Beijing Children’s Hospital Baoding Hospital: A Healing Space for Young Hearts

Project Information

Project Name: Beijing Children’s Hospital Baoding Hospital
Location: Baoding, Hebei, China
Main Materials: Formica® COMPACT® PROTEC+ Antibacterial Compact Laminate / Custom Graphics™ PROTEC+ Antibacterial Laminate
Application Area: Public Area Wall Cladding
Product Colours: 0933 / 8210 / 0961 / 8822

Beijing Children’s Hospital (formerly Baoding Children’s Hospital) is located within the Baoding International Medical Base. As the first cross-provincial publicly managed healthcare institution established under the coordinated development initiative of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, it has evolved into a tertiary specialized children’s hospital integrating medical care, education, research, preventive healthcare, and community services.

Its design draws inspiration from the historic Lotus Pond of Baoding, weaving the poetic imagery of lotus leaves swaying in the breeze and rippling summer waters into the architectural fabric. Formica® surfaces provide a gentle yet durable foundation for children's spaces, combining aesthetic appeal with healthcare-grade performance. The result is a bright, welcoming, and imaginative healing environment where comfort, care, and child-friendly design come together.

For children, the colours within a hospital environment often become a source of comfort long before words can. Thoughtfully selected colours serve as a powerful healing medium, helping to ease anxiety, create a sense of familiarity, and foster a more positive healthcare experience.

Formica®’s creative use of colour transforms the healthcare journey into an inspiring adventure of discovery for young minds. Formica® Compact® PROTEC+ Antibacterial Compact Laminate in 0933 White is extensively applied to walls throughout corridors, consultation rooms, and other public areas. Its clean, pure appearance establishes a sense of hygiene and professionalism within the healthcare environment, while providing a calm, neutral backdrop that allows other colours to come to life, much like a blank canvas.

The washrooms and column-clad areas feature the bold application of Formica® Compact® PROTEC+ Antibacterial Compact Laminate in 8210 Levante. Its vibrant yellow tone brings the warmth and brightness of sunshine into the space, creating a cheerful and welcoming atmosphere. Beyond providing outstanding antibacterial performance to support hygiene, the colour's warm visual character helps ease children's anxiety and offers a reassuring sense of comfort throughout their healthcare experience.

Formica® Compact® PROTEC+ Antibacterial Compact Laminate in 0961 Fog introduces a calm and understated aesthetic to the lift lobby, creating a soft and reassuring foundation for the space. Its long-lasting antibacterial protection helps guard against everyday germs, while its durable, impact-resistant, and easy-to-clean surface is ideally suited to the demanding requirements of high-traffic healthcare environments.

The most distinctive feature is the use of Custom Graphics™ PROTEC+ Antibacterial Laminate to create the mosaic feature walls. Through its unique textures and playful patterns, these surfaces transform otherwise clinical walls into touchable storybook landscapes. By introducing visual interest, familiarity, and a sense of wonder, the design helps reduce the stress often associated with healthcare settings, creating a more comforting environment and easing anxiety for young patients.

In spaces where children are constantly exploring, safety forms the foundation of good design. Every sharp corner has the potential to become a hazard. With its outstanding physical performance and unique postforming capabilities, Formica® Compact® PROTEC+ Antibacterial Compact Laminate transforms rigid edges into smooth, flowing curves.

Whether applied to corridor corners or column cladding, Formica® Compact® PROTEC+ Antibacterial Compact Laminate can be seamlessly formed to accommodate a variety of curved designs, creating continuous and elegant surfaces. These gentle curves not only soften the visual character of the space, bringing a sense of warmth and approachability, but also help minimize the risk of accidental impacts associated with sharp angles. Thoughtfully designed down to the smallest detail, the result is a safer and more welcoming environment where children can move, play, and heal with confidence.

Children’s hospitals experience constant activity and high foot traffic, placing significant demands on interior materials. Wall surfaces must withstand daily bumps, knocks, and abrasion, while also enduring frequent cleaning and disinfection to maintain the highest standards of hygiene and safety. As a result, durability and long-term performance are essential considerations in material selection.

Formica® Compact® PROTEC+ Antibacterial Compact Laminate rises confidently to these challenges with outstanding performance. Its dense, high-strength construction delivers excellent impact resistance, allowing surfaces to withstand the occasional knocks and collisions from carts, equipment, and daily use while maintaining their appearance over time. The surface also offers exceptional scratch and abrasion resistance, helping to preserve its aesthetic appeal even under frequent contact and routine cleaning, ensuring lasting beauty and durability in demanding healthcare environments.

Formica® Compact® PROTEC+ Antibacterial Compact Laminate

rises confidently to these challenges with outstanding performance. Its dense, high-strength construction delivers excellent impact resistance, allowing surfaces to withstand the occasional knocks and collisions from carts, equipment, and daily use while maintaining their appearance over time. The surface also offers exceptional scratch and abrasion resistance, helping to preserve its aesthetic appeal even under frequent contact and routine cleaning, ensuring lasting beauty and durability in demanding healthcare environments.

Most importantly, Formica® Compact® PROTEC+ Antibacterial Compact Laminate features a dense, non-porous surface that helps inhibit bacterial growth while offering outstanding resistance to chemical agents. It can withstand repeated cleaning and wet disinfection with a wide range of healthcare-grade sanitizing products without compromising the integrity or appearance of the surface.

From an environmental perspective, the material is manufactured in compliance with stringent environmental standards, supporting healthier indoor environments from the outset. These often unseen qualities are what make a lasting difference, providing the reliability, hygiene, and durability essential to the long-term performance of modern healthcare facilities.

Using the language of design to comfort young hearts and thoughtful details to enhance safety, Formica® brings together innovative design and exceptional performance to create surfaces that inspire confidence, warmth, and care. Every detail is thoughtfully crafted to support children's wellbeing, creating reassuring healthcare environments that gently accompany them throughout their healing journey.