Table of contents for INDESIGN #75 - Health in INDESIGN

At Indesign we’re passionate about progressive design and architecture, and firmly believe our region is one of the best in the world. And we know you’re on the same page with us on this one! We founded the INDE.Awards in 2017 to bring this vision to life, and shine a spotlight on the designers and architects who are putting the Indo-Pacific region on the global map. With entries to the INDEs 2019 opening Thursday 29 November, we’re excited to bring you the next chapter of the INDEs. If you have an amazing project, studio or individual worthy of an international design award, then flag them for entry. What makes the INDEs truly unique is its regional reach. As 2018 judge, Abbie Galvin of BVN, says: “There’s an incredible sense of…

“Whether it is one chair or a project solution, the 9to5 build-to-order process ensures the quality of each piece. The vertically integrated business model also allows a value-add proposition across the complete seating range.” The difference in proper ergonomic seating can make or break the productivity and morale in the modern office. As we, as an industry, have become more aware of the health risks associated with incorrect seating and improper working standards, design mentalities – particularly related to furniture and spatial design - have evolved to combat this US-based specialists, 9to5 Seating, design and produce worldclass ergonomic seating to service the health and productivity needs of the modern workplace. Since 1986, the production of 9to5’s executive, task, guest, conference, stool and lounge seating solutions have been driven by a…

Lily Goodwin and Josh Cain are partners in life but professionally, the pair makes up Pattern Studio, a two-year-old design practice based in Byron Bay. Goodwin studied interior architecture in Perth before landing a job at Hassell, while Cain started out by helping build houses for friends and family before also working there too. “That was more or less my training,” he says. “I think it helped me more than a degree because it made me hungry to learn, progress and improve – I felt I had to earn every opportunity.” After deciding to go out on their own, Goodwin and Cain began Pattern Studio. “We craved something different, a bespoke design approach,” Cain explains. The sensibilities of the ‘bespoke’ practice they have carefully constructed is evident in their growing…

Light Warrior Investments & Made Establishment, Melbourne by WOWOWA As Cremorne in Melbourne’s inner east shakes off its industrial heritage, its working population has become an increasingly mixed bag. Expansive old warehouses make neighbours with creative studios and wholesale traders. An ambitious tech venture might set up next door to a panel beater. In this urban setting, on the top floor of a historic Rosella Preserving factory, the affiliated offices of Light Warrior Investments and Made Establishment converge. The former, an ethical investment company led by the former CEO of Swisse, supports social and environmentally sustainable ventures. The latter, chef George Calombaris’ hospitality group, is the engine behind its well-known Greek-inspired venues. “The clients wanted it to feel like a cohesive space, yet distinct at the same time,” says Monique…

Building collaboration and transparency into Yancoal’s daily internal workings, Todd Hammond and team has “brought the best of our knowledge from the hospitality sector into the office”. For its new headquarters in Sydney’s Darling Park, Yancoal, Australia’s largest pure coal producer, sought to emulate this collaborative spirit and foster stronger connections between its office personnel. Sydney-based Hammond Studio brought this vision to life, crafting a workplace that challenges the conventions of the conservative coal mining sector and those inherent in Yancoal’s nature as a majority Chinese-owned company. “The Chinese culture is quite hierarchical and very conservative in its outlook,” explains Mark Jacobs, Yancoal executive general manager – environment and community. Accordingly, the company’s previous offices separated senior staff and rank-and-file workers along a predictable divide: the former given bright rooms…

“An agile-inspired approach works harmoniously with a more traditional ABW style of working. If anything, when implemented through a considered design approach, they will work hand-in-hand. It could even be argued that ABW, in fact, supports an agile way of working.” Activity based working (ABW) has been part of the designer’s toolkit for some time. At its crux it’s all about facilitating environments that allow people to work with whoever they need, wherever they need. A more recent methodology to be added to the line-up is agile working. Are they interchangeable? Does one foster the other? Is one more effective than the other? Always sitting at the forefront, Steelcase has put time into researching the ins and outs of agile working to glean insights that could be applied to the…

