Colourful aluminium powder coating for children's hospital
We have been powder coating hospital ward inpatient bedhead modules for one of the world’s most revolutionary hospitals, the new children’s hospital in Dublin. This is currently the largest healthcare project in Europe.
Hospital optimised for evidence-based health outcomes
Designed by the Building Design Partnership in collaboration with O'Connell Mahon, the hospital design is optimised for evidence-based health outcomes and will bring together the three existing children’s hospitals in the city.
Responsibility for developing the design and clinical interface of in-patient bedhead services was awarded to one of our long-term clients whose landmark design concept is being used for 300 in-patient bedrooms and more than 400 clinical treatment spaces.
Colourful powder coated finishes add to the low-stress, comforting environment
An engaging non-threatening environment is a high priority in this hospital, helped by design concepts including maximum natural light, short corridors and garden spaces. The main garden runs around the outside of the oval shaped hospital and is visible from many of the single-room wards. This is the ‘Rainbow Garden’, its highly visible presence emphasising the importance of nature as a therapeutic environment.
In keeping with the cheerful colourful aspect of the Rainbow Garden and other features within the hospital, our client required us to coat their visible components in rainbow shades. This made a most welcome change for us as most of the coating we carry out is in various shades of black, white and grey.
“Common Sense Put to the Test
The notion that the fresh breezes, dappled sunlight and fragrant greenery of a garden can be good for what ails us has its roots in ancient tradition and common sense. But a much cited study, published in 1984 in the journal Science by environmental psychologist Roger Ulrich, now at Texas A&M University, was the first to use the standards of modern medical research—strict experimental controls and quantified health outcomes—to demonstrate that gazing at a garden can sometimes speed healing from surgery, infections and other ailments.”