Thursday, May 23, 2013

New Entrance of Careggi Hospital / IPOSTUDIO Architects

New Entrance of Careggi Hospital / IPOSTUDIO Architects

Pietro Savorelli

Architects: IPOSTUDIO Architects
Location: Florence, Italy
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Pietro Savorelli

Project Area: 7,600 sqm
Project Architect: Elio Di Franco

The Administration Building and Main Entrance Hall to the Careggi Hospital Centre plays a strategic role as both an urban junction as well as an architectural presence for Careggi and the city of Florence. Situated in the northern part of the hospital grounds, the project becomes the gateway to the whole of the hospital campus.

Pietro Savorelli

Welcoming. This is the key word which has guided the design of the new facilities and its place as port of entrance to the grounds and, at the same time, a harbor to what is considered and which indeed is nothing less than a bona fide city for... [via Arch Daily]