Kevin Turner AIA, Author at hX.Design

Social Dynamics in Behavioral Health Settings

As I write this, I am working from home, self-isolated to do my part to flatten the curve during the COVID-19 outbreak. Hopefully that is all over when you read this. Giving up things like going to a coffee house or restaurant has me thinking about what makes us want to go there in the […]

Kevin Turner AIA

5 years ago

Circadian Lighting: A different viewpoint

Circadian lighting is all the rage these days. That makes me happy. I think intentionally selected lighting frequencies can make a tremendous impact on the overall feel of a space and nowhere is this technology more useful than in Behavioral Healthcare. What doesn’t make me happy is how many designers are choosing to implement […]

Kevin Turner AIA

5 years ago

Behavioral Health Emergency Departments

A little boy was brought into an Emergency Department with a broken arm. After being triaged by the nurse, a doctor examined him and determined that the broken arm was his only medical condition. He explained to the boy’s parents that he wasn’t trained to treat broken arms, but that he would try to get […]

Kevin Turner AIA

5 years ago

Pediatric treatment in behavioral healthcare. Part 2: Outpatient clinic design

Providing treatment for Children and Adolescents who are experiencing psychiatric crisis is at once challenging and rewarding. As designers, it breaks our hearts to see young children in desperate need of psychiatric attention and we are acutely aware of the toll this illness takes on their parents. Our goal is to support the providers by […]

Kevin Turner AIA

5 years ago