BERKLEY STROKE REHABILITATION | KANSAS CITY, MO

The studio will embrace the understanding of Stroke survivors’ health and wellness from a holistic approach, which integrates prevention and healing, physical, social, and mental health, environment and local context, current and future technology, ergonomics, human experience, and process efficiency and care effectiveness into an integrated design solution.

The leading design concept behind this project aside from the desire to create a facility of replenishment was to create a visual distinction between inpatient and outpatient facilities with a strong connector between the two. The two wings as shown by the above rendering are inpatient (left) and outpatient (right) with the Wellness bridge connecting them. The two wings were designed to have a more home-like design to create a sense of warmth and welcoming. The Wellness bridge was created as a contrast to the wings in a more industrial design. This project was completed in pairs. Partners shared equal responibility in each phase of the project and the creation of final deliverables was evenly distributed.

To create a place not only of healing but of regeneration and replenishment. Our goal as designers is to create a sanctuary for stroke survivors and community members. A place that takes the stigma of isolation and illness and transforms that into wellness and renewal. We have incorporated a series of additional wellness spaces to enhance stroke survivor’s experiences throughout the facility based on the results of our research findings.

The rendering above was created from the main street running through Berkley Riverfront Park (Berkley Parkway) facing north toward the Missouri River. This is the view patients and visitors will see as they either drive through the park or are drive into the facility parking. The facade and especially the front entrance were designed to greet patients and their loved ones with a warm and inviting welcome. The terracotta facade is lined with rustic lace design metal panels and the site has been designed to provide as much connectivity with nature as possible. In addition to having foliage on the facade and near the entrance a series of gardens have been incorporated into the facility program.