New hospital, Reims

Concentrating outpatient and interventional activities, this first building of the new hospital redefines its south/west entrance, mirroring the historic Maison Blanche entrance to the north/east. With a capacity of 476 beds and places, it houses the technical facilities (operating theatre, interventional imaging and cardiology, imaging, intensive care and continuous monitoring), as well as consultations and functional explorations for these disciplines.

Preceded by a forecourt that sets the scene for its south-western entrance, the new hospital is a rectangle occupying its entire plot. Its simple massing emphasises its layered composition and the 3 functions of the programme: the base, the rectangular foundation of the technical platform; above this, emphasised by a large break on level 2 that sets the critical care rooms back from the view, the square of the accommodation and the slim volume of the offices. Planted patios bring light and soothing interior views into the heart of the work and care spaces.

In addition to this internal landscape, the new hospital has a relationship with the wider countryside: taking advantage of the sloping terrain, it opens out onto the city of Reims and the Champagne hills in the distance. The quality of the welcome at the hospital is also reflected in the comfort of the rooms and day care accommodation. The generous windows in the rooms, combining a fixed frame with adjustable brise-soleil and a ventilation opening protected by perforated sheeting, provide patients with light and soothing distant views.

Team

Directors

Geneviève Carini, Thierry Bernardoux, Antoine Corcelle

Team

Catherine Behr, Florian Burnichon, Orlando Corso, Nicole Combalot, Marion Debard, Nolwenn Dreano, Geraldine Eynard, Sabine Fontana, Damien Gaudin, Clément Georges, Christian Hennuy, Léa Hippolyte, Marie de Kerdrel, Ketty Maitre, Camille Olivier, Vincent Orthlieb, Vincent Platel, Blandine Rançon, Etienne Sigros, Bruno Thirion, Céline Tosti, Myriam Dana

Quantity surveying

Didier Deschamps, Denis Chaix, Samuel Sœur, Céline Chenu, Emmanuel Delaunay

Site supervision

Pierre Franchino, Romain Obry, Serge Cuchet, Olivier Garnier, Sandra Morch, Mathilde Bedu, Coralie Bariou

Architecte d'intérieur

Rosalia Damiani, Marie-Anne Steinhaus, Sandrine Pieck