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| Jonathan Bailey Associates completed Medical City Children's units in Dallas  U.S. healthcare architecture firm Jonathan Bailey Associates celebrated the opening of Medical City Children's pediatric intensive care (PICU) and congenital heart surgery (CHSU) units in Dallas. The $6 million project adds a full range of amenities for patients and families. Each room is color coded with matching accents in floor coverings, furnishings and trim as well as brightly colored recessed lighting in the ceiling that creates a halo above the entrance to each room.The ceiling of the elevator waiting area is equipped with a special lighting system that mimics twinkling stars, including a shooting star that passes by periodically. This waiting area also features a photo-mosaic mural. From a distance it depicts a musical theme. Viewed up close, one sees that it is made up of thousands of photos of children (the relatives of staff and team members) and other meaningful photos. The signs for patient rooms repeat segments of this mural throughout the floor. Jonathan Bailey Associates focuses exclusively on healthcare architecture. Other projects include the design of Children's Cancer Hospital in Cairo, Egypt; renovation, expansion and construction at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies in Orlando, Fla.; Colorado Springs Memorial Hospital; and Barking, Havering & Redbridge Acute Care Hospital in Romford, England. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |