Eighteen months ago, Whittington Health, which provides general hospital and community services to 500,000 people in north London, opened a new £3m Ambulatory Care Centre and a Rapid Assessment Unit.
At both, Altro safety flooring and hygienic wall cladding were used to create a contemporary, colourful, and relaxing patient space, and to ensure the highest levels of safety, hygiene, and reliability
Project architect, Ben Monteagle, of Levitt Bernstein, said: “The Trust wanted patient well-being to be key, using a design that flowed, was relaxing, colourful, visually appealing, full of light, and featured large open spaces where patients could relax and feel at home. To achieve this we used colours in very creative ways through wall artwork depicting local scenery, such as Hampstead Heath, woodland, and ponds. Altro Whiterock Digiclad wall cladding proved a cost-effective means of integrating the artworks within a clinical environment.
“Our wayfinding strategy uses coloured leaves embedded into the flooring. The flooring itself needed to be very practical, with excellent slip resistance, and a neutral base – as a good backdrop for the colourful design.” The architects selected Altro Suprema safety flooring, a non-sparkle product available in 40 shades that the company says offers ‘complete design freedom’.
