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USA (Raleigh, NC) | Healthcare | noraplan® sentica

Duke Children’s & WakeMed Children’s Specialty Services

Duke & WakeMed create colorful space for pediatric partnership

Duke Medicine and WakeMed Health & Hospitals forged a partnership in pediatric healthcare to significantly enhance the services available to youth in Wake County, NC. A 25,000 square-foot tenant space was constructed to house the new joint children’s clinic in Raleigh, NC. Administrators selected noraplan® sentica as the flooring of choice for more than 90 percent of the overall floor area.

When creating the environment within the clinic, all parties involved wanted to provide children with a safe and comfortable environment conducive to healing, while also offering ease of maintenance, comfort underfoot for staff and vibrant color. “We wanted something sustainable, environmentally friendly and easy to maintain. We’re trying to get away from waxed floors. The cost of maintenance … ends up costing more than the floor itself, in many situations,” says Pierre Mercier, project architect with Studio Forty.

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“We definitely didn’t want carpeting, with children’s asthma and allergies,” says Pierre Mercier, project architect. “Rubber flooring offers hygienic benefits and chemical-free maintenance, important for our pediatric patients, while also being very comfortable for staff on their feet.”

Due to the versatility and durability of nora®, the floor covering was used throughout the facility. “All patient areas have nora flooring,” says Mercier, “including the lobby, reception, nurse stations, corridors, toilet rooms and exam rooms. In the administration area, we used it in the reception area, circulation corridors, conference room and toilet rooms.

Another important factor in the decision to use noraplan® sentica was the color options available. “Because this is pediatrics, we were seeking a bright, cheery, colorful and inviting environment. The color selections nora offers were most fitting for this project.”

The floor also plays a key role in wayfinding in the large clinic. Mercier says, “We designed what we were calling the ‘race track’ that organized the scheme around the core elevators and toilet rooms. Within this corridor we added purple circles that map out a circulation path and allow patients to establish themselves in relation to the exits and lobby.”

Data and facts

Building Duke Children’s & WakeMed Children’s Specialty Services
Market Segment Healthcare
Products noraplan® sentica
Architect Studio Forty
Installation Year 2013
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Products

noraplan® sentica

Rubber floor covering with a changing base colour of harmoniously matched colour components.

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