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Ab Rogers Design harnesses colour for Royal Marsden Maggie’s Centre

February 17, 2020 India Block 0

Ab Rogers Design has built a Maggie’s Centre for the Royal Marsden cancer treatment hospital clad in glazed red terracotta and surrounded by a Piet Oudolf-designed garden. The centre in Sutton, England, is formed of four inter-connected volumes with large glazed fronts. Maggie’s Centres are cancer treatment centres that provide comfortable and attractive surroundings for

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Coronavirus quarantine hospital in Wuhan completes in just nine days

February 3, 2020 India Block 0

The coronavirus hospital has opened in Wuhan

A prefabricated hospital with capacity for 1,000 patients has been built in nine days in Wuhan, China, which is the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The Chinese state confirmed yesterday that the first of two quarantine hospitals in Wuhan had completed in just over a week. It will start admitting the first 50 infected

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Timber health centre surrounds courtyard of medicinal plants

February 2, 2020 Jon Astbury 0

Taverny Medical Centre by MAAJ Architectes

MAAJ Architectes placed a cross-shaped courtyard for growing medicinal plants at the heart of a timber-framed health centre in the French town of Taverne. The Taverny Medical Centre brings together several previously disparate healthcare facilities under one roof. Because of the busy road next door MAAJ Architectes, decided to turn the building inwards. The plan of

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Studio Symbiosis proposes Aũra towers to alleviate air pollution in Delhi

January 9, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

Aũra air purifying towers by Studio Symbiosis

Studio Symbiosis has designed Aũra air purifying towers for Delhi, India, to help tackle the increasingly dangerous levels of pollution in the city. Described by Studio Symbiosis as “breathing lungs of the city”, the Aũra towers have tapered, twisting forms designed to draw in polluted air and expel it in a purified form. The proposal

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Solar panels form canopy over surgical facility in Uganda

January 2, 2020 India Block 0

Mt Sinai Kyabirwa Surgical Facility by Kliment Halsband Architects

The Mount Sinai Kyabirwa Surgical Facility in Uganda by Kliment Halsband Architects is a self-sustaining facility topped with solar panels. Local labourers built the health facility using materials sourced from the area, including red bricks that form the perforated screen walls that allow for natural ventilation. Red clay was dug up from sites near the building

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Haeckels’ Victorian bathing machine warms up winter seaside dippers

December 23, 2019 Natashah Hitti 0

Skincare brand Haeckels has built a traditional wood-burning sauna on the sands of Margate beach, in a bid to “reacquaint the community” with the health-giving properties of their local waters. Located in the town of Margate on Britain’s southeast coast, the bathing machine is constructed from traditional sauna wood planks, with oak wheels attached to

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Stanton Williams puts work of rare-disease centre on show

November 9, 2019 Jon Astbury 0

The Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children in London by Stanton Williams features corners and corridors that give a window onto its laboratories. Stanton Williams used glazing to give patients and the public a chance to celebrate the little-seen work of clinicians and researchers. The Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease

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Nike paints Los Angeles running track in pride flag colours

November 1, 2019 Kristine Klein 0

Running lanes of a refurbished track at Los Angeles City College are each painted a colour of the rainbow pride flag to advocate for the equality and inclusivity of LGBT+ athletes. Nike unveiled the track on National Coming Out Day on 11 October as part of their Be True campaign. The running field is dedicated

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Natural light fills courtyard of Foster + Partners’ Samson Pavilion in Cleveland

October 29, 2019 Jenna McKnight 0

Glazed walls, a large metal roof and a vast central atrium feature in an academic building designed by architecture firm Foster + Partners for an emerging medical campus in Ohio. The Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion is located just beyond downtown Cleveland. Encompassing 478,000 square feet (44,408 square metres), the educational facility brings medical, dental

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South Korean clinic designed to promote “bond of sympathy” between patients

October 15, 2019 Ali Morris 0

Aeichi Korean Medical Clinic By Seog Be Seog

Seoul studio By Seog Be Seog uses a palette of warm materials and soothing colours to create a feeling of familiarity within the Aeichi Korean Medical Clinic in South Korea. Jun-woong Seog, founder of design studio By Seog Be Seog, wanted to create an interior where patients could feel relaxed and able to talk openly about

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