MKC Develops New Strategies for Nursing and Health Sciences
MKC Architects have been working closely with Colleges and Universities across the county in the design, development, and implementation of numerous Nursing and Health Sciences programs, including multiple technical spaces for exercise science, including Exercise Science Labs, Simulation Labs, and Sports Technology Labs. These spaces feature large, open, areas to accommodate human performance training and physical rehabilitation - each washed with natural light and dramatic views to the outside. Integrated lighting exaggerates this idea further and provides bright task lighting over each bed. Tables and flexible seating fill the central space between practice beds, providing workstations for students to gather.
ST THOMAS UNVIERSITY SIMULATION LAB
The proposed Simulation Laboratory is filled with state-of-the-art technology to facilitate a productive learning environment. Each practice bed sits under a lowered ceiling cloud from which the semi-sheer curtain is suspended, creating an illusion of distinct spaces within the larger lab space. Integrated lighting exaggerates this idea further and provides bright task lighting over each bed. Tables and flexible seating fill the central space between practice beds, providing workstations for students to gather.
Preliminary concepts for our latest project include:
ST THOMAS UNVIERSITY EXCERCISE SICENCE LAB
Treatment tables line one wall, with curtains hung from a lowered soffit to allow optional privacy for those receiving care. On the opposite wall, another lowered soffit creates a dedicated zone for free weights and other exercise equipment, and atop this sits a mezzanine with treadmills, stationary bikes, and space for aerobic instruction. The entire gymnasium is washed with natural light from the wall of glazing which looks out over the surrounding campus.
SPORTS TECHNOLOGY LAB
Outfitted with the latest in performance testing equipment, the Sports Technology Laboratory features lab-style desks facing a super-sized interactive digital display. A portion of the space is dedicated to physical testing equipment, delineated by a change in flooring material and full-height mirrors on either side. Rows of linear lighting—recalling track lanes—meet mullions of the same dimension at full-height storefront glazing, which provides views of the scenic campus beyond.