Health check: Clinic design inspired by first-class travel

London – A concept for a hospital recovery room has taken design inspiration from first-class air cabins.

The Recovery Lounge concept, by UK design consultancy firm Priestmangoode draws on the compact but comfortable design used in first-class cabins in airplanes.

Semi-private cubicles are staggered to maximise the number of beds that can be fitted in. The beds themselves can be adjusted depending on whether the client needs to lie down or sit up. Pop-out televisions and bedside storage can be hidden within the cubicle walls. The furniture is moveable and very little touches the floor, so that the space is easy to keep clean.

The design concept also has private patient zones when more privacy and comfort is required.

As LS:N Global reported in Revamped Utilities, clinic spaces are receiving a makeover, meeting the growth in wealth of the private healthcare consumer.