Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital
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Daycare treatment of oncology
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Design
Experience box
Part of the designed context by Justine Kontou was an experience box next to every patient bed with three different scents to smell and a little booklet with six poems to read, some inspirational natural images, and more information about the project. Here, patients spend the majority of their time, so we implemented a connection between the three Spaces for Well Being in the hallway and the treatment areas. This experience box offers them the opportunity to smell one of the three scents (each promoting a different state of mind) and to read one or more poems. With these installations and the concept as a whole, our aim is to offer patients and employees a moment to just be and experience, without having a care in the world. By using daily cycles, like a sunrise, sunset or the tides, we make a connection to the simplicity and power of nature, which can inspire or can give something to hold on to.
Glowing Colours
Glowing Colours is a dynamic play of light with colours that change over the course of the day. Dots of light that move attract and interact, form subtle reference to the value of social supper and interaction for patients and staff. In Glowing Colours we apply soft fascination, based on ART*. Fascination we mostly have for natural phenomena. Resulting in both the predictability of the colours changing over the day, and the surprise narrative of the dots of light. The accompanying wall print and poem create a connection to the various color gradients in the sky and the warmth of the sun. Additionally, the poems subtly emphasize the value of social interaction.
Tidal Light
Tidal Light is inspired by the way sunlight reflects on water. Like the sun, water has the power to relax. It attracts attention through ‘soft fascination’ based on the Attention Restoration Theory*). Not only through its shimmer, but also by the slight movement of the light. The glass design combined with a subtle movement of programmed light creates a dynamic effect that references moving water and the cycle of ebb and flow. The accompanying wall print and poem enhance the association with water and the ebb and flow. * Attention Restoration Theory (ART) proposes that effortless attention and soft fascination (often found in scenes of nature) can help restore mental energy, which contributes to our ability to focus & concentrate.