MORELLI HOSPITAL
REGGIO CALABRIA

CLIENT

Calabria region

ARCHITECTURE

Arch. Albert De Pineda – Pinearq SLP

LOCATION

Reggio Calabria

MARKET

Healthcare buildings

SURFACE

65.000 mq

YEAR

2019 – ongoing

EXPERTISE

  • Concept, preliminary and detailed design
  • Acoustic consultancy
  • Safety coordination during design
  • Energy simulation

FEATURES

  • Beds: 600
  • Surgical rooms: 37
  • Urban park: 10.000 mq
  • Underground parking: 680 parking spaces

The redevelopment and expansion plan for the Morelli Hospital involves creating a single healthcare facility for the city of Reggio Calabria, merging the two existing hospitals at the site where the Morelli currently stands. The new hospital aims to serve as a center of reference and excellence, not only in terms of healthcare services and specialist offerings but also for its positive impact on the urban landscape and the community, which will benefit from newly opened public spaces.

The main themes addressed by the project are as follows:

  • Integration of the Building into the Urban Landscape and a Partially Degraded Area: The project focuses on seamlessly incorporating the new hospital into its surroundings and revitalizing an area that has previously been neglected.
  • Accessibility and Traffic Mitigation: Ensuring that the hospital is easily accessible while managing the traffic generated by its operation.
  • Functionality of the Hospital: Optimizing the layout and organization to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of hospital operations.
  • Livability of Common and Public Spaces: Creating welcoming and comfortable environments for patients, visitors, and staff.
  • Internal Traffic and Parking: Designing efficient internal circulation and providing an adequate number of parking spaces.

The existing hospital consists of five equivalent pavilions arranged in a grid along the east/west axis. The new expansion, however, will extend along the north/south axis, featuring a technological platform with two above-ground levels and one underground level. On this platform, four pavilion blocks for patient wards will be arranged in a “comb” layout.

Visitors will access the green-equipped park, which includes paved areas, shaded benches under arcades, and a children’s playground, via elevators or stairwells from the parking garage. Pedestrian paths through the greenery will lead to the main entrance of the hospital. The new hospital complex will be developed in an “L” shape along the edges of this park, with the old Morelli Hospital and the new expansion forming the two perpendicular wings. The physical and visual integration of green spaces with areas designated for patient and visitor use promotes humanization and environmental control, representing a distinctive feature of the therapeutic experience. Structurally, the building features a modular grid designed to optimally accommodate patient rooms and medical offices. The modularity of the structure and the ability to alternate different functions within the same grid, along with the flexibility of the various ward levels during the design and development phases, ensure that the building has significant future adaptability.

Design choices are based on eco-sustainability and environmental preservation. The selection of materials will prioritize natural, biocompatible materials with low energy intensity life cycle assessments (LCA) and compliance with national thermal transmittance standards. The use of brise-soleil on facades and roofs will help mitigate solar radiation, and the technological systems will be designed to minimize energy consumption.

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