HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE
All Things Bright and Beautiful
A visit to Altro’s offices at Letchworth proved to be inspiration for the design scheme at Haven House, as Judi explained: “The moment we walked through the door, there was an instant ‘wow’ factor. We were blown away by the incredible colour everywhere and the innovative and creative way they showcase their products.
“The most impressive part of the tour was Altro’s rainbow staircase, made out of different types of flooring, which is a stunning and beautiful thing. We were so upliſted and inspired by it that we knew we had to have something similar at Haven House.
“Altro helped us to see that we could use colour everywhere, in both a practical and aesthetic way, create a bright and beautiful interior and still fulfil our functional brief.
Looking to create a happy, welcoming and exciting new environment, a children’s hospice turned to the safe but also very
stylish floor and wall solutions from Altro for its refurbishment.
The brightest and boldest Altro floor and wall products have been used to refurbish Haven House Children’s Hospice, in Woodford Green, Essex, with rainbow staircases and cleverly colour-zoned areas making the facility strikingly beautiful inside and out.
Haven House Children’s Hospice provides the highest level of respite and palliative care to families and young people, from birth to 19 years old, who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions.
In the hospice, children benefit from a range of play activities, as well as day and overnight stays. They also have access to music therapy, aquatic physiotherapy, physiotherapy and therapeutic yoga. In the grounds, there is a specialist play area and tranquil sensory garden surrounded by many acres of beautiful woodland.
Haven House’s Family and Community Support Manager, Judi Porter, said: “For the children at Haven House, colours, shapes, textures, light and other sensory stimuli make a very positive impact, and are so important for overall wellbeing. Our aim is to give babies, children and young people the best possible life and we knew that, by bringing more colour to Haven House, we could significantly improve their quality of life.
“Above all, Haven House interiors need to be hardwearing and functional, because a lot of areas are clinical spaces. Altro was recommended to us by Great Ormond Street Hospital, as they have the most wonderful colourful Altro floors and walls.”
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“We worked very closely with Altro to select the products that would help us achieve what we wanted. Many products are designed for clinical use, so we had huge flexibility with different shades, textures and finishes throughout the building. We actually have two rainbow staircases at Haven House, they really are our pride and joy, and you can’t walk up or down them without smiling!”
“We have two rainbow staircases at Haven House,
and you can’t walk up or down without smiling!”
The Haven House rainbow staircase has been created from different colours of Altro Suprema and Altro Walkway 20 safety flooring.
Judie added: “Our aim was to create colour zoning in specific spaces, and Altro products played a significant role in this.
“Walking through the corridors at Altro’s HQ, we were struck by how the floors and walls flow together beautifully, and we wanted to achieve that effect.
“Of course, we couldn’t use bright colour everywhere, because some of our children are sensitive to powerful shades, so we had to strike a good balance.
“We decided to focus on the five brand colours within our logo; orange, green, yellow, purple and blue, using matching shades
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