Since 2015, DaVinci Winstead *, a joint venture between DaVinci Development Collaborative and the Winstead Group, has been working with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to realize their new 70+ acre North Druid Hills campus. The first phase of Children’s North Druid Hills campus, completed in 2018, was the Center for Advanced Pediatrics Medical Office Building. The DaVinci Winstead team was instrumental in working hand-in-hand with the client to deliver 250 rooms for patient care, exams, consults, and procedures, totaling 260,000 square feet with a 1,100-space parking deck. The most critical aspect of the mission was to guarantee seamless and uninterrupted service for the patients and staff at Children’s North Druid Hills campus, while delivering a state-of-the-art new building. The Center for Advanced Pediatrics is the only one of its kind in Georgia, bringing together multiple pediatric clinics, programs, and specialists under one roof. It improves the patient’s experience and allows families easier access to the specialized, multidisciplinary care their children need. Based on the positive healing effects of nature, the design team incorporated a “nurture through nature” theme throughout the eight-story facility, with ample daylight, views, and access to a garden. Inspired by the abundant tree canopies in the metro Atlanta area, designers used wood panels up the wall and wrapping on the ceiling to create a “tree canopy” in the public spaces, adding warmth and texture to enhance the patient experience.

* DaVinci Development is the managing partner of DaVinci Winstead.