PHOTO TOUR: Eating Recovery Center
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A group therapy room at Eating Recovery Center in Bellevue, Wash., is equipped with a moveable wall to increase or decrease the capacity based on need.
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A welcoming reception desk greets patients as they check in for therapy sessions.
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The teaching kitchen allows ample space for patients to socialize and learn.
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Patients can wait outside of therapy rooms and store their personal belongings in secure lockers.
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This group therapy room can be split into two spaces for smaller break-out sessions. Different-sized chairs, including standard and bariatric, are located throughout to accommodate different patient needs.
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The same color palette and finishes were brought in from the adolescent facility but tweaked to support an adult population.
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Private rooms are set up for safety, while allowing patients to feel secure and comfortable.
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Each private patient room is equipped with a security curtain and a closet.
Eating Recovery Center, a Denver-based provider of comprehensive eating disorders and related treatment programs, needed to optimize its space to accommodate an ever-growing adult population. During the renovation of its Eating Recovery Center in Bellevue, Wash., a variety of areas were incorporated, including group therapy rooms, a teaching kitchen, patient exam rooms, and overnight/private rooms.
The project team, including architecture firm Eppstein Uhen Architects, redesigned the floor layout to enabling the teaching kitchen to double in size, while maximizing patient traffic flow throughout the day. Keeping patient comfort in mind, group therapy rooms were fitted with different modes of seating, including standard and bariatric options. The color palette and finishes from the center’s adolescent facility were incorporated and tweaked to cater to an adult population.
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Project details:
Facility name: Eating Recovery Center
Location: Bellevue, Wash.
Completion date: December 2018
Owner: Eating Recovery Center
Total building area: 6,500 sq. ft.
Total construction cost: N/A
Cost/sq. ft.: N/A
Architecture firm: Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA)
Interior design: Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA)
