Project Overview

Nestled at the foot of Maluan Mountain in Shenzhen, this project is a large medical complex with a total designed gross floor area of 464,000 square meters. Positioned as the primary medical center for the eastern part of Shenzhen, it aims to cater to nearly ten thousand outpatients daily, accommodate 2,000 medical beds, provide regional emergency support, and serve as a platform for medical research and innovation in biological sciences.

Project Commissioner

Bureau of Public Works of Shenzhen Pingshan District

Project Creator

SADI - Benyuan Healthcare Architectural Design and Research Institute

Team

Meng Jianmin, Xing Lihua, Liu Ruiping, Fu Yongxian, Yu Miaoling, Huang Zhangen, Liu Xiaohong, Li Jing, Chen Zeqi

Project Brief

The design offers a three-dimensional accessible public space, acting as a multi-directional connection hub that links the city, the building, the inpatients, and the gardens. Features like the floating second-floor platform, paths that lead into the park, and sky gardens provide patients and medical staff with a multi-level garden-like hospital. Surrounding the mountain park and public space, daily public service facilities such as bookstores, gift shops, cafes, and restaurants are incorporated to alleviate the hospital's severe and stressful atmosphere. The inpatient floors include a sky garden balcony and family gathering spaces to encourage companionship among family members.

Project Innovation/Need

The project exemplifies a smart hospital with hybrid automatic logistics technology. Various goods and materials are transported and recycled using conveyor systems, pneumatic tube systems, non-medical waste and clothing recycling systems, and kitchen waste recycling systems. These systems are concealed in suspended ceilings and tube wells, separated from public areas to create a high-quality medical environment. The wards incorporate fabricated and integrated smart partition walls, which combine wall structure, fireproof and sound insulation features, medical equipment, mechanical and electrical facilities, decorative finishes, and smart control screens.

Design Challenge

The site was previously a small mountain partially excavated for an expressway. The winning schematic design is the only proposal that retained the existing mountain, which allowed it to win the competition. The design transforms a previously damaged and negative space into a vibrant urban park, setting a new paradigm for urban development in China.

Medical functions are concentrated in relatively flat areas, while the other functional areas for research, teaching, and administration are distributed around the mountain park. This ensures the ultimate efficiency of medical operations while integrating the building with the park to create an urban, artistic ambiance. The barrier-free mountain walking paths have been reinforced, repaired, and greened, making the mountain park a shared space for patients, medical staff, and community neighborhoods.

Sustainability

The building leverages comprehensive energy-saving technology to reduce its reliance on fossil energy. The ground floor is elevated to form a Lingnan-style arcade space, adapting to the local climate. The medical street introduces natural ventilation with automatic opening and shading skylights on the roof, to promote microclimate circulation via the chimney effect. A rooftop garden provides insulation to the building, while high-efficiency energy-saving insulated glass improves the indoor thermal environment and reduces air conditioning energy consumption. The roof is incorporated with 1,897 solar panels, generating about 450,000 kilowatt-hours of renewable energy annually.

Architecture - Proposed - International

This award celebrates the design process and product of planning, designing and constructing form, space and ambience that reflect functional, technical, social, and aesthetic considerations. Consideration given for material selection, technology, light and shadow. The project can be a concept, tender or personal project, i.e. proposed space.
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