The new Pediatric Ward of Hospital São João in Porto, after years of expectation and media attention, has become the benchmark for the renovation and innovation of the Portuguese Healthcare System. On that note, the Hospital Administration had the vision of not only ensure the highest degree of treatment services but also assure the well-being, com...
Project name
Um cenário de cor na nova Ala Pediátrica do Hospital de São João do Porto (A colorful setting for the new Pediatric Ward of Hospital São João in Porto)
Architecture firm
ARG Studio
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Ricardo Guedes
Design team
Francisca Ramalho
Client
Hospital de São João do Porto
Typology
Healthcare › Pediatrics, Hospital
Right across the Artis Zoo in the stately Plantage neighbourhood in Amsterdam, Bureau Fraai converted the monumental chapel ‘de Nieuwe Sint Jacob’ that was once part of a mental institution into a multicultural psychological practice, named Adagio. The practice distinguishes itself from other practices by offering treatments in other languages than...
Project name
Lush Labyrinth
Architecture firm
Bureau Fraai
Location
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Photography
Flare Department
Principal architect
Rikjan Scholten & Daniel Aw
Design team
Penelope Croset & Margot Jourdan
Interior design
Bureau Fraai
Environmental & MEP
Ilex & De Klimaatbeheerser b.v.
Supervision
Irene Brouwer
In facilities, where immediate and fast reactions can affect how the emergency situation will end, an efficient and understandable wayfinding system is a necessity. So, it goes without saying, that every hospital should be equipped with the most basic and effective navigational solutions — door and wall signs.
King Saud University (KSU) has achieved a new global milestone by entering the Guinness World Record for the largest dental hospital in the world, with a total area of 37,165 square meters.
Written by
King Saud University (KSU)
Photography
King Saud University (KSU)
For owners of furry friends, taking care of the little critters' needs, especially their health and groom is no easy matter. Taking this experience to heart, as all of the Bitte founders are pet owners too, the team took on the challenge of designing a vet clinic at the buzzy neighborhood of Cikajang in South Jakarta.
Project name
Medivet Pet Hospital
Architecture firm
Bitte Design Studio
Location
Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta, Indonesia
Photography
Ernest Theofilus
Principal architect
Chrisye Octaviani
Design team
Chrisye Octaviani
Interior design
Bitte Design Studio
Structural engineer
Panton Trida Buana Cipta
Environmental & MEP
PT Dwika Sarana Teknik
Lighting
Bitte Design Studio
Supervision
Bitte Design Studio
Visualization
Bitte Design Studio
Tools used
SketchUp, Autocad, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Roster, expose brick, granite tile, wood
HOSPIWOOD challenges the traditional hospital model known as "Monospace" (care machine) to provide more humanistic and patient-centric healthcare to improve their experience during their stay in hospital and optimize their recovery time, while attracting and retaining the best healthcare professionals from Belgium and Europe in the City of La Louvi...
Project name
HOSPIWOOD 21, The 21st Century Biophilic Hospital Campus
Architecture firm
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Location
La Louvière, Belgium
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Vincent Callebaut
Design team
Vincent Callebaut, Kao Sum, Aurore Delcourt, Guillaume Brunet, Nathalie Martinez
Visualization
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Typology
Healthcare › Hospital
Completed in September 2021 with a construction surface of 96,000m2 and 600 numbers of beds, Xiamen Humanity Maternity Hospital brings a precise design which seeks a leading example for a better professional service from both gynecologists and obstetrics.
Project name
Xiamen Humanity Maternity Hospital
Architecture firm
Lemanarc SA
Location
No.501, Middle Jinshan Road, Huli District, Xiamen, China
Photography
Xia Qiang, Huang Xiaoting, Li Zhihui & Vincent Zhang
Principal architect
Vincent Zhang
Design team
Vincent Zhang, Daniel Pauli, Cao Feng, Xia Jinling, Dong Weibin, Cristiano Sardinha & Casiana Kennedey
Client
Xiamen Humanity Maternity Hospital Co., Ltd.
The Bangkok-based design practice IF (Integrated Field) has recently completed "EKH Children Hospital" that located in Samut Sakhon, Thailand.
Project description by the architects:
A hospital is the kind of place most people would rather avoid as much as they can. We have witnessed more med...
