Project name: Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Expansion
Commercial Project: Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Location: Palo Alto, California
Materials:
HDG Building Materials supplied:
Project Partners:
Architect: Perkins+Will
Landscape Design: AECOM
General Contractor: DPR Construction
Installer: Decker Landscaping, Inc.
Project Features:
- Greater than 3.5 acres of outdoor areas and gardens
- Access to outdoor spaces and natural light to promote healing
- Patient floors feature terraces with overlooks
- Non-denominational sanctuary opens to an outdoor healing garden
- Staff-only dedicated zone for caregivers to reduce stress
Architecture And Design For Healing
“When we’re sick, or when we’re caring for others who are sick, we often feel vulnerable. So we quite naturally seek refuge. And as human beings, we tend to associate certain natural landscapes, like calming forests and colorful, tranquil gardens, with refuge.” Robin Guenther, FAIA, LEED AP, Principal of Perkins+Will and Senior Advisor to Health Care Without Harm
Landscape photos courtesy of Decker Landscaping, Inc. Other image credits: AECOM, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, DPR Construction, and Emily Hagopian for the Terrace Closeup.
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