为了采取更全面、综合的方法为学生提供健康服务，芝加哥大学寻求创建一个设施，将健康、咨询和保健部门结合起来，以加强对学生的照顾。新的设施位于历史悠久的Midway Plaisance的Lying-In医院的底层，根据其背景进行了翻新，并扩大了现有的庭院以创造更多的项目空间。该设施结合了健康和保健的原则，可持续发展和医疗规划的最佳实践。
With the goal of taking a more holistic, integrative approach to providing health services to their students, the University of Chicago sought to create a facility that would bring together the departments of Health, Counseling, and Wellness to enhance student care. The new facility, located on the ground level of the historic Lying-In Hospital along the Midway Plaisance, was renovated in keeping with its context and expanded to infill an existing courtyard to create more program space. The facility incorporates principles of health and wellness, sustainability, and best practices for medical planning.
该项目的整体概念是 “微妙的接触”，这指的是新结构与现有建筑的接触方式，以及学生在健康中心的护理方式。新的填充物被轻轻地插入现有的庭院中，并用连续的天窗带隔开，这样新建筑的任何部分都不会直接影响到历史悠久的医院外墙。
The overall concept for the project is ‘A Delicate Touch,’ which refers to both the way the new structure engages with the existing building, as well as how students are cared for at the wellness center. The new infill is gently inserted into the existing courtyard and separated with a continuous band of skylights so that no portion of the new construction directly bears on the historic hospital facades.
为了避免破坏历史上现有结构脆弱的石灰石外墙，支撑天窗组件的钢架从庭院周边的内部建筑中悬挑出10英尺，仅与旧的哥特式外墙相撞。在新的主入口处有一面全高的玻璃墙，通过原来街道上的回廊的开放式石拱门可以看到，目的是为了反映周围的景观院落。
To avoid damaging the fragile limestone facades of the historic existing structure, the steel frame supporting the skylight assembly was cantilevered 10’ from the interior construction around the perimeter of the courtyard and merely flashed to the old gothic facades. A full-height glass wall at the new main entrance is visible through the open stone arches of the original street-level cloister and is meant to reflect the surrounding landscaped courtyard.
将多功能厅与主厅隔开的室内玻璃墙成为一个次要的外立面，并以白桦树森林图案为特色，与亲水设计原则有关，同时也提供了视觉隐私。 第二个回廊元素包含在原来的历史庭院中，在新增加的学生空间中得到体现。这些天窗式的哥特式壁龛被重新利用为私人角落，学生可以选择在预约前等待或学习。
An interior glass wall separating a multipurpose room from the main lobby becomes a secondary façade and features a birch tree forest graphic, relating to biophilic design principles, as well as providing visual privacy. A second cloister element contained within the original historic courtyard was captured in the new addition as student space. These skylit gothic niches are repurposed as private nooks where students can choose to wait or study prior to an appointment.
同样重要的是创造一个环境，让学生在寻求健康服务时感到舒适和安全。该项目首次将卫生、咨询和健康部门整合到一个设施中，这将使医疗机构能够更全面地对待学生。为了确保学生在入学和报到时的体验受到欢迎和包容，同时保持隐私，我们给予了极大的关注和思考。
Equally important was creating an environment for students to feel comfortable and safe while seeking wellness services. This project integrates the departments of health, counseling, and wellness for the first time in one facility, which will allow health providers to treat students more holistically. Great care and thought were given to ensuring that the student experience at entry and check-in are welcoming and inclusive while maintaining privacy.
这个项目的深远影响是确保所有芝加哥大学的学生能够获得他们茁壮成长所需的身体、心理和社会健康资源。作为世界上最负盛名的大学之一的学生，其中许多人面临着巨大的压力和情感挑战。
The profound impact of this project is ensuring that all University of Chicago students have access to the physical, mental, and social health resources they need to thrive. As students at one of the most prestigious universities in the world, many of these individuals face a great deal of stress and emotional challenges.
大学认识到，在整个校园的三个不同地点提供健康、咨询和保健服务，会造成病人护理方面的差距。将护理人员集中在一个屋檐下，可以实现 “温暖的交接”，辅导员也可以被邀请来帮助那些因身体疾病而来的学生。
The University recognized that having the services for health, counseling, and wellness in three different locations across campus was creating gaps in patient care. Bringing care providers together under one roof allows for a ‘warm handoff’ where a counselor may also be brought in to help a student who comes in for a physical ailment.
Architects: Wight & Company
Area: 30000 ft²
Year: 2020
Photographs: Kendall McCaugherty
Manufacturers: Rulon International, Miller Knoll, Roca Tile USA, Shaw Contract Carpet, Virginia Tile Company : Crossville, Virginia Tile Company: Ergon Engineered Stone, Wilsonart
Construction Management: Wight & Company
Structural Engineers: Wight & Company
Landscape Architect: Site design group
Civil Engineers: Terra Engineering
MEP Engineers: dbHMS
Design Director:Kevin Havens
Associate Designer:Rich Van Zeyl
Project Executive:Matt Zolecki
Senior Project Architect:Ryan Cusick
Project Designer:Nick Jaworsky
Interior Architecture:Lisa Schmidt
Architect:Pramitha Bale
City:Chicago
Country:United States