METHODOLOGY
Hospital Architecture has suffered an enormous evolution during the past years. This evolution has been put together in several publications such as “The Architecture of Hospitals” Published by the Netherlands Architectural Institute. The historic evolution done by Markus Schaeger gathers different examples of hospital architecture such as A. Aalto, Le Corbusier, Ahrends Burton and Koralek, Tadaa Ando, Frank Guery, Rafael Moneo, Venturi Scott Brown, Richard Meierm Patxi Mangado, Mecanoo, Inglada-Arevalo, etc... Some of the recent examples used are the Spanish hospitals of Alcorcon, Rio Hortega and the New Hospital of Burgos.
The design methodology applied in hospitals such as Lugo, Valladolid, Burgos or Madrid is valid practically in its totality despite having to introduce certain new elements or emphasize certain existing ones.
The Decalogue puts together in a conceptual way numerous reflections, observations and personal experiences which are transformed into design criteria that follow the qualities confronting and solving formal decisions, from the beginning of the process, and the final result are embodied in the technical and constructive solutions that configure the architecture and engineering of hospitals. It’s important to bare in mind the buildings estimate “life cycle”.
These 10 concepts are:
- 01_The Site
- 02_Zoning
- 03_The Urban Planning: Road Network
- 04_ Growth Possibilities
- 05_Variability, Flexibility & Changing Intentions
- 06_Humanization
- 07_ Safety
- 08_ Sustainability: Ecological Hospitals
- 09_ Technology
- 10_Architectural Quality