Paris, France
2000
Bretonneau Hospital
At the foot of the hill of Montmartre, Bretonneau Geriatric Hospital extends away from the old hospital. The structure of the place is defined by the 19th-century pavilions, with their stone edifices with interlinked brick beds, jutting roofs and cornices.
Client
Program
Area
Planning
Client
Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris
Program
Gerontology, 245 beds. New buildings and rehabilitation
Area
17 500 m²
Planning
Delivery
2001
On this trapezoidal parcel, the new buildings are arranged in a strict grid layout, a network of built spaces articulating around tranquil gardens. Large sloping zinc sections on the roofs, brick walls, and eaves fascias accentuated in concrete: from one century to another, the architectures respond to each other.
The Bretonneau Geriatric Hospital is a new concept, accommodating elderly people in Paris, in a place stamped with an urban quality yet respectful of privacy. An internal street runs through it, bringing together spaces for people to meet – the hairdressing salon and the cafeteria – and with easy access to them from each of the pavilions. The medical care units are arranged like houses, each accommodating some fifteen people. Shapes, materials and layout recreate a domestic feel, essential for helping patients to get their bearings.
Providing urban integration and an urban-like interior, pavilions almost on the scale of family homes, and the modernity of a contemporary hospital facility, the project was based on an existing environment and a specific need. The city is opening itself up to elderly people within a high-performance establishment which, far from excluding them, is integrating them once more into a comprehensive social practice.
The Bretonneau Geriatric Hospital is a new concept, accommodating elderly people in Paris, in a place stamped with an urban quality yet respectful of privacy. An internal street runs through it, bringing together spaces for people to meet – the hairdressing salon and the cafeteria – and with easy access to them from each of the pavilions. The medical care units are arranged like houses, each accommodating some fifteen people. Shapes, materials and layout recreate a domestic feel, essential for helping patients to get their bearings.
Providing urban integration and an urban-like interior, pavilions almost on the scale of family homes, and the modernity of a contemporary hospital facility, the project was based on an existing environment and a specific need. The city is opening itself up to elderly people within a high-performance establishment which, far from excluding them, is integrating them once more into a comprehensive social practice.
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