It’s also lightweight, strong, stable, easy to handle, suitable for prefabrication, has thermal properties, as well as great aesthetic appeal..
The third option, preferred by Bryden Wood, arranges the toilets in a nested position between wards.An excellent example of healthy architecture, this option fully supports design for wellbeing with beds open to both the façade and corridors.
In this situation, patient wellbeing is prioritised on every level, as the nested toilet positioning provides a connection to both the outdoor environment and hospital staff, improving both wellbeing and hospital management.. As shown in the following diagrams, daylight levels are better in the outboard and our preferred nested solution, and the nested option has an improved uniformity ratio.An adequately designed ward would also facilitate a variety of active views out, both to the outdoors and circulation areas, creating a connection to nature in line with biophilic design principles, as well as a better thermal experience.. Further ideas to improve visual comfort in hospital wards are: the adoption of circadian lighting, a better user experience of artificial lighting control and the use of further biophilic design techniques (colour palettes, patterns and vegetation)..Figure 2: Daylight availability (SDA).
From left to right: inboard design, outboard design, nested design..Figure 3: Daylight rendering.
From left to right: inboard design, outboard design, nested design.. Wellbeing and residential buildings.
Bryden Wood was the lead designer of Churchwood Gardens, described by the Housing Design Awards 2020 judges as ‘genius’.. Churchwood Gardens is a nature-centred residential development in London, which features multiple innovative design strategies and is a good example of a healthy residential design.A laboratory is a space in which a number of processes are undertaken in a methodical order, similar to any production line or manufacturing facility.
Understanding these processes seems like an obvious element in laboratory design, but members within the client team often have differing opinions as to the scope.. A good client will always call on the expertise of the lab users - the scientists - to help define the brief.Meeting with those users to understand the processes being undertaken is fundamental to delivering a successful laboratory design project.
However, this can lead to budget issues; the laboratory designer must evaluate the costs of the users’ requests against the functionality of the lab to determine the scope.Some clients will have a very clear scope, especially if the lab is an expansion or extension of an existing process, but some clients will need help in creating the scope, especially for new processes.
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