ÁLVARO CUNQUEIRO HOSPITAL | Luis Vidal + Arquitectos

PUBLIC - HOSPITALS Vigo / Spain / 2015

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With this architectural project, Luís Vidal + Arquitectos (Vicente Fernandez Couto and Jacobo Rodriguez-Loseda) aspired to meet the need to concentrate the province of Pontevedra’s healthcare services (in Spain) in one big socially viable, environmentally sustainable, forward-looking hospital.


 


Based on the concept of airport-style hospitals, Álvaro Cunqueiro Hospital in Vigo is one of the biggest, most modern healthcare centres in Europe in terms of its infrastructure and equipment. It has also been awarded the international “BREEAM Es” certificate, given to buildings that fulfil some of the strictest requirements in sustainability, energy efficiency and environmental care.


 


The aim was to humanize the hospital by taking an innovative approach to the design of its different facilities, making optimum use of natural light and views of outdoor areas in order to create a pleasant setting. The idea was to come up with new settings that incorporate features ranging from indoor gardens to materials that convey a sense of natural charm and comfort, like the textured surface of the stone-effect 59.6x59.6cm DEEP Light Grey Nature collection by URBATEK, chosen for the hospital’s transit areas and waiting rooms. By laying the tiles in random fashion, facing different ways, a very dynamic, natural look can be achieved.


 


As is also the case with ‘therapeutic gardens’, this natural-look flooring, with its wide variety of patterns, was one of the solutions chosen to add a more human touch to the hospital: a group of buildings where new ceramic tile materials have been used to ensure maximum hygiene and safety.


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El planteamiento arquitectónico de Luís Vidal + Arquitectos (Vicente Fernandez Couto, Jacobo Rodriguez-Loseda) responde a la necesidad de concentrar la infraestructura sanitaria de la provincia de Pontevedra (España) en un gran hospital para el futuro, socialmente viable y medioambientalmente sostenible.


 


Concebido siguiendo la idea ‘hospitales aeroportuarios’, el Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro de Vigo, se sitúa como uno de  los más grandes y modernos a nivel de infraestructura y equipamiento de Europa, que además ha conseguido la certificación internacional “BREEAM Es”, que acredita las edificaciones más exigentes en materia de sostebinilidad, eficiencia energética y respeto por el medio ambiente.


 


Humanizar los centros hospitalarios a partir de un innovador diseño de los espacios que aprovecha la presencia de la luz natural y las vistas al exterior para crear un entorno agradable.  Nuevos escenarios en los que se utilizan desde jardines interiores a materiales que transmiten naturalidad y confort como la textura que traslada la esencia del porcelánico de estilo pétreo que aporta la colección DEEP Light Grey Nature 59,6x59,6 cm de URBATEK,  elegido para zonas de transito y zonas de espera. Con la combinación multidireccional y colocación aleatoria de las piezas se consigue un gran efecto natural con un marcado dinamismo.


 


Este pavimento de estilo natural y con una amplia variedad gráfica, al igual que los “jardines terapéuticos”, son algunas de las soluciones elegidas como elemento para conseguir una dimensión más humana.  Edificaciones hospitalarias con la máxima higiene y seguridad que aportan los nuevos materiales cerámicos. 


 

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    With this architectural project, Luís Vidal + Arquitectos (Vicente Fernandez Couto and Jacobo Rodriguez-Loseda) aspired to meet the need to concentrate the province of Pontevedra’s healthcare services (in Spain) in one big socially viable, environmentally sustainable, forward-looking hospital.   Based on the concept of airport-style hospitals, Álvaro Cunqueiro Hospital in Vigo is one of the biggest, most modern healthcare centres in Europe in terms of its...

    Project details
    • Year 2015
    • Work started in 2010
    • Work finished in 2015
    • Client Xunta de Galicia
    • Status Completed works
    • Type Hospitals, private clinics
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