Paediatric Outpatients’ Centre
The conversion of a small bungalow within a terraced residential area directly bordering the hospital into a treatment room, and the careful insertion of 2 additional treatment rooms or “pods” in the rear garden.
The sensitive nature of this highly specialised unit sets new standards for CF Outpatients’ Care in Europe. Given the very limited space available and the proximity with the hospital, CFAI has adopted the model of practice where “care comes to the patient”. Rather than exposing CF sufferers to potential contamination, the patient awaits the arrival of various health professionals in the room, who conduct their examinations and carry out the necessary therapies.
The three treatment rooms are spaced by small landscaped courtyards, overlooked through frameless and partially frosted windows.The two pods in the rear garden soar higher than the corridor which links all rooms.This extra height increases the brightness and light levels inside, culminating in a central rooflight.The corridor is also punctuated by deep rooflights making it a bright and airy place
