Boston Children’s Hospital – Environmental/Experiential Graphics RFQ 2016

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Boston Children’s Hospital - Request for Qualifications Environmental / Experiential Graphics RFQ Deadline: Monday, April 18, 2016 (extended) Project Summary: Boston Children’s Hospital is seeking talented design teams and artists for several opportunities within our planned expansion. This opportunity is open to experienced creative firms, environmental designers, public artists, graphics & media professionals residing in the United States. Demonstrated creative use of materials, incorporation of technology, especially interactive elements, a plus. Previous work in healthcare is desired. This Request for Qualifications is a coordinated effort with Boston Children’s wayfinding, donor recognition, and art planning teams with assistance from Urban Culture Institute. Boston Children’s Clinical Building (BCCB) As the leading pediatric hospital in the world, Boston Children's Hospital has a special responsibility to support the growing demand for complex care. Our plan addresses long-term strategies for healthcare service delivery in Boston's Longwood Medical Area, including a new clinical building, a 445,000 square-foot structure at the core of the hospital complex, that will allow us to: update our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, creating individual rooms to better accommodate parents and our clinicians as they care for critically ill newborns; uncouple current double patient rooms, supporting improved care and privacy for children and families; and support the most state-of-the-art, specialized technology and care methods to care for our increasingly complex patients. • Project Architect: Shepley Bullfinch • Landscape Architect: Mikyoung Kim Design • Art/design concepts: Ground to sky/outer space, nature, discovery, sense of wonder,

micro/macro Waltham Clinical Building Boston Children's Hospital's Community of Care is one of the cornerstones of our strategic clinical growth plan. We have long been committed to providing the right care in the setting setting, which allows us to maximize efficiencies, minimize costs and enhance the patient/family experience. The expansion of our Waltham campus into a full-fledged, 24/7 hospital will redouble that commitment. Our plan includes a new Ortho/Sports Med Center of Excellence, expanded mental health facilities, a Cranio-Facial Center of Excellence, new inpatient beds and operating rooms and an expansive, campus wide green space plan. • Project Architect: Payette Architects • Art/design concepts: Park/nature trail, play outside, backyard, Charles river, seasons,

exploration More info at: https://www.childrenshospital.org/about-us/transforming-tomorrow

Boston Children’s Hospital ENVIRONMENTAL / EXPERIENTIAL GRAPHICS RFQ

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We have three RFQ opportunities – as follows. Please let us know which ones you would like to be considered for and submit samples to support previous work. 1. New wayfinding system for Waltham Campus

• The existing wayfinding for Waltham will be redesigned along with systems for the new building. Navigation from front door to central check-in involves several turns and will be one major issue to solve.

2. Donor Recognition – plaques and donor walls (both campuses)

• Two new donor walls, one on each campus in central locations, will recognize capital gifts. Should serve to thank donors, engage and inspire all who pass (patient families, caregivers and donors alike) and educate audience on importance of philanthropy and mission of BCH.

• Campaign recognition wall—a unique installation housed on the main campus to recognize current campaign donors.

• Individual plaque recognition program for named spaces. Gifts of $100K+ will recognized with a plaque and/or mounted lettering system depending on gift amount.

3. Elevator Lobby Art – experiential graphics (both campuses)

• Applied graphic in any very durable material with option for recessed sculptural elements, backlit graphics or other media such as projected graphics or motion sensor is also possible.

• The elevator lobby condition is similar at Waltham and BCCB with opportunity for thematic development on different levels. There are 8 floors in BCCB and 5 in Waltham

• Environmental graphics that create continuity between floors, tie to existing themes, and engage many ages and cultures.

Review Process: You may apply for one or more opportunities through this call. We will be evaluating based on previous work. Shortlisted artist/designer/teams will be interviewed and asked to prepare a fee proposal. The selected artist/designer/team for each project will work in partnership with the project architect and Boston Children’s planning department to incorporate any architectural needs before DD drawings are due this summer. Materials will be evaluated together with project architects and appropriate committees.

Boston Children’s Hospital – Environmental/Experiential Graphics RFQ 2016

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RFQ/RFP Schedule:

March 16, 2016 Release Request for Qualifications (RFQ) April 18 (extended) RFQ Deadline (materials due by midnight) May Finalists interviews & fee proposals submitted June Projects awarded Summer 2016 Design Development Anticipated project completion is 2020 for BCCB and 2018/19 for Waltham

Submittal Guidelines: Please email a PDF following these parameters in the order indicated below by midnight April 18, 2016. All materials must be submitted via email to christina.lanzl@urbancultureinstitute.org with the subject line: Children’s Hospital & the SPECIFIC PROJECT(s) applied for:

1. Waltham Wayfinding System 2. Donor Recognition 3. Elevator Lobby Art

PDF Application should include:

• Letter of interest on letterhead including your contact information (name, firm, team members, address, city, state, ZIP, phone, email and website) and qualifications as well as capacity to complete this commission;

• Images of 3–6 completed projects (per RFQ) including project title, materials & equipment, dimensions, client, and budget;

• Project list or resume – one for each team member or a group resume as applicable; • Up to three references including job title, affiliation, email and telephone number as well as the

project title; • Please format as 8.5 x 11” Landscape-orientation PDF; • File should not exceed 20 pages total and a maximum size of 10MB. Dropbox/other file transfer

system may be used. Questions: For questions or additional information, please contact RFQ facilitator Christina Lanzl of the Urban Culture Institute at: christina.lanzl@urbancultureinstitute.org. RFQ URL: http://www.urbancultureinstitute.org/boston-childrens-hospital Thank you! We look forward to seeing your materials.