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Dynamic Orlando Duo of Disney + HuntonBrady Architects Turns an Ordinary Hospital Lobby Into Extra-Ordinary

Dynamic Orlando Duo of Disney + HuntonBrady Architects Turns an Ordinary Hospital Lobby Into Extra-Ordinary

 Orlando—When Florida Hospital teamed with Walt Disney World Resort and Disney World Outreach in 2007 to become the Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida Hospital for Children in downtown Orlando, the hospital suddenly had the talents of Disney Imagineers available for collaboration on a scheduled renovation of the aging hospital. Together with local architect HuntonBrady Architects, and help from a few beloved Disney characters, the design team recently unveiled a new three-story interactive hospital lobby that can only be described as…well, magical.

 The new exterior shell and interior immersive environment that HuntonBrady Architects & Disney Imagineering designed incorporate familiar Disney characters, including Timon and Pumba from “The Lion King,” Baloo from “The Jungle Book” and Sebastian and Flounder from “The Little Mermaid, to comfort and welcome pediatric patients and their families. The hospital lobby features many hallmarks of Disney design including bright color, sounds and light. It’s a special place designed to make children feel like they are stepping into a Disney theme park or film.

 Interactive exhibits allow visitors to:

  •  Draw individual markings on a cave wall,
  • Generate jungle sounds on musical step pads,
  • Fish for virtual salmon 
  • Play in a magical world of popping bubbles and dancing sea horses.
  • A daily sunset celestial display that features constellations on the ceiling and a musical score created by patients.

 Renovation of the hospital will continue and new units will open in 2011, with concepts, colors, sounds and themes inspired from the lobby applied throughout the entire children’s hospital.

 HuntonBrady Architects is a full-service architecture, interior design and master planning firm founded in Orlando, Florida, in 1947. They specialize in commercial, healthcare, education, laboratory and religious projects.

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