| CONTINUUM HEALTH PARTNERS
THE
CONTINUUM CENTER FOR HEALTH & HEALING
Manhattan, NY
Design: Guenther Petrarca, AIA
The Continuum Center for Health & Healing is a program set up by
Continuum Health Partners, Inc. the parent corporation of Beth Israel,
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center and Long Island College Hospital.
The Center provides fully integrative care, employing therapies from both
conventional medicine as well as alternative/complimentary modalities.
In addition to its services as a provider of outpatient medical care,
the Center conducts clinical research, and has undertaken educational,
training and outreach programs.
Our analysis included extensive interaction with the planning team as
well as the architectural firm in charge of this project. The overall
arrangement of the various functions within the Center follows Feng Shui
principles, as do the colors, materials and proportions of all elements
within the design scheme. The facility features the use of non-toxic materials
to create a truly healing environment which will reflect the holistic
approaches of the therapeutic modalities represented.
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