HOK HAS A NEW ANGLE ON HOSPITAL ROOM DESIGN

The parallelogram might be the hot new shape in the design of safe, efficient hospital rooms.

When designing patient rooms, architects know that putting washrooms close to beds is a must. That shortens the distance patients must walk to use the facilities, reducing the risk of falls. The trouble is, that also tends to at least partially obstruct the view of nurses and other staff who look in on patients through hallway doors. Architectural firm HOK has responded with

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