Projects Office designs carefully composed, functional and colourful healing space for young mental health patients in Edinburgh
London-based emerging architecture practice Projects Office has just completed a new space for young mental health patients in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The design includes outpatient facilities for five- to 18-year-olds, as well as an inpatient arm for 12- to 18-year-olds. Aiming to a create a space that prioritises wellness and healing, Projects Office worked with the NHS team and consultant artist James Leadbitter to engage with patients, family members, professionals and the wider community in refining the concept.
Additionally, it was important to reflect that this space was warm and welcoming but not overly ‘homely’, stresses the team. This came as a direct response from the feedback the architects recieved during consultations , as a setting that feels too much like home might, in some cases, hinder treatment.
‘It’s been a great privilege to work with an inspired NHS team and charity funders who were keen to embrace unconventional ideas,’ says Christian. ‘At a time of stretched NHS funding and increased demand for mental health services, we believe that good design is a powerful and cost-effective healing tool. We also believe that asking patients, staff and parents what they really need and want from healthcare spaces leads to richer, more useful spaces.
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