Parametrische (T)Raumgestaltung — Parametric Dream-Room Design
2013
ART+COM Studios, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin , GRAFT Architects, PhilipsThis intensive care unit redesign created two pilot-program intensive care rooms at Campus Virchow-Klinikum Charité where the visual environment can be adapted to patient conditions through a three-year collaborative research and development project. The central innovation is a large-format curved screen above the bed built with Philips using 4000 LEDs, including RGB and high-powered white LEDs with 20,000 lux illuminance approximating daylight brightness.
ART+COM developed parametric media content based on scientific findings to help patients reorient after surgery or coma, featuring natural phenomena that connect patients to the outside world.
Key innovations included day-night rhythm simulation promoting natural sleep and protection against delirium, with screen colors simulating 24-hour light spectrum and incorporating weather patterns plus cognitive stimulation through moving birds and contrails. Variable visualizations based on natural processes can be parametrically adjusted by medical personnel through a tablet interface using patient data.
Funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, winning first prize in Design & Health Management competition in 2012.