At the beginning of 2020, in Entebbe, Uganda, the EMERGENCY Children’s Surgical Hospital opened its doors. This major health centre comprises a main building, a large park with 350 trees, a play area, and a guest house. It is a place of care where people’s wellbeing is believed to depend on a holistic approach, and not just medical therapies. The project is the result of collaboration by a number of companies with differing skills sets working to modernize oldways and knowledge. By adapting the traditional construction technique of pisé,* the architects made walls more resistant, and stabilized interior temperatures and humidity. The classic “umbrella” structure inspired the shape of the roofing system, crafted out of titanium-zinc zintek®. Made out of two overlapping elements, the hospital’s roofs provide protection from inclement weather and attacks by small animals, while also producing emergency children’s surgical hospital Entebbe, Uganda Project: RPBW Renzo Piano Building Workshop Roof coatings: pre-weathered titanium-zinc zintek® slats ARCHITYPES 28 EXCERPT
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