‘hospital sant joan de reus’ by mario corea arquitectura located in barcelona, spain images courtesy of mario corea arquitectura

spanish practice mario corea arquitectura has completed the ‘hospital sant joan de reus’ for the city of reus located in barcelona, spain. a dominant tilted roof marks the main entrance for visitors approaching the complex. the angled form partially envelops a continuous atrium bordered by a glass facade.  the rambling hallway generates an innovative program arrangement to maintain a low building profile which conforms to the site’s existing topography. 

mario corea arquitectura: hospital sant joan de reus hospital and garden

six double-story horizontal elements containing patient rooms project perpendicularly from long connecting space. hovering above administrative offices, these narrow volumes provide an intimate setting for visitors with outward views overlooking intermittent green roofs below. twenty four light wells pierce from the roof through to the ground level allowing ambient light to penetrate inner spaces. vegetated open air courtyards provide a perpetual connection with nature amidst the surrounding urban environment.

mario corea arquitectura: hospital sant joan de reus louvered facade

communal spaces are scattered along the atrium space as points of interest that engage a human sense scale. revealed and accessed through the slanted curtain wall, these amoeba contoured forms compliment the facilities established linear scheme.

mario corea arquitectura: hospital sant joan de reus entrance

mario corea arquitectura: hospital sant joan de reus entrance lobby

mario corea arquitectura: hospital sant joan de reus atrium

mario corea arquitectura: hospital sant joan de reus waiting area

mario corea arquitectura: hospital sant joan de reus light well

mario corea arquitectura: hospital sant joan de reus roof garden

mario corea arquitectura: hospital sant joan de reus aerial

mario corea arquitectura: hospital sant joan de reus floor plan / level 0

mario corea arquitectura: hospital sant joan de reus floor plan / level 1

mario corea arquitectura: hospital sant joan de reus floor plan / level 2

mario corea arquitectura: hospital sant joan de reus section

mario corea arquitectura: hospital sant joan de reus section

mario corea arquitectura: hospital sant joan de reus sketches

project info:

authors: mario corea, lluis moran, felipe pich-aguilera chief project architect: eugenio tioni, agustin arballo collaborators: consuelo koch, andre mota, nicolás becchis structure: bis arquitectes facilities: engynia / pgi group year of the project: 2006 – 2011 year of building work: 2007 – 2010 location: reus, barcelona, españa promoter: ajuntament de reus, servei catala de salut, innova area: 104.910 m² (991,065 ft²) estimate: pem 116.788.321 euros, pec 160.000.000 euros