‘GHESKIO cholera treatment center’ by MASS design group, haitiall images courtesy of MASS design group

 

 

 

boston-based non profit firm MASS design group is in the midst of constructing the new GHESKIO cholera treatment center in downtown port-au-prince, haiti. while GHESKIO was the first institution in the world dedicated to the fight against HIV/AIDS, the organization continues its healthcare-centered, humanitarian efforts in haiti, especially in the wake of natural disasters that ravaged the country.

 

the architecture is designed to serve as a replicable model for clinics across the nation, employing a wastewater purification system that prevents re-contamination of the water table and will sanitize 250,000 gallons of water a year. the aim is to break the cycle of cholera infection at its source.the facility is fully day-lit and passively ventilated with a network of screens. the center sets a new precedent for healthcare delivery and quality construction, bolstered by a complementary building process that hires locally, uses local materials and makes use of a training program. thus far the project has created 80 new jobs and has distributed more than 161, 000 USD into the local economy.

MASS design group: GHESKIO cholera treatment center in underway in haitirendering of the passive ventilation system on the exteriorimage courtesy of MASS design group

MASS design group: GHESKIO cholera treatment center in underway in haitiscreen viewimage courtesy of MASS design group

MASS design group: GHESKIO cholera treatment center in underway in haitisite viewimage courtesy of MASS design group

 MASS design group: GHESKIO cholera treatment center in underway in haitiimage courtesy of MASS design group

MASS design group: GHESKIO cholera treatment center in underway in haitiframework viewimage courtesy of MASS design group

MASS design group: GHESKIO cholera treatment center in underway in haitifoundation settingimage courtesy of MASS design group

MASS design group: GHESKIO cholera treatment center in underway in haititrenches dug for foundationimage courtesy of MASS design group

MASS design group: GHESKIO cholera treatment center in underway in haitilocal apprentices have been hired for constructionimage courtesy of MASS design group

MASS design group: GHESKIO cholera treatment center in underway in haitiview of an affected areaimage courtesy of MASS design group