Cox Health Pediatrics

CoxHealth had a big vision for its pediatric unit: transform a traditional healthcare environment into an imaginative, welcoming experience for children and their families.

Paragon 360 helped turn that vision into reality, transforming a white-box space into a three-dimensional, storybook-inspired environment in just a matter of weeks. Throughout the lobby, hallways, waiting areas and nurses stations, custom-built dimensional elements work together to create an immersive treehouse environment that feels playful, engaging and completely unexpected in a healthcare setting.

The result is a distinctive pediatric environment designed to bring comfort and joy to young patients and their families while reflecting CoxHealth's commitment to an exceptional patient experience.

Great environments require more than a great idea—they require the ability to execute it. Paragon brought design thinking, problem-solving, engineering, custom fabrication and installation together to translate the creative vision for the space into a buildable, durable finished environment.

That's one of the advantages of working with Paragon 360. Our team can engage early in the creative and design process or take an established concept and determine the best way to build it. Through our in-house fabrication capabilities, complex architectural and themed elements can be developed and constructed in a controlled shop environment before being installed on-site.

Fewer handoffs. Greater control over quality. Clear accountability from concept through installation. It's an integrated approach that helps turn ambitious ideas into environments people remember.

Bringing the experience to life meant thinking beyond the walls. Paragon transformed the artwork and storybook theme into a layered, dimensional environment by integrating custom-fabricated elements with hand-painted murals throughout the pediatric unit.

One of the signature features is a rustic, dimensional treehouse that frames the check-in desk, creating an immediate focal point for children entering the space. The theme continues into the nurses station, where dimensional tree trunks extend the surrounding artwork, while custom hot-air balloons and hand-fabricated baskets add another layer of character and discovery.

Because this was a healthcare environment, every creative decision also had to account for durability, cleaning and sanitation. Rather than using artificial foliage, the team developed a canopy structure and incorporated the tree foliage into the painted walls and ceilings. The solution maintained the immersive quality of the original vision while meeting the practical requirements of a highly utilized pediatric space.

It's a great example of what happens when creativity, fabrication and real-world problem-solving come together—an imaginative environment built not only to look great, but to perform for years to come.