B+H Architects reveal design for SickKids Patient Support Centre
The latest development to anchor Toronto?s Discovery District is set to create a new precedent for healthcare workplace design in Canada. B+H Architects? proposed design for the new 22-storey Patient Support Centre (PSC), located on The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) campus, includes a undulating façade, blue ribbon staircase encased in glass, and interdisciplinary education and simulation spaces that will bring physicians, nurses, hospital administration and Foundation employees together in a light-filled environment.
?The design of the new Patient Support Centre provides an important architectural framework for a workplace environment designed to transform the way SickKids works,? says Patrick Feje?r, Project Lead and Senior Design Principal at B+H. ?The PSC is being designed to create an inspiring environment that supports the needs of healthcare providers, fosters collaboration and helps to accelerate innovation.? The PSC is the first phase of Project Horizon ? the SickKids campus redevelopment plan which aims to build an inspired, re-imagined hospital of the future. A café and retail atrium at the ground level opens up the corner of Elizabeth and Elm streets and activates the public realm, creating a new social hub and destination for the surrounding community. The lower floors, which will also be accessible to the public, are proposed to include educational and simulation space, learning institute, library and conference centre. An enclosed pedestrian bridge ...
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