Case studies

Orlando Health’s South Lake Hospital Center decided to open a state-of-the-art outpatient surgery center to provide for patients recovering from extensive surgeries. Through beautiful architectural work by RS&H, the new building incorporates beautiful natural elements like hardwood ceilings, water backdrops, and a mosaic backsplash along with an insightful layout. Together, they furnished patient rooms, pain management centers, and waiting areas to create a comforting and inspiring healing environment. 

Location: Orlando, FL

Architecture and design firm: RS&H

Photography: Root Photography

Located in one of the snowiest parts of the Upper Peninsula in Michigan, Marquette’s General Hospital was aging fast, and no longer able to support the needs of a growing city. With the help of Gresham Smith, Skanska, and Closner, they chose a new location in the heart of Marquette to build the new UP Health System. Together with Carolina, they designed a thoughtful space to support the patients of Marquette, complete with breathtaking views of Lake Superior, and organic accents throughout the beautiful, clean, and inspiring new space. 

Location: Marquette, MI

Design Firm/Architect: Gresham Smith

Contractor: Skanska and Closner

Photographer: Chad Baumer

The University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center was designed to improve healthcare services for Prince George County, upgrading an outdated healthcare facility in the area. The medical center includes acute care, outpatient services, trauma center, emergency services, surgical services, a heart health facility, women's health, behavioral health, and more to foster a centralized experience. 

Location: Largo, MD
Square Footage: 620,000 sf
Architect: Grimm + Parker Architects
Designer: Wilmot Sanz

St. Joseph Candler/Ambulatory Services Hub was looking to create a patient-centered space to meet the variety of demands of their facility. The medical center houses areas for ambulatory surgery, robotic technology for non-invasive surgeries, imaging, urgent care, an OBGYM clinic, primary care, a shell space, and a tenet space. These diverse needs required furniture and design that would both support many needs and provide respite for waiting patients and guests. With the help of Gresham Smith, they constructed an inspiring, calming space full of natural light. 

Location: Pooler, GA
Architecture firm: Gresham Smith
Interior design firm: Design Studio Blue
Photography: Sandy DeWitt

The Baptist Memorial Hospital in Crittenden had served a small rural community in West Memphis for years, but needed more space and resources to accommodate a growing number of patients. Despite these needs, they had an extremely limited budget to achieve all of the enhancements that they required. With the help of ESarch and Carolina, they created a new campus that included additional beds, a cancer center, a more efficient ED overflow system, an indoor-outdoor cafe, and a small chapel—all within budget. Today, the hospital can better serve both the medical staff and patients through their new, inviting and space-efficient space. 

Location: West Memphis, TN

Design Firm/Architect: ESarch

Photographer: Chad Mellon

The UC Irvine Medical Center was looking to upgrade the Chao Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center by expanding clinical and support spaces as well as updating the style to feel more light, airy, and welcoming. With the help of Tangram and Tangram’s in-house designer, the team chose Carolina furniture to create cohesive waiting spaces for the newly renovated Center.

Despite the first floor waiting area’s long and thin dimensions, designers used flooring details both inside and out to create the illusion of no-boundaries, complete with floor-to-ceiling windows and the thin frame of Rule of Three seating. Today, the furniture and space maintain a fresh, uplifting place to help patients find more comfort and beauty in healing spaces.

Location: Orange County, CA
Architect: Perkins Eastman
Design: Pickett Design Associates
Photographer: Benny Chan

One of the pre-eminent challenges in designing the Inova Women’s Hospital and Inova Children’s Hospital was to create distinct yet complementary identities for each of these institutions sharing the same newly constructed building. OFS Brands offers an extensive, proven line of modern furniture appropriate for a wide range of healthcare spaces from patient rooms to waiting areas to cafés. OFS Brands furniture became part of the design concept, helping the team effectively create the desired soothing, spa-like feel of the women’s areas and highlight the bright, playful motif in the pediatric spaces.

Moffitt McKinley Outpatient Center has helped accommodate the hospital’s growing needs. The facility offers numerous outpatient services, and patients experience a warm and inviting atmosphere. All five floors include large waiting areas that are multi-functional with soft seating, powered tables, game areas, etc. Themed fabric selections were used for way-finding on each floor and added to the overall inviting experience.