The Hengqin Hospital will be the main provider of healthcare for a new city being developed on an island adjacent to the city of Zhuhai. It will be the signature anchor of a comprehensive medical campus, which will include of a series of specialty hospitals, developed and designed separately. Its architecture must be strong and clear, embodying the importance of the institution and its mission to the city, the region and the country. A key design challenge was organizing 1.5 million square feet on a limited site without overwhelming the surroundings or using up all the available land. To these challenges, we brought our own vision of embedding nature within the building.
Hengqin Island
Hengqin Hospitals & Medical Campus
Project Statistics
LOCATION
Zhuhai, Guangdong / China
COMPLETED
Est. 2022
TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE
1,400,000 SF
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Inpatient, Outpatient, Clinics, Diagnostics, Treatment, OR, Radiology, Emergency, General Hospital
Team
Leon W. Drachman, AIA, LEED Green Assoc.
Principal / Emeritus
Ching-Hua Ho
Principal
Mark Scott, AIA, LEED AP
Senior Associate
Shaun Morris, AIA, LEED AP
Project Architect
Carolyn Booth
Designer
Caitlin Cashner
Architect
Charles Garcia
Architect
Mali Ouzts-Gusenleitner, AIA, EDAC, LEED AP
Architect
Yu Pei
Landscape Designer
An Integrated Building
A typical approach to such a vast program would be to break it up into a series of independent buildings, distributed across the block. Instead, we conceived a single, crescent-shaped structure that leans against the city streets. The result is a continuous building that connects the hospital’s programs with maximum efficiency, providing more rational and intuitive circulation and shorter travel distances.
Embedded Nature
The densely packed building makes room for a large central garden, the Green Heart, shared between the main hospital and the specialty hospitals. Seamlessly integrated into the life of the hospital, it nurtures the wellbeing of patients, family, visitors and staff. A waterway winds through the landscape, connecting the Green Heart with smaller gardens, more intimate outdoor spaces and promenades. Native plantings highlight the unique local flora and create a sense of a home away from home.
In association with Hunan Architectural Design Institute.
