{"id":262413,"date":"2025-08-22T14:55:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T18:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=canvasflow&p=262413"},"modified":"2025-08-22T14:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T18:55:07","slug":"gensler-nationwide-children-hospital-columbus-ohio","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/gensler-nationwide-children-hospital-columbus-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"A Metallic Monochrome Forest Awaits in a Columbus Children\u2019s Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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August 22, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Katie Weeks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>James Steinkamp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

A Metallic Monochrome Forest Awaits in a Columbus Children\u2019s Hospital<\/h1>\n\n\n

Can data centers generate community? Yes, say Nationwide Children\u2019s Hospital and Gensler Chicago. The latter oversaw the architecture and interiors of the Columbus, Ohio, facility\u2019s ground-up, 87,000-square-foot building, which brings together data and conference centers, offices, coworking spaces, and medical simulation labs in an inviting five-story hub focused on engagement and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the beginning, our client was intentional about the place they were creating,\u201d Gensler principal, co-global healthcare leader, and design director Randy Guillot recalls. With \u201chospital in a park\u201d as the guiding theme, visitors pass through a landscaped plaza encountering a custom fritted glass facade. Once inside, the lobby is like a breath of fresh air, with a 26-foot, wood-slat ceiling, crisp terrazzo flooring, Anders Klem\u2019s Scandi-style A Conversation Piece lounge chairs, and tall mobile panels that, courtesy of Flavor Paper wallcovering, display what appears to be a metallic, monochromatic forest. When opened, the panels reveal an auditorium under a custom dropped ceiling that\u2019s akin to sitting beneath a tree canopy. \u201cPeople understand immediately that they are welcome,\u201d Guillot adds. Nearby, a cantilevered stair leads up to the mezzanine and second floor, where the offices and coworking spaces are. The data center is tucked away on the building\u2019s top two floors; below grade, the state-of-the-art simulation center connects to the hospital\u2019s tunnel network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RANDY GUILLOT; JACKSON METCALF; KAITLIN BECKHAM; PRINCE AMBOOKEN; JILL MAHANEY; CLAYTON WITT.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n