© Tuomas Uuusheimo
Since the 1950s, the dominant architectural model for hospitals has been “tower with a podium”. This model was created when healthcare was entered around keeping patients in beds for a long time. As a result, the number of beds needed to be maximised and towers grew higher. Today, health care aims to keep patients in the hospital for as short a time as possible, on average only two days. So, the future hospital needs to be built around care processes and minimising beds. To achieve this, hospitals need a new operating system. In Hospital Nova, the model is similar to shopping malls and airports. All hospital functions are organised along a long public atrium.
Finland
Finnish
Juho-pietarila
Hannu-rytky
Tuomas-uuusheimo
Teemu-kurkela
Juha-sarkkinen
Pauliina-salonen
Health-care-shopping-mall
Knowledge-centre
Hospital-nova
Shot-hospital