Project references

Care was taken in cre­at­ing a hos­pi­tal­ity en­vi­ron­ment that re­sponds to the patient’s needs. Natural light plays a major role in the healing process, and the strat­egy of di­vid­ing the hos­pi­tal into three wings works towards this end. In­creas­ing the amount of ex­te­rior façade adds flex­i­bil­ity in bring­ing natural light to the patient areas.

Recog­nis­ing the role of family in the healing process, com­fort­able waiting areas are placed ad­ja­cent to the atrium and at the en­trance to each level of the hos­pi­tal wing. They are broken into smaller pods, with screen walls for privacy.

The patient rooms are de­signed to give a hos­pi­tal­ity feel to the en­vi­ron­ment. In­di­rect light­ing, natural woods, bold colours framing the head walls, and a flat panel LCD screen all add to this feel. Window seating that con­verts into beds are pro­vided for family members.

How was the door hard­ware spec­i­fi­ca­tion service able to assist in the running of the project?

‘The man­u­fac­turer’s ability to cus­tomise the design of the hard­ware, as per our re­quire­ment, was the most com­pelling aspect of this co­op­er­a­tion. Firstly, a mockup was done to see the design first-hand and be able to touch and feel the grip of the handle. It is also notable to mention that the man­u­fac­turer’s ex­pe­ri­ence in the health­care project helped us to get the product per­for­mance and func­tion­al­ity we re­quired.’

How would you rate the quality of the prod­ucts used?

‘We are very sat­is­fied with all the prod­ucts man­u­fac­tured and sup­plied by FSB. I think they are some of the best on the market. The at­ten­tion to detail is im­pec­ca­ble!’

How much status do you accord design, tech­nol­ogy and hygiene re­spec­tively?

‘All three are ex­tremely im­por­tant when it comes to hard­ware se­lec­tion and spec­i­fi­ca­tion. In a hos­pi­tal setting, we def­i­nitely rank hygiene and dura­bil­ity first. However, as a de­signer myself, I cannot over­look design and the im­por­tance of in­cor­po­rat­ing tech­nol­ogy in all our pro­jects.’