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Département d’hémodialyse et de néphrologie de l’Hôpital général Juif
By : FSA Architecture
GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN – 16th edition
Discipline : Interior Design
Categories : Education, Institution & Healthcare / Health Facilities & Research Center : Silver Certification
This project is a renovation and complete redesign of the hemodialysis and nephrology department at the Jewish General Hospital. The intervention of more than 2000 m2 on the ground floor of pavilion D aimed to optimize the design of the treatment rooms and offices for the departments of nephrology, pre-dialysis, and peritoneal clinic. As the dialysis clientele is mainly over 70, it was necessary that the environment be accessible, functional, calm, soothing and met the standards of infection control. Managing the flow of the nursing staff and the patients was at the heart of the concerns during the design to offer a reading of the spaces of great simplicity allowing users to move and find their way easily. Among the developed lay-out solutions, several satellite stations were integrated to facilitate the supervision of patients during the treatment period.
The particularity of this space, as is often the case for an infrastructure that has been adapted and transformed many times, is that it did not have any windows. Therefore, the main challenge of developing the nephrology department was to work around this constraint by creating a bright, calm, and soothing environment that made up for the lack of natural light. This challenge sparked a thorough reflection about a lighting atmosphere based solely on artificial light, made possible by playing around with different types of lighting, and materials and colours that facilitated the diffusion of light. Soft colours and lights were chosen to complement the system of double-glazed partitions we developed. Covered by an evanescent film in the upper part, it allows the light to flow in and give the impression of an open and fluid space thanks to the continuity of the ceilings. The film in the lower part and the double glazing ensure the confidentiality of consultations and respect the privacy of patients.
To optimize the use of space, the treatment rooms were treated ergonomically by properly placing the examination table according to the position of the doctor, the medical gases at the patient’s head, and guaranteeing double access to the room.
