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Health Sciences Centre, Women’s Hospital
By : Parkin Architects in Association with Architecture 49
GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN – 14th edition
Discipline : Architecture
Categories : Public Building / Institutional Building : Silver Certification
The HSC Winnipeg Women’s Hospital is a five-storey structure above one level of underground parking. A bridge and tunnel connect the new hospital for critical medical support services.
The site is located at the northeast corner of the healthcare campus. The east and south façades are the public faces of the new hospital. They are transparent, delicate, and simply detailed. The east glass façade along Sherbrook Street incorporates a continuous fritted mural that reflects the strength of nature by paying tribute to Winnipeg’s urban elm forest, the largest in North America. Throughout the building, references to nature, particularly in art, and the generous use of wood are used to enhance the healing environment.
The north façade gently meets the adjoining residential neighbourhood. The exterior design is formed by this context through thoughtful articulation, a more human scale and materials inspired from the existing residential vocabulary. The building massing and setbacks respond by limiting the height to five staggered stories ensuring sunlight reaches the residential neighbours. A continuous landscaped yard with no vehicular access to the facility reinforces the residential street character. The transparency of the lower hospital floors is a deliberate link between the Women’s Hospital to its users and demystifies healthcare to the community. Waiting areas, family lounges and a café provide opportunities for patients and staff to connect to the neighbourhood and HSC.
Collaboration
Architect : Parkin Architects Limited
Architect : Architecture49
Other : Crozier Kilgour + Partners Ltd.
Engineering : SMS Engineering
Landscape Architecture : Architecture49
Other : Integrated Designs Inc.
General Contractor : EllisDon Construction Company
Other : Kaizen Food Service Planning And Design