It’s no secret that Australia, like all developed countries, is entering an era of ageing. In 25 years, one in four Australians will be over 65. One of the factors leading to this is our ever-increasing life expectancy. It has risen from 71 in 1976 to 82 in 2016, and is anticipated to be at 92 by 2040. A third of our life will be experienced as a senior citizen. And the majority of it in relatively good health. That’s thanks to medicinal and technological advancements as well as a greater importance put on our health and wellbeing – prevention rather than cure. So, what will that period of our life look like? The emerging demographic is likely to be assisting with the grandchildren. They’re also likely to be continuing…

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Healthcare. The industry that for decades would have been better tagged as ‘sick-care’ is finally starting to live up to its name. Bolstered by the rapidly expanding wellness economy, healthcare is becoming more holistic, with a focus on prevention and activation. Facilities are beginning to approach service and treatment from a patient’s perspective, in addition to prioritising visitor experience. Just as fitness fanatics can track their daily step count with their phones, many patients can now access their own medical files. Healthcare is no longer a passive, treat-me scenario, it’s a team effort. Future visions see patients (and apps) playing an even greater role in their own treatment. Artefact studio proposes Aim, for example, a self-driving mobile health clinic that travels to patients’ houses. The system relies on a phone…

Oki Sato is a hard man to get hold of. His studio’s prolific output gives you the distinct impression that he may never sleep. And he’s constantly on the fly, so a face-to-face can be quite hard to come by. However to meet him in person dispels any myth of the ego-centric design-fluencer. His calm, constant presence reveals a masterful mind that seems to live in the moment, always alert and attentive When we met in Milan earlier this year – a fleeting 10 minute interview at Fritz Hansen in the Brera District, Sato revealed that he may – just may – be dropping in to Melbourne later in the year. That hint rapidly manifested into a solid reality, with the announcement of Between Two Worlds | Escher x Nendo…

Who put the PH into Louis Poulsen’s PH lamps? Its designer Poul Henningsen did – despite the fact that these seemingly ubiquitous pendant lamps (even I have four PH 5s) are invariably referred to as Louis Poulsen lamps. One reason for the confusion is that the two formed one of the great design and production partnerships of the 20th century and beyond. It all started when Henningsen (1894-1967) got to know Sophus Kaastrup-Olsen, who ran Louis Poulsen. The company had started importing wines before shifting to selling tools and electrical equipment. This “joint destiny”, as design historian Thomas Dixon calls it, began in 1925 when it exhibited prototypes (including the PH 5/5) manufactured by Louis Poulsen for what was ultimately to become the PH 5 lamp at the World Exhibition…

Synergy building at CSIRO Black Mountain campus, Canberra by BVN “The building is like Venice,” says architect and BVN principal, James Grose. He is referring to how, on the outside, Synergy at CSIRO has many address points and never reveals all of itself at once. On the inside, it is stimulating visually, never repetitive and replete with intriguing openings and corridors which disguise their end-points. Be that as it may, this is deliberately a very Australian building. Not in any literal sense, but in the sense that “authentic architecture,” says Grose, “has a resonance of its place”. Like major research institutions all over the world, the new Synergy building expects to host many international visitors. “It’s the flagship of CSIRO,” says Grose, “and hence it needs to be seen as…

Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (ANMF), Melbourne by Crone Architects Divided into four distinct parts for conferences, education, commercial tenancies and workplace, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation’s (ANMF) new 10-storey Victorian Branch headquarters in Melbourne is likened to the human body by its designers, Crone Architects. “At its heart you have the auditorium, which is a complex but extremely productive space, the veins are the staircase and the façade is the skin that helps the insides stay habitable by reacting to the light. The brain at the top of the building contains the workplace spaces and staff that help keep everything running,” explains designer Ryan Williams. Championing wages and conditions for nurses, midwives and carers, ANMF provides access to industrial, professional and legal representation, education and training facilities for…

INDESIGN Luminary Jon Johannsen is a tall, wiry and obviously very fit man who completely embodies his Danish ancestry. He’s been in practice as an architect for more than 40 years, a timespan that includes working for a host of outstanding architectural firms (as well as his own long-established practice) and a wide span of very different projects. We could say the same of many other architects, but two things make Johannsen special Firstly, apart from the diversity of his portfolio – which in recent years has included a specialisation in innovative aged care and seniors facilities – there has been a steady evolution in the way his practice works. Partly this has been to do with the usual fortuitousness as new kinds of projects pop up, taking the practice…

