Co-authored by Marc Mendoza, a Lead Designer at Array When you exit the US-58 Midtown tunnel by car in Norfolk, VA, there it is: the gleaming, angular, striking exterior of Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters’ (CHKD) new 14-Story Pediatric Mental Health Tower. The Array-designed facility was purpose built to help CHKD counter unsettling trends […]
Challenge Array, in collaboration with Margulies Perruzzi Architects, was engaged by MaineHealth to create a behavioral health center of excellence. With the addition of 40 inpatient psychiatric beds to the facility, the Client realized that with increased admissions, their intake volumes were going to increase significantly with the new service line and sought a way […]
In recent years, Mt. Sinai Health System identified an increased need for behavioral health services in the neighborhoods of Morningside Heights and Harlem, which surround the St. Luke’s campus. To satisfy this underserved population, Mt. Sinai partnered with a developer and Array Architects to design a 12-story building that will accommodate the consolidation of HIV […]
In my previous post, I described the importance of Experience Mapping and my realization that if we would have filled the behavior and resource gaps, we could have achieved an even more robust outcome. Using the gathered processes and data, I began looking at ways we could enhance our process to make ourselves more efficient, as well […]
Challenge The need for a continuum of comprehensive behavioral health services for children is unmet across the United Stated. CHKD in Norfolk, Virginia decided to answer that clarion call with a new mental health service line, creating a 14-story behavioral health pavilion that opened in July 2022. The project mandate, to provide a family-centered model […]
With the goal of creating a strong unit identity, Array’s design team was inspired by the many different environments in the Washington, DC area. The team presented theming options of an urban cityscape; the gardens of the US National Botanical Gardens and Hillwood gardens; and, a water theme representing the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. […]
With treatment space at a premium and census growing steadily each year, our client knew creative solutions and swift implementation was needed. Array’s team mapped the patient experience with emergency services user groups to determine the best mix of patient care spaces.
Saturday, April 7th, 2018, Array Architects hosted its second Mind the Gap event at the Herman Miller Showcase Room in Washington, DC. The event’s title, “Mind the Gap,” originates from the design team’s intention to introduce students and emerging professionals to the many opportunities in the healthcare design industry that may not be communicated […]
