St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Tampa, Florida

Project Details

Project Description

The first zone in the hospital project was the atrium because it featured a second story glass ceiling with colorful sails to block some of the direct sunlight. The most eye-catching aspect of this area is the atrium features a cloud mural painted on the walls and a hot-air balloon mobile to bring the sky to life. The hot-air balloon mobile was a bit more challenging because we had to design a mobile that turned very slowly but was also able to be lowered for cleaning. Entech also had to design a method for hanging the mobile and its motors because the ceiling structures were irregular. The mobile spins at a rate of one rotation per minute and the ceiling features other hot-air balloons hung around the atrium. Down below, we installed several other eye-catching features in the atrium area of the lobby. Specifically, we installed two faux palm trees and what we called the “mechanical interactive wall.” The palm trees were to bring some life into the space and for the hospital to use for their “Christmas in July” activities. The mechanical interactive wall is a structure that children can play with while waiting on treatment. It features a large maze wheel kids can turn and two smaller wheels that control balloons for catching falling balls inside the interactive wall.