As case studies go, a pop-up-style kids clinic by Utrecht firm Tinker Imagineers exemplifies what clients can gain when designers think outside the typical floor plan’s boxy shape. When kids’ obesity clinic, the Centre for Overweight Adolescent and Children’s Healthcare (COACH) at Maastricht UMC+ hospital, was displaced by a renovation, Tinker built a whimsical installation of easily disassembled wood sheds, hexagonal privacy pods, and colorful foam furnishings in its temporary building. The effect of the active design on patients and practitioners was so positive that the clinic has opted to dismantle it, transport it, and re-install it back in their permanent renovated space.
You have 0 complimentary articles remaining.
Unlimited access + premium benefits for as low as $1.99/month.