It is difficult to treat a child when he is afraid of the doctor and the hospital premises. The interior design of the pediatric dentistry Matsumoto pediatric dental clinic in Tokyo, Matsumoto district, is full of kind animals and you can wait in line in the playroom. This is done so that the kids feel free.
The project was developed and implemented by specialists from Te ra inter イ nn za video together with Terada Naoki and tie Kenichi, known for their extraordinary solutions.
A special corner has been created for young patients and their parents. There are boxes with toys under the bench. Funny animals will entertain the child and calm him down.
On the glass screen there are life-size outlines of trees and animals. The combination of light wood and light green color is calming.
The offices are separated by partitions and are part of a large room. Small offices in the clinic were abandoned. Enclosed spaces can frighten a child.
The built-in wardrobe is almost invisible thanks to the plywood applique in the form of a trunk and branches, which distracts the eye.
There is a monitor hanging high on the wall in front of the chair. Its position is designed in such a way that it is convenient for the little patient to watch the cartoons that are constantly shown.
Additional lighting in the form of powerful lamps is mounted on a high adjustable tripod.
One of the walls has many holes into which funny and nimble worms poke out. The wall decor is varied and fabulous.
The glass facade of the Matsumoto pediatric dental clinic is painted with white paint with silhouettes of animals and birds walking between the trees. Above is the name of the hospital. Opening hours on the door.
They try to accommodate the little ones in an office with a glass partition. Then the child can see his mother waiting for him and feels more confident.
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British designer Morag Myerscough is well known for her love of bright colors - whatever she takes on, it turns out vibrant and emotional. The design project of the children's hospital in Sheffield was no exception, only here we had to work with flowers especially carefully: firstly, the space should not irritate children with autism, and secondly, it should be comfortable not only for kids, but also for older children age. The main task of the architect was to give the hospital wards a more homely look. Myerscough designed forty-six bedrooms, bathrooms and lounges for shared use. She did not change herself: the space turned out to be multi-colored, but not bright - muted tones perform the same function as saturated ones, but at the same time do not irritate the sensitive child’s mind.
Additionally, in a hospital environment, it is important that everything remains sterile and therefore easy to wash and clean. Myerscough solves this problem with plastic laminate. The wooden panels in the rooms are also laminated and can be washed in the same way as the walls. The laminate company Formica helped the designer realize his idea. Their panels also perform another important function - they hide medical equipment, wires and cables. This allows you to make the space more comfortable, suitable for a child to stay in it for a long time.
MORAGH MYERSCOW interior designer Although the rooms are designed for children, I didn't want them to look childish. Instead, I tried to make them cozy and something that would appeal to children of different ages and remain comfortable for visiting parents - I just wanted to make a room that everyone would feel good in. The hardest part was printing the wood panels in pure, true color onto the laminate. Due to the nature of production, this was not easy to do, and the process took us a year. In the end, everything worked out, and the warmth of the wood was preserved.
The British architectural bureau Keppie, when working on the project for a children's hospital in Glasgow, set itself the same task - to make the space comfortable for long-term stay of children and their parents. The campus, designed for the Ronald McDonald House charity, is designed to allow parents to live here with their children while they undergo treatment. Bedrooms, lounges, a kitchen and a games room - everything, according to the architects, should resemble a house. Keppie concentrated on the building's layout and construction. Two spacious courtyards on either side of the central building should remind children of a playground near the house, and the material chosen for construction - rough white brick - makes the hospital similar to a rural house. To achieve a greater resemblance to a private home, the architects used rectangular bay windows, multifaceted projections with windows in the wall of the building.
The interior matches the façade: natural materials, muted tones and precise detailing all create the image of a comfortable communal home.
DAVID ROSS Keppie Design representative in Glasgow The hospital has its own logic and function, our task was to preserve them, but to get away from the unpleasant associations that healthcare buildings usually cause. The building has a simple and austere facade, but at the same time does not look like a hospital. We connected the buildings with each other using spacious corridors with windows facing the courtyard. The courtyard also provides protection from the noise of buses rumbling along Govan Road and screaming ambulances. It is a great honor for us to work on a project for children who are going through such a difficult period in their lives. The design in this case follows purely humanistic principles - it tries to make the hospital space as human as possible.
London-based Jason Bruges Studio designers have found a simpler way to transform a hospital. For Great Ormond Street Children's Hospice, they carried out an interactive Nature Trail project to help alleviate a child's unpleasant experience in the operating theatre. On the wall in the corridor, the designers placed a large digital panel depicting the inhabitants of the forest: hotels, hedgehogs, birds and frogs. 72,000 LED elements are integrated into the custom-made wallpaper, which, lighting up in different sequences, make forest creatures appear on the wallpaper and seem to run across the surface of the wall - the designers came up with 70 pictures in total. All of them are located at different levels so that both small and older children can see them.
JASON BRUGES creator of interactive architectural integrations, founder of Jason Bruges Studio The “nature trail” is the path along which the little patient makes his journey on the way to the operating room: in this way we wanted to distract him and calm him down. The walls turn into a canvas on which forest creatures come to life. They emerge through the trees and foliage and follow the child. To create interactive animations, we used 70 LED panels with different animals and a total of 72,000 LEDs.
