Colour can Heal
Given that Floorworx’s major sales are within the healthcare industry, I was tasked with designing a product collection inspired by the themes found in trend forecasting brochures. In-depth research revealed the significant role colour plays in healthcare environments—particularly in enhancing wellbeing, supporting wayfinding, and aiding cognitive comfort for patients and caregivers.
Our Client
FloorWorx
Colours are a vital design element for projects in health care as they significantly contribute to a sense of well-being through a
positive healing process.
positive healing process.
Colour is psychology
This insight led Floorworx management to identify a valuable opportunity: launching the collection to the architectural market through a national series of CPD (Continuing Professional Development) seminars aimed at architects and designers. To reinforce the scientific foundation of the initiative, internationally renowned researcher Dr Helle Wijk from Gothenburg University—whose work focuses on how the elderly perceive colour—was invited to serve as the keynote speaker for the launch.
Nature Nurtures
Integrating strong links to nature in the overall design of healthcare spaces has shown itself to be critical to patient well-
being and their recovery process. It significantly impacts on recovery rates, reduces anxiety and cuts down the need for
pain medication while also benefiting the institution with higher staff retention rates.
being and their recovery process. It significantly impacts on recovery rates, reduces anxiety and cuts down the need for
pain medication while also benefiting the institution with higher staff retention rates.
New Beginnings
Nothing restrained about this palette!
Think pink tones for the floor in Mom’s ward and bright chromatic colours for the paediatric ward and whatever you do
don’t use beige – so safe but so depressing!
Create floor patterns with the vast range of bright colours available.
Bring nature in through colour to assist alleviating part of the pressure on the parents.
Think pink tones for the floor in Mom’s ward and bright chromatic colours for the paediatric ward and whatever you do
don’t use beige – so safe but so depressing!
Create floor patterns with the vast range of bright colours available.
Bring nature in through colour to assist alleviating part of the pressure on the parents.
Pulse
This is the movement areas, entrance, corridors, stairwells, day rooms, cafeterias etc.
Here we use the upper part of the NCS circle, the warmer colours with high lightness values for both floors and walls.
Bring in natural colours, wood surfaces and plants.
The Colouring of the patients’ doors in bright chromatic colours leading people in the right direction, at the same time
staff doors are neutral and naturally ‘camouflaged’. Use FloorworX Superflex or Eclipse for a long lasting and colourful
application.
Here we use the upper part of the NCS circle, the warmer colours with high lightness values for both floors and walls.
Bring in natural colours, wood surfaces and plants.
The Colouring of the patients’ doors in bright chromatic colours leading people in the right direction, at the same time
staff doors are neutral and naturally ‘camouflaged’. Use FloorworX Superflex or Eclipse for a long lasting and colourful
application.
Resources
The staff, administration and laboratories need a change from the rigid colour areas within the rest of the hospital.
A change in colour provides the staff with a welcome downtime. After all, these are the people who spend the most
time in the facility.
A change in colour provides the staff with a welcome downtime. After all, these are the people who spend the most
time in the facility.
Case Work
The Project Study
Three hypotheses are defined for this study. They are:
• There is a relationship between the colour on the wall at the foot of the patient’s hospital bed and the patient’s
recovery time in a hospital setting.
• There is a relationship between the colour on the wall at the foot of the patient’s hospital bed and the amount of pain
medication requested by the patient in a hospital setting.
• There is a relationship between the colour on the wall at the foot of the patient’s hospital bed and the patient’s
anxiety level in a hospital setting.
Overall, this study suggested that green might be the best colour to promote a shorter length of stay and orange
reduces the request for pain medication.
• There is a relationship between the colour on the wall at the foot of the patient’s hospital bed and the patient’s
recovery time in a hospital setting.
• There is a relationship between the colour on the wall at the foot of the patient’s hospital bed and the amount of pain
medication requested by the patient in a hospital setting.
• There is a relationship between the colour on the wall at the foot of the patient’s hospital bed and the patient’s
anxiety level in a hospital setting.
Overall, this study suggested that green might be the best colour to promote a shorter length of stay and orange
reduces the request for pain medication.
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