Aménagement de la médecine nucléaire

Discipline : Interior Design

Categories : Education, Institution & Healthcare / Health Facilities & Research Center : Gold certification

Categories : Other categories in interior design / Common area : Silver certification

With its large glass facade and monumental entrance on Arthur-Sauvé Boulevard, the architectural design of the expansion of Saint-Eustache Hospital unveils a new institutional identity for this hospital building composed of pavilions dating from 1962, 1993, and 2011, in addition to a temporary dome in 2021. 

Its transparent volume and location along the street offer a transition between the urban scale and the human scale. The facade becomes a showcase for the region's population while providing an updated facade worthy of the proportions of the pavilion hospital behind it. In the event of a future expansion, the area of the main facade could be doubled with the same architectural language, enhancing its impact on the urban landscape.

The punctuations of masonry elements recall the original materiality of 1962 in contrast to the metal cladding and prefabricated concrete panels, which mark a transition to a contemporary era. Its architectural language is fluid through the proportions, rhythm, and coloring of its materials in harmony with those of the adjacent buildings. The orange brick wall screen of the North-East facade protrudes from the main volume, camouflaging the entrances on either side along the public road. This is dominated by the play of glazed panels with black mullions framed by the pale linear metal cladding that frames the views. The whole is placed on a massive base used to conceal a ramp and stairs for pedestrian and mechanical access with its vertical linear pattern. At night, the transparency effect increases the impression of depth on the facade thanks to the continuity of the amber-toned interior finish materials complemented by its bluish complementary color of murals and window openings.

The design of the expansion was entirely carried out in BIM, in an integrated design process and interdisciplinary collaboration, to ensure coordination between architectural elements and construction systems. This expansion incorporates new energy efficiency requirements from CNEB 2015. 

During construction, it was completed in collaboration with the general contractor, engineers, and client, allowing compliance with the project's schedule and budget. This project not only met the budgetary and scheduling objectives of the client but also helped reinforce the vision of what interdisciplinary collaboration with the contractor's team should be during construction.

The design of the building's construction systems and interior circulations reflects down to the level of detail.

The project in images