Harmony with natural surroundings led the Vermont Psychiatric Hospital in Berlin, Vt., and the Mayo Health Clinic in Cannon Falls, Minn., to be honored by the 11th Design & Health World Congress with the mental health project award and the interior design project award, according to an article on the Health Facilities Management website.
The new 25-bed, $23 million Vermont hospital is a replacement for a facility that was damaged by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011.
Locally harvested stone and hardwoods were used throughout the facility. The interior design concept was designed to create a soothing and restorative environment
The Minnesota took a similar approach to its $28 million replacement hospital.
The facility is located on a sloped hillside. Brick was chosen to give it a sense of permanence and stature, the article said. The exterior features earth-tone bricks at the entry facade with red brick marking the central core.
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