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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
the project
Extensive install of Aspex Printed Wall Protection, Rigid Sheet, Wall Guards, and Corner Guards.
Architect: HDR | Gensler, in association with Clive Wilkinson Architects and EGG Office.
Contractor: Power Construction Company
Graphic Designer: EggOffice
The Project
$550 million, 1.2-million-square-foot Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) is the first-ever “translational” research hospital in which clinicians, scientists, innovators and technologists work together in the same space, 24/7, surrounding patients, discovering new approaches and applying (or “translating”) research real time. Central to this translational model are five differentiated ability labs, research and therapeutic spaces:
The facility has five differentiated ability labs:
- Think + Speak: "Speech & Cognition"
- Arm + Hand: "Fine Motor"
- Legs + walking: "Gait & Locomotion"
- Strength + Endurance: "Total Body"
- Pediatrics: All abilities for kids