In the picture: Design of the reception area at the children's medical center
The design of a children's medical center is the very case when it is necessary to combine the experience of designing public institutions and the approach applied to the interiors of rooms for children. Friendliness, convenience and safety - these are the main criteria that must be followed when arranging medical and health facilities for children. It is important to understand that for children, a visit to the doctor is associated with various fears. To prevent a visit to a healthcare facility from provoking hysterics and protests in a child, designers strive to create a cozy, homely atmosphere in medical centers. Let your child's visit to the doctor turn into a kind of game.
Design of the reception area at the children's medical center
In the picture: Design of the reception area in the children's medical center
The design of the reception area of the children's medical center primarily serves a presentation function. The visitor should immediately understand where the reception desk is located. The ideal design of a medical center is one that already inspires confidence in visitors upon entering. Patients should be confident that they will receive first-class care and treatment in accordance with modern technology. Agree that a reception area designed in the spirit of a Soviet hospital can hardly cope with such tasks. In a recent interior project for a children's medical center, the designers of Olga Kondratova's Studio decided to decorate the reception desk in a nautical style. Reminiscent of a chalk drawing on asphalt, the classics at the entrance introduce an element of play into the design. And the reception desk, stylized as a ship’s side, creates adventure motifs. The design of the reception area uses simple but high-quality finishing materials: wood, concrete, brick. This finish is highly wear-resistant, which is especially important for high-traffic areas. A beige and brown color scheme was chosen for the interior, diluted with blue accents. A mustard chair installed next to the column creates additional waiting space.
And here is another example of the interior of the reception area in a children's medical center. The white color base here is diluted with rich green colors. A wall painting depicting a protected forest creates a calming atmosphere. An interesting solution is a built-in white cabinet in the shape of a house, which becomes part of the artistic composition.
Design of a playroom in a children's medical center
In the photo: Design of a play area in a children's medical center
A playroom in a children's medical center is a necessity, not an excess. Here children will always find something to do while adults communicate with the doctor and wait for the results of the studies. The design of the playroom in the medical center shown in the photo is an example of successful zoning. Please note that a transparent partition separates the play area from the waiting area. Thanks to this, the parent will be able to observe their child while in the waiting room. The playroom is divided into a sports corner with a wall bars, a rope and a mat, and an area for creative activities, where children's tables and chairs are installed. Shelves in the shape of a house will accommodate books, toys and items for creative activities. There is space for children's drawings on the white brick wall. The color scheme chosen for this design project is neutral. Lush green shades enliven a light monochrome space.
Design of a waiting area in a children's medical center
In the picture: Interior of the waiting area in the children's medical center
The design of the waiting area in the children's medical center, the project of which was developed in Olga Kondratova's Studio, was done in a modern style. The brickwork on the wall brings a loft motif into the room, which is supported by ceiling beams. The purpose of the room involves focusing on comfortable seating areas. Therefore, the main attention here was paid to finding convenient and comfortable upholstered furniture. Mustard and blue '60s-inspired armchairs enliven the space, which is dominated by natural wood tones.
Design of bathrooms in a children's medical center
In the photo: The first version of the bathroom interior in the children's medical center
In the interior of a bathroom in a children's medical center, you can allow yourself various color experiments. For convenience, it is worth installing not only standard plumbing fixtures, but also a children's toilet. To make it easier for children to wash their hands, the sink can be fixed at a low level.
In the photo: In the second version of the bathroom interior in the children's medical center, light green tones are used
For the interior of the bathroom in the children's medical center, the designers of Olga Kondratova's Studio offered two design options. The first solution using brown-blue shades is interesting for its wall painting with seagulls. In the second version of the bathroom interior in the children's medical center, laminate or parquet flooring was replaced with tiles. Light green tones dominate here, and the drawings on the walls seem borrowed from the pages of a children's book.
Features of the interior design of a children's medical center
So, the design of a medical center for children is characterized by the following features:
- Each room in the institution corresponds to its purpose, but at the same time, the zones and offices do not look disjointed; they all work together to create a unified design.
- Careful camouflage of medical instruments. Children react very sharply to diagnostic equipment and objects unfamiliar to them. Therefore, all instruments in doctors’ offices must be removed. This will avoid unnecessary whims and not provoke unnecessary fears in the child.
- Safety. Almost all children are characterized by increased mobility. They find it difficult to sit still while their parents discuss important issues with doctors. Therefore, when developing the design of a children's medical center, it is important to ensure that children can move freely along the corridors without running the risk of accidentally bumping into sharp corners or slipping on a slippery floor. In doctor's offices, you might even consider soft flooring to provide comfort and safety. Of course, the finishing elements and furniture themselves must be made from environmentally friendly materials. Please note that there are now wallpapers and paints on the market designed specifically for renovating rooms for children.
- A large number of objects that attract the child’s attention: wall paintings, toys, posters, books and paintings. A visit to the doctor should remind your child of an exciting adventure, and not be an unpleasant routine necessity. Toys will not be superfluous not only in the waiting area, but also in specialists’ offices. If the child starts to act up, he can be distracted.
- When designing the interior design of a children's medical center, it is important to take into account the interests of not only visitors, but also employees. Therefore, offices must be comfortable for medical personnel, providing them with safe working conditions. If the area of the institution allows, then separate rooms for rest and snacks can be provided for employees.