What if we can routinely and affordably design hospitals that will function effectively during an earthquake and its aftermath? What will be different about these hospitals compared with those we’ve built in seismic zones in the past? Do we have the capabilities right now?
We still need outpatient rooms in our hospitals at the moment, but they must be designed and built to adapt to alternative uses in the near and medium-term future, probably on more than one occasion.
What if we can make medicine mobile? What if we could send medical equipment, medication, and critical supplies such as blood, directly to the scene of an emergency, instead of transporting the patient?
What if we can design and build operating facilities for the future? How will they compare to the spaces surgeons often work in at present? How can we maximise the benefit of continuous leaps forward in medical sophistication?
So what if we can design a truly smart hospital? A building with a digital ‘brain’ and artificial intelligence that can connect with a patient’s needs and meet them in every respect? It’s closer than you might think.
What if we can use smart technologies in designing children’s hospitals in the future? How will they compare with our children’s hospitals today?
Our global team of specialist acousticians cover every aspect of the discipline in healthcare, including environmental and building acoustics and other niche areas.
From large-scale, new build hospitals to upgrades of existing acute facilities, our aim is to create acute care environments that promote patient wellbeing as well as supporting the work of care staff
In designing facilities for healthcare we have developed and refined our use of BIM technology for the collaborative design of buildings and infrastructure elements.
Building services are crucial to the optimum performance of hospitals. We have over 20 years’ experience of designing some of the most complex healthcare systems in the world.