Creating Successful Places New Children’s Hospital, Dublin

Benedict Zucchi

Specific versus Generic

“The 30 Most Architecturally Impressive Hospitals in the World”

“The 30 Most Architecturally Impressive Hospitals in the World”

“The 30 Most Architecturally Impressive Hospitals in the World”

“Thinking inside the box”

•  Merger of 3 existing hospitals •  Tri-location model: children’s + adult + maternity

•  Creation of a completely new national identity

•  Very large scale •  Complex site context

•  Fast programme

The design challenge

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Irish Museum of Modern Art - Royal Hospital Kilmainham

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3 fls

3 fls

7 storeys

Perceived Scale

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Quotes

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“The city is nothing other than a large

house. And the house is nothing other than a

small city”

Leon Battista Alberti

24.11.2014

16.02.2015

10.04.2015

10.04.2015

30.06.2015

24.07.2015

02.05.2016

02.05.2016

02.05.2016

PIAZZA FAU

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Plant

Existing Energy Centre

Plant

Plant

Plant

Waste Compound Estates &

Facilities

Materials Managemnt

Service Yard

Level – B2

FM Link to SJH

Plant

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Level -1 & B1

Upper Car Park

Mortuary

OPD

CDU

Pathology

Estates & Catering

Lower Car Park

OPD

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Emergency

ImagingOPD

FAUOPD

PublicSpace

MainEntranc

e

Garden

RialtoEntranc

e

Level - Ground Floor

AmbulanceYard

FMHub

SJHEmergency

Flues

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Concourse – upper ground level

Concourse – restaurant & outpatients

Level - 01

Critical Care Unit OPD

FAU OPD

Lecture

Theatre

Corporate

Services

Research

CAMHS Unit

Cardiac Unit

NICU

CICU

PICU

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Concourse–lowergroundlevelConcourse–restaurant&outpa4entsCritical Care Unit – 62 beds

Level - 02

Operating Theatres

FAU Surgical Ward

Lecture

Theatre

Hospital School

Day Care

Parent Overnight

Play Therapy

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Level - 03

Plant

FAU

Education

Therapies

Pharmacy

All Faith

Workspace Corporate Services

physio

hydro

occup

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Level - 04

Haem/ Onc Unit

Garden

Roof Garde

n

Roof Garde

n

N/U/T Unit Haem/ Onc

Unit

cafe Garde

n

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Specific versus Generic

“Life, spaces and buildings – and in that order please” Jan Gehl