Design and construction of the Infanta Leonor Hospital. Vallecas (Madrid)

Authors

  • R. Araujo Profesor Titular de la Escuela de Arquitectura de Madrid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.10.030

Keywords:

health care architecture, hospitals, flexibility, industrialization, rationalization

Abstract


The Infanta Leonor Hospital was planned as an investigation in the new flexible hospital generation, based on construction systems and looking for an innovative design as an alternative to the most commonly accepted Hospital designs in Spain, or “comb” layouts, which consist in multiple series of wings connected by two or three perpendicular corridors. The building is based on modular planning, meaning a general grid serving all the different areas, in order to allow building expansion and the flexibility to interchange the usage of spaces in accordance with the future needs. The structure is a 7,2 by 7,2 meter grid, and the cladding has been designed as a metal-panel system, with its modules established by the structural span, and looking for a high level of solar protection and functionality. Energy control is based in the extensive roofs garden, solar control, natural ventilation and the use of renewable energies. The Hospital complex is the result of an in-depth study of projects developed by the author and won a national Public Works Competition. It has been recently presented at the International Conference for Flexibility in Hospital Planning at the Politécnico de Milano.

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Published

2010-12-30

How to Cite

Araujo, R. (2010). Design and construction of the Infanta Leonor Hospital. Vallecas (Madrid). Informes De La Construcción, 62(520), 5–14. https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.10.030

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