HONG NGOC PHUC TRUONG MINH GENERAL HOSPITAL

Aim: A design that no one thinks it is a hospital, a breakthrough in healthcare design The Patient + Medical team are at the center Energy-saving sustainable living environment Iconic architecture Creating a Legacy for the Client This project started with the idea of creating a ‘Healing Resort’. The design is an interweaving between the resort and medical space: the main building of 16 floors, U-shaped is designed in the form of stepping to create spacious and green verandas, creating spaces that have a certain degree of privacy, but people can still look far out. Therefore even at higher levels, people can still interact with nature. The ground floor is a harmony of outdoor landscape and interior. The outdoor landscape area is divided into three parts: the healing garden, which is created by the courtyard of the 16-story block, and a colorful bridge. Patients, doctors, and even visitors can use this garden for mentally healing, relaxation, and self-reflection. The patients and doctors can use it most of the time (except at noon) without fear of the direct sun. Secondly, the spiritual garden area, where to worship the Medicine Buddha, and outdoor meditating space. Here people not only have a space to be tranquil but to escape from this chaotic life. Thirdly, the orchard garden. Large outdoor events will be held here, in addition, this is also a space for patients, doctors, and visitors to have a different nature experience. With this design, patients will no longer feel stress during treatment, and no longer think of “being forced to cure” but will think ‘under nice treatment’. For the medical team, this will be a great working environment, with no more feelings of pressure, errors in diagnosis, and medical prescription. Reality proved when the Hospital was put into operation. The architectural form has created a deep impression on those who have first seen the building from afar. The building has been associated with many different names but not a hospital. They only know this is a hospital when they see the name of the building and experience the service here. Thanks to that, the project is always remembered deeply in everyone’s mind, especially when people have realized it is a hospital. The second breakthrough is about the project has been inspiration for singers to shoot their videos, for film directors to shoot their movies, and especially, pride of those who work here day and night. The staff said that they have been working here for months but still have many corners to take selfies from. Pregnant women said that it was like a park. They loved the joy of living with the colorful bridge at the center, and with hundreds of other colorful flowers and truly were happy to give birth here. The interior is designed with the feeling of a resort that welcomes people to use the service, making the patients feel like they are on vacation. In addition, visitors are always happy and welcomed without fear of infection.