Clinica Zaldivar

Clinica Zaldivar is a unique building type located in the neighborhood San Benito, one of the most important and recognized in San Salvador, El Salvador. The exterior is kept to a limited material palette, where forms and spaces can be more deeply discovered, where surfaces flow continuously. The design contrasts smooth monotonous walls with a textured perimeter of exposed architectural concrete walls. Strategically placed are skylights and vertical wood panels which create patient circulation areas. Working within the 600 square meter facility, Clinica Zaldivar offers multiple entries, two operating rooms with recovery areas, 2 private recovery rooms for overnight stay, doctor's change room, consultation rooms, physician's office, a common waiting area and a private waiting area for patient’s family members, administrative areas, along with staff support areas and a medical spa for different skin treatments and rejuvenation treatments. Visitors can also experience waiting at the exterior plaza where one can enjoy the reflecting pool giving a sensation of serenity. In 2012 Clinica Zaldivar was published in G3 Young Italian Architects by UTET. In 2010, Clinica Zaldivar won first place for Institutional Building Type at the IX Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo in Cades, Central America.