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40 Landscape Architect and Specifier News Ranked as one of "America's Best Children's Hospitals," Nationwide Children's Hospital has called the Near Southside neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, home for 120 years. The neighborhood is one of the oldest in Columbus, and though the area has a disadvantaged past, it is the site of substantial investment and development activity today. A recent expansion added a 12-story state-of-the- art in-patient tower, a third pediatric research facility, a six-acre park and a children's garden, cementing Nationwide Children's Hospital as a gateway to the historic Columbus neighborhood. The master plan for the site served as the catalyst for this transformation. The plan, developed from a vision of a cohesive and holistic healing environment, reaches beyond the campus itself and creates opportunities for the institution to be a good neighbor and integrate the campus into the surrounding community. The project expands the principles of therapeutic gardens to the entire healthcare campus and the community at large. Hospital Campus The design for the new hospital park serves the needs of the hospital patients, visiting family and medical staff, while creating accessible space for surrounding neighborhoods. Adjacent to the historic Livingston Park, the new hospital landscape creates a continuous park along the northern edge of Livingston Avenue. Children are the focal point of the six-acre Ann Isaly Wolfe Park at the hospital, which was designed to dynamically connect indoor and outdoor experiences, during the day and at night. Colored light weaves through the interior and exterior environments, encouraging exploration and sparking curiosity. A series of healing gardens provides an amenity enjoyed Left & Center District Landmark signs demark the five entry points into the hospital campus. Additional streetscape improvements to the site include new pavement, street trees and bio-retention cells for stormwater runoff. The renovation brought the healing principles of therapeutic gardens to the entire healthcare campus and the larger neighborhood. LEFT CREDIT: NICK FANCHER CENTER CREDIT: MATTHEW CARBONE Vendors Nationwide Children's Hospital Custom Planters 3Form (Chroma XT w/ LED lighting and black slate cap) Light Sticks Design HLB Lighting Light Sticks Fabrication Winona Lighting Pedestrian Light Fixture BEGA (8101 MH) Livingston Park Benches DuMor (Bench 58-60) Custom Benches & Wall ACT Composite Timbers Custom Light Panels 3Form (Chroma XT High Res) Light Fixture Holophane Granville Shade Structure Panels 3Form (Koda XT) Trash Receptacle DuMor (Trash Receptacle 84-32) 38-43.indd 40 3/26/14 2:29 PM