CAMHS Marlborough House Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Swindon, September 2017.
We were consulted with an eye on improving this recreation room for youngsters with mental health issues. It was manky magnolia, we could only be onsite for a day, and had to work with a limited budget.
We workshopped to brainstorm ideas: they wanted a life-size zebra on the wall (zebra is a ‘safe-word’ if they’re feeling challenged and need a time out: “watch out, she’s about to go full zebra!”). It was also felt that a tree would bring the outside in.
Estates painted the room clean chalky white and after some visuals, development and approval on final designs, and i got to work creating the installations.
Cosmic zebra was then removed so he could be taken to the Rec Room in Swindon.
A typical Decreate detailed touch!
The young people at the facility thought it was really cool when they found out their new addition was part of a large street art graffiti artwork.
Thanks to Rachel, Kay, Tom, the amazing team of occupational therapists and all the inpatients at Marlborough House.
And btw, the zebra still dreams of being a unicorn!
An NHS CAMHS facility in Swindon had a boring magnolia rec room. We sorted that out for them!