Perth Children’s Hospital by JCY Architects and urban designers, Cox Architecture, and Billard Leece Partnership with HKS Inc “We had to remember that children are not just mini adults. They generally see the world from a different angle than the average adult.” How, as an adult, do you design a hospital from a child’s perspective? That was the question lingering in the minds of the team behind Perth Children’s Hospital: JCY Architects, Cox Architecture and Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) with HKS Inc. Aware of just how daunting a hospital visit can be – particularly for a sick child – the designers sought to reduce anxiety by visualising spaces through the eyes of young patients, and by grounding the architecture in its distinctly Western Australian surroundings. The hospital sits on the…

University of Adelaide Common Teaching Area Upgrades by ARM Architecture ARM’s recent University of Adelaide refurbishments are unlike anything you’ve ever seen. These dynamic upgrades across two buildings at the main campus on North Terrace are proof that creating effective learning environments isn’t just about providing practical outcomes for students. While clear sight lines, efficient lighting, reliable acoustics and intelligent temperature control are important, so too are interiors that are accommodating, flexible and inspirational. And in bringing elements of genuine wonder and curiosity to one of the country’s oldest universities, ARM is also advancing current pedagogical discourse surrounding student-centred learning. “It’s not passive design,” says Amber Stewart, ARM’s associate and the project’s interior architect. “University should be a time and place where you’re not afraid to test out new ideas…

Perth Children’s Hospital Architect JCY Architects and urban designers, Cox Architecture, and Billard Leece Partnership with HKS Inc Interior Designer JCY Architects and urban designers, Cox Architecture, and Billard Leece Partnership with HKS Inc Managing Contractor John Holland Group Structural, Civil, Façade and Traffic Engineer Aurecon Services Engineer Norman Disney & Young Landscape Architect Newforms Landscape Architecture Compliance Consultant Philip Chun and Associates Wayfinding Büro North, Diadem BIM Management PDC Consultants Budget: $1.2 billion Duration: 89 months JCY Architects jcy.net Cox Architecture coxarchitecture.com.au Billard Leece Partnership blp.com.au HKS Inc hksinc.com Lighting Generic fittings, Norman Disney & Young and John Holland. Finishes ‘Cubic Colours’, ‘Urban Retreat One’ and custommade carpet tiles, Interface. ‘Accolade Plus’ and ‘Accolade Safe’, ‘Timberline’, ‘SafeGuard’ and ‘Amalon NG’ vinyl flooring and wall, vinyl skirtings, Armstrong. ‘Sarlon Traffic’…

Schooled in rock‘n’roll, the Boomers are more professional, more tertiary educated, more active and have less mobility issues than any previous 60s-plus group. “I think Baby Boomers will rail against the concept of an old folks’ home,” Bernard Salt suggests The next 25 years will see the number of people over 65 years double as 5 million Baby Boomers “jump into the space” previously occupied by 2.5 million. “There are a whole lot of Baby Boomers moving into old age, and they will live longer and healthier lives,” says Salt. “We’ve come from the period in history where you worked to the age of 65, then retired and were eligible for the old age pension.” Technically, you were branded ‘old’. But unlike previous generations, Salt believes the Boomers will not…

Hospital design is so centred on the needs of its patients that in some instances, safe and effective workplace design is not given the consideration it deserves. The underestimated value of staff may be more significant than hospital management perceives. But this can be rectified with a renewed focus on the hospital as a workplace, as well as a place to treat patients. As with all workplaces, people are the greatest asset, and a hospital is no different. Without appropriately skilled and dedicated staff, a hospital cannot provide care for those who depend on it. Health systems around the world are grappling with persistent issues of staff burnout, fatigue and stress, which have considerable implications for administrators that are seeking to attract and retain a skilled workforce. According to the…

Ours is an age of on-demand everything. Armed with smartphones, our portals to the great wide world, we can order a ride, a meal, a new sofa. We can stream whatever films we choose right into our living rooms. And therein lies the rub: we’re spoiled for choice. That demand for instant gratification is pervading every industry. If it’s possible to request delivery of a single crepe to your innercity office (a true story from a Deliveroo cycle courier), why can’t healthcare come to you, too? “Patients have become consumers,” writes Bonny Slater in Uniting Healthcare and Community: What Healthcare Customers Crave (published via gensleron.com, 6 February 2017). Slater is a senior interior designer at Gensler and designer of Unity Health Care, the largest network of community health centres in…