International Competition “Béchar Military Hospital”

Arquitechture

Constructed Surface: 89.212,24 m2 of surface

Budget: 92.281.810,15€

Developer: Government of Argelia

Bechar, Argelia. 2014.

Inside Look.

Due to its situation and its military connection, the proposal is a restrained hospital, with well-defined prisms, but with a game of heights and material to create orderly repetitions that break the monolith.

In terms of colours, earth tones are used, as they are associated with the army, managing to integrate the building into the terrain and make it go unnoticed from above.

The gaps adjusted to the interior rooms, with sun blinds, serve different needs.

It is indoors where light takes centre stage. Large skylights with vegetation are generated between the blocks, with access to them on the ground floor, creating a fresh and relaxed atmosphere for its users.

A double circulation streamlines both internal and external routes, the public one from the main front and the private one from the rear, both well-defined to avoid unwanted interactions.

Daily consultations are located on the main façade, with easy and quick access, while the rear area holds the hospitalisation rooms, with the specialties on the same floor to facilitate the work of the staff.

In the centre we can find the operating theatres and intensive care, to facilitate a direct connection from anywhere, and the emergency rooms are at the end, closest to the access to the hospital complex, with direct entry and link to the central area.