{"id":8656,"date":"2024-03-21T15:02:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T15:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slamcoll.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=sub151_project&p=8656"},"modified":"2024-07-01T15:40:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T19:40:16","slug":"samaritan-medical-center-walker-center-for-cancer-care","status":"publish","type":"sub151_project","link":"https:\/\/slamcoll.com\/portfolio\/samaritan-medical-center-walker-center-for-cancer-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Samaritan Medical Center, Walker Center for Cancer Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Samaritan Medical Center was\u00a0seeking to provide a person-centered comprehensive cancer center to serve the community.\u00a0Designing\u00a0a campaign around the word “hope”,\u00a0 SMC focused on understanding the importance a facility can play in a patient’s mental state, and how that mental state can impact treatment outcomes.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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The plan arrangement is driven by a large two-story space connecting two floors adjacent to the canopied main entrance. This is expressed with a glazed opening that feeds light and color into the building\u2019s interior. Equal to that the entire plan form wraps around a healing garden at the second floor.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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The healing garden plan incorporates elements that provide a changing scene throughout the year – including the harsh winters of north country New York.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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