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Thoughtful healthcare design with Mosa tiles

ProHealth Care Cancer Treatment Facility (USA)

As the design of a healthcare facility plays more and more into the patient’s choice of care, designers are looking for innovative ways to create healing environments. An example of this is the UW Cancer Center at ProHealth Care in Wisconsin, USA, as a warm and inviting that promotes comfort while easing stress. Ranked as the fifth company in the field of healthcare globally, the team from Cannon Design selected Mosa’s world-class porcelain tiles for floors and feature walls in public and patient care areas to address their key objectives. We sat down with one of the designers to see what went into this world-class patient care design.

The design team was comprised of Cannon associates from the New York office, including Heather Clinger, who was involved as an interior designer in the project, as well as architects from Cannon’s Baltimore location. Ms Clinger explained the crucial need for a thoughtful design in a patient care environment that patients and their carers will visit up to 100 times during the course of treatment. ‘We looked to patient advisory teams for their input in this process. ProHealth had a very strong patient group that paid special attention to the infusion center, which they wanted to be more open and more social, with areas to stop and rest. The group was also eager to arrive at a contiguous and sequence-based design that incorporates a level of discovery and surprise, so that novelty doesn’t wear off.’ They also consulted with a ‘Whole Person Health Design Team’ comprised of ProHealth Care staff members.

Once the objectives became clear, Cannon set about finding the right design solutions and materials to create this treatment facility. These included:

- Warmth: Cannon chose to integrate fireplaces with feature Mosa tiles in the rest and social areas. Ms Clinger explains, ‘They wanted to create an inviting place to gather, as it will be used often .’ The usually cold Wisconsin winters also called for a warm approach.

- Play of light: As patients will visit the facility dozens of times, the designers integrated interesting materials that vary according to the time of day and angle of view. Thanks to their different shades and depths, Mosa’s Terra Tones helped to create this dynamic, as the colour of the product imitated the light change and added to the dimensionality.

- Organic look with a high-tech performance: Cannon looked to create an engaging, organic look by focusing on a colour palette that echoed the natural landscape surrounding the facility. Mosa tiles helped them to achieve this ambition: each tile has an organic pattern, meaning no two are alike.

- Precision and resilience: Cannon needed flooring that could withstand the salt-heavy Wisconsin winters and be smooth to accommodate daily wheelchair use. Mosa’s precise face dimension and rectified edges enabled the designers to create a smooth surface with minimal grouts and an exceptional anti-slip covering to ensure user safety.

- Sustainability: Aside from this project, M. Clinger says, ‘Cannon always starts from a sustainable story – we always enter into dialogue with the client on this topic.’ Mosa is the first and only Cradle to Cradle-certified porcelain tile manufacturer. ‘Of course that will have an impact on our choice,’ says the designer, who also chose other finish brands with sustainability including Interface for carpeted areas.

Cannon has also selected Mosa tiles for other important projects, including Huntingdon Hospital and an education design in New Jersey, the Rutgers University Life Science project. Ms Clinger continues, ‘We really enjoy working with companies like Mosa that have a support system and are committed to their customers. It is an ongoing relationship, not just a one-off job.’

Thoughtful healthcare design with Mosa tiles

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  • Maastricht, Netherlands
  • Mosa. Tiles.