Using Tarkett IQ Optima Homogenious Sheet Vinyl, The Phoenix Children’s Hospital required colorful, interactive designs to help patients locate specific rooms and feel more comfortable in the healthcare environment. Flat lay and flash cove techniques were utilized throughout the hospital enhancing a sanitary benefit.
A total of ten different colors were introduced with the consistent background of Canadian Maple Wood as well as a Tarkett Luxury Vinyl Tile Color Play / Color Pop Apricot, Cardinal, Paprika, Dandelion, Lime, Bermuda, Plum and Pink. Each color provided specific guidance to procedure rooms, assisting patients to locate the correct location of their treatment.
The colors were cut into the primary, base color of the floor in various shapes, sizes and patterns. This provided the aesthetics of a fun environment conducive to the Phoenix Children’s Hospital audience.
Johnsonite cove base, t-moldings, thin line transitions and transitions were used throughout the installation, complimenting each room with complimentary or contrasting colors and finishing affects. All products were set, according to manufacturer specifications, utilizing Mapei adhesives.
Nancy Thiel, founder and principal of Thiel Architecture + Design, is a licensed architect and an interior designer. With 40+ years’ experience working with luminaries in the architecture world, including Michael Graves, Robert A.M. Stern, and Rockwell Group, where she served as a studio leader, Thiel’s extensive portfolio includes single-family homes and multi-story residences, hotels, restaurants, retail, fitness clubs, offices, theaters, schools and shopping centers. She is a member of the AIA, holds NCARB certification and is a LEED accredited professional. Prior to her career in architecture, Thiel was a dancer and choreographer.
Thiel Architecture + Design is an award-winning multi-disciplinary architecture, interior design, planning, and product design firm with offices in CT and NY. The firm’s work focuses on high-end residential design as well as hospitality, contract, and retail projects. Thiel Architecture + Design’s work has been featured in Interior Design, Architype, New York and Connecticut Cottages and Gardens, Connecticut Magazine, Archello, and Fast Company magazines. In 2022, the firm received a Connecticut AIA Excellence award for Interior Architecture. Thiel earned a BA from Penn State University and her Master of Architecture degree from Syracuse University.
