Health

“Smog-eating” ceramic fins cover hospital in Milan by Mario Cucinella Architects

April 26, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

Exterior image of the San Raffaele Hospital

Large ceramic fins with a titanium dioxide coating that can break down smog particles cover the wave-like form of this hospital building in Milan, designed by local practice Mario Cucinella Architects. The 40,000-square-metre San Raffaele Hospital, nicknamed the Iceberg, combines university teaching and research spaces with an emergency room and 284-bed inpatient facility across its 10

The post “Smog-eating” ceramic fins cover hospital in Milan by Mario Cucinella Architects appeared first on Dezeen.

Norm Architects designs spa-like dental clinic modelled on art galleries

April 12, 2022 Jane Englefield 0

Warm oak and smooth concrete are among the materials that Danish studio Norm Architects used to create the interiors for this Antwerp dental surgery, which aims to defy traditional, more clinical designs. The clinic, called Dentology+, is spread over a cavernous basement area and a ground-floor level. Both have been clad in a neutral material

The post Norm Architects designs spa-like dental clinic modelled on art galleries appeared first on Dezeen.

Leth & Gori transforms Danish farm into contemporary supportive housing

April 4, 2022 Alyn Griffiths 0

Stubberupgaard is a brick-clad building by Leth & Gori

Architecture studio Leth & Gori has modernised a care facility situated on a former farm in Stubberupgård, Denmark, adding brick-clad accommodation buildings that support the needs of vulnerable residents. Leth & Gori oversaw the expansion of the existing facilities near the town of Borup, which has been used by the Copenhagen municipality as an institution for

The post Leth & Gori transforms Danish farm into contemporary supportive housing appeared first on Dezeen.

BIG designs Danish neuroscience centre to “mimic” the human brain

March 18, 2022 James Parkes 0

Architecture studio BIG has designed a six-storey neuroscience centre in Aarhus, Denmark, with an undulating form derived from the human brain. Named Neuro, the building for The Danish Neuroscience Center (DNC) will be shaped like a 2D scan of folding and undulating gyri – curving ridges of grey matter on the outermost layer of the human brain. The

The post BIG designs Danish neuroscience centre to “mimic” the human brain appeared first on Dezeen.

Ten architecturally impressive hospitals that aim to redefine healthcare

February 4, 2022 Nat Barker 0

Tambacounda Maternity and Paediatric Hospital, Senegal, by Manuel Herz Architects

Following The Friendship Hospital in Bangladesh being named the world’s best building, we have rounded up 10 other architecturally impressive medical facilities from across the globe. Tambacounda Maternity and Paediatric Hospital, Senegal, by Manuel Herz Architects Characterised by its lattice-like brickwork, this maternity and paediatric clinic designed by Swiss studio Manuel Herz Architects, is an extension to an existing

The post Ten architecturally impressive hospitals that aim to redefine healthcare appeared first on Dezeen.

Unemori Architects and Teco Architects create “park-like” health and childcare centre

January 27, 2022 Cajsa Carlson 0

Child playing in Kitakami childcare centre by Unemori architects

Japanese studios Unemori Architects and Teco Architects have turned a commercial building in Kitakami, Japan, into a health and childcare support centre, adding a new facade as well as undulating floors and ceilings. The two studios gutted and converted the first two floors of the eight-storey building using materials including corrugated polycarbonate, wood, and textile

The post Unemori Architects and Teco Architects create “park-like” health and childcare centre appeared first on Dezeen.

Rural hospital in Bangladesh named world’s best building by RIBA

January 25, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

The Friendship Hospital in Bangladesh by local architecture studio Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA has been awarded the RIBA International Prize 2021. The hospital is the latest winner of the RIBA International Prize, which is awarded biennially to a project “that demonstrates design excellence and social impact”. The Friendship Hospital is a low-cost and remote medical institution in Bengal, southwest

The post Rural hospital in Bangladesh named world’s best building by RIBA appeared first on Dezeen.

Xiamen pilates studio by Wanmu Shazi resembles a light-dappled cave

January 25, 2022 Natasha Levy 0

Woman sitting crosslegged on floor of T.T. Pilates studio in Xiamen by Wanmu Shazi with light streaming in through rounded windows

Amorphous windows illuminate the cavernous interior of this pilates gym, which designer Wanmu Shazi has created in the Chinese port city of Xiamen. The interior of TT Pilates, which is set inside a high-rise office building, was designed to distance visitors from the hustle and bustle of their urban surroundings. “Pilates is a unique exercise

The post Xiamen pilates studio by Wanmu Shazi resembles a light-dappled cave appeared first on Dezeen.

i29 creates colour-block interiors for Amsterdam dental clinic

December 27, 2021 Natasha Levy 0

Dentista clinic in Amsterdam with white and khaki-green colour-block interiors

Fresh white treatment rooms are contrasted with khaki-green communal areas inside the Dentista dental clinic in Amsterdam, which has been designed by local studio i29. As the clinic is Dentista’s first, i29 was tasked with creating an interior scheme and visual identity that could be easily rolled out to future locations. “Our design strategy was

The post i29 creates colour-block interiors for Amsterdam dental clinic appeared first on Dezeen.

Herzog & de Meuron unveils plectrum-shaped AstraZeneca research centre

December 10, 2021 Cajsa Carlson 0

Disc-shaped glass research centre for AstraZeneca

Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed The Discovery Centre, a glass-clad facility for research and development designed for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in Cambridge. The research centre, which is shaped like a triangular guitar plectrum and features a sawtooth-shaped roof, is located in the middle of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and was designed in

The post Herzog & de Meuron unveils plectrum-shaped AstraZeneca research centre appeared first on Dezeen.