Ep. 175: Designing Spaces to Promote Wellness
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Medcan is expanding. There’s a summer pop-up in Muskoka’s Port Carling, a new location in Collingwood is coming soon and the Oakville location has been open for 18 months. The design in each of these spaces feels less medical and more high-end hotel. Elements like natural light and organic materials promote a sense of optimal wellness in visitors, encouraging relaxation and comfort regardless of the reason for the visit.
So can our listeners learn from Medcan’s interior design choices, the better to create wellness-promoting spaces of their own? Medcan CEO Shaun Francis interviews Oakville general manager Eric Giberson (above right) and HOK senior principal Laura Jones (above left) to learn about the way light and colour promotes wellness at Medcan’s new spaces—and, possibly, within the walls of your own home.
LINKS
Get more information about Medcan’s Oakville location, and the Muskoka location opening this summer.
Learn more about the Medcan Art Collection.
Learn more about HOK.
How interior design choices can boost your mental and physical health in New Scientist.com.
10 Feng Shui Rules To Live By For A Calm, Restorative Space in Forbes.
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INSIGHTS
03:03 Listen along with Eric and Laura’s tour of Medcan’s Oakville location!
07:38 Hear about the key elements Eric and Laura used to design Refine, Medcan’s dermatology clinic.
10:06 The challenge of creating a healthcare space that doesn’t feel like a healthcare space.
15:09 How simple elements like light and colour can set a space apart from the rest.
15:59 Hear how Medcan’s use of natural textures creates a welcoming environment that flows.
17:46 A room’s functionality can help create a sense of wellbeing—from the comfiness of the chairs to the location of the outlets.
18:59 How and why Medcan’s designers incorporated their interactive art collection into the space.
23:04 The power of lighting to transform the mood of a space.
24:11 How to adapt wellness design elements to different spaces.
26:29 How you can use these elements to promote wellness in your own space.
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This podcast episode is intended to provide general information about health and wellness only and is not designed, or intended to constitute, or be used as a substitute for, medical advice, treatment or diagnosis. You should always talk to your Medcan health care provider for individual medical advice, diagnosis and treatment, including your specific health and wellness needs.
The podcast is based on the information available at the time of preparation and is only accurate and current as of that date. Source information and recommendations are subject to change based on scientific evidence as it evolves over time. Medcan is not responsible for future changes or updates to the information and recommendations, and assumes no obligation to update based on future developments.
Reference to, or mention of, specific treatments or therapies, does not constitute or imply a recommendation or endorsement. The links provided within the associated document are to assist the reader with the specific information highlighted. Any third-party links are not endorsed by Medcan.