5 HOSPITALS IN GHANA

The project of 5 HOSPITALS IN DIFFERENT CITIES IN GHANA is a challenge of the parametric hospital model’s adaptability developed by PMMT in different countries. In this case, the main consideration, as well as the speed of design and execution, was a very limited budget, which made us rethink the system. The organisation of the pavilions maintains the parametric structure of segregation of the public corridors from the technical corridors, a series of modular pavilions separated by courtyards and with a light roof structure free of central pillars that makes them totally polyvalent to accommodate any hospital service.

One of the key points in order to keep within the available budget was to limit the air-conditioned built spaces to only what was essential. On the one hand, the circulation corridors and waiting areas were outside porches, and on the other hand, various passive strategies were proposed to achieve maximum user comfort in the hospitalisation and consultation areas without active air-conditioning. Cross ventilation with louvred windows, landscaped courtyards between wards cool the air by evapotranspiration; ventilated roofs and large porches for solar protection were measures calculated in detail before being implemented to verify they lower the temperature of the space by 3 to 4 degrees, improving the thermal comfort of the users.