Children's Hospital Case Study
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In January 2008, Claude Neon Federal completed a 14 month project for the new $72 million Children's Hospital at Saint Francis. This was a design/build project that started with a concept presentation and proceeded into a full scale interior and exterior, identity and wayfinding package.
Claude Neon's designers worked directly with the hospital administrators and facilities directors to create themed signage for each level of the hospital. All of the characters began life as hand drawn illustrations and were refined to create characters that would easily recognizable as to the children getting treatment in this premier health care facility. The purpose of the design direction was to create a friendly, festive environment for children and if possible help them forget where they are for just a little while. Expressive color schemes were developed to uphold the theme as well.
Claude Neon's team then went to work programming the sign system and developing easily fabricated and re-usable signage. The room identity messages are easily changed by the Hospital's in-house sign department. Specialty signage was also designed to identify locations such as the snack bar, playground, information desk and gift shop.
For the exterior identity of the hospital, iconic signage was created for the top of the tower which is visible up to a mile away. The Hospital's mascot, panda, was recreated in aluminum and flex face material at a height of 28'. It's face illuminated by white LED's and halo lit on the wall with LEDs as well.
A beveled stainless steel cross was fabricated for the east end of the fascia and is also halo illuminated with white LEDs. Porte cochere identity is established with traditional channel letter signage and can be see at ground level in the patient drop off area.
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