FACADES: Calbayog Hospital

team member | design concept | 2022

The hospital is a place of professional care and serious discourse, but it is also a place of healing and comfort. The façade of the Calbayog District Hospital is a balance between the formal geometry, warmth of color and welcoming materiality. Terracotta roof tiles are repurposed to create a maintenance free yet comfortable facade material that softens the sterile image of medical facilities and creates a stronger affinity with the city it serves.

With the people and their access as priority, a straight path walk extends from the entrance of the complex, through landscaping, and into the main lobby. By proposing an additional main staircase, as well as covered walkways, the hospital provides a more pleasant convenient walk and experience for its patients and visitors.

Entrance Walkway

— reimagining the user experience as a straight path from the street for ease of access. (render by others — editted)

Isometric Facade

— The use of bright clay complemented by dark aluminums for dynamicism and contrast.

Terracotta Tiles — brings warmth and familiarity to the structure (render by others — editted)