chicago children’s hospital
chicago, il [objectives] :
This Chicago Children’s hospital is located in a medical district of the city, but has a site condition unlike any other buildings on its block: Mies Van der Rohe Way intersects Chicago Avenue directly in front. This allows for views down the street from the hospital as well as a straight-on view of the hospital from several blocks away. My approach to the design of this children’s hospital was to give the children a sense of escape from the hurt and fear a hospital can possess. Every patient room as a window facing into the city as well as towards the river. There are multiple small public balcony spaces and a large scale exterior cafeteria. The lobby and other programmatic spaces possess a “building block” theme. This is symbolic of building from strength and getting better as well as intriguing the children visually and helping them not feel overwhelmed in these large spaces.
Site Plan