Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto

Um cenário de cor na nova Ala Pediátrica do Hospital de São João do Porto 

ARG Studio

Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
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ARCHITECTS
Arg Studio

LEAD ARCHITECT
Ricardo Guedes

DESIGNER
Francisca Ramalho

AREA
350 M²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Porto, Portugal

CATEGORY
Hospital

Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
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'Let's go fly a kite?' – the architecture and the illustration, a bond through an installation. The new Pediatric Ward of Hospital São João in Porto, after years of expectation and media attention, has become the benchmark for the renovation and innovation of the Portuguese Healthcare System.

On that note, the Hospital Administration had the vision of not only ensure the highest degree of treatment services but also assure the well-being, comfort, and joy of the young patients.

Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
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Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio

With this in mind, they have chosen a multidisciplinary team to project an image, a setting and an environment for the Ward's social spaces, circulation and leisure areas.

The challenge was to establish a bond between the architectural language of the Leisure Area and the illustrated narrative throughout the building corridors.

Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
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Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio

Architecture set the color, the color engaged the Illustration, and the Illustration found the main character: the kite. The kite flew out the drawings into the Ward's entrance, the place where this story begins.

The kite's Installation becomes alive through the combination of simple shapes scattered along the hall and entrance corridor ceiling.

Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
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Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio

Just like a child's toy. Between the imagination and the figurative this installation triggers the curiosity and playfulness of those who enter the building and sets the tone for the rest of the journey.

The Leisure Area is essential in the recovery, comfort and well-being of the children's stay in the Ward. The Interior Architecture project by ARG Studio, sets a sequence of spaces of a programmatic spectrum, from the study area, library, physical activities, virtual games, or simply playing areas.

Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
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Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio

Each room has a color creating an immersive setting which as a whole, and through a varied color palette, provides a dynamic but serene environment.

This proposal allows from a toddler to a teenager to be stimulated, offering both communal and sharing areas as well as reclusion and intimate spaces.

Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
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Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio

An environment that allows the inevitable amplitude of the different recovery states of mind.

The Illustration project, by Francisca Ramalho, is the kite journey along the Ward. A pathway through visual landscapes filled with mysterious plants and hidden animals.

An illustrated itinerary on large-scale panels that add little moments of dream and play to the walls, where is possible to question, imagine, or simply contemplate the colorful shapes.

Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
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Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio
Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio

This narrative inquires a bit of fantasy to a place meant to heal pain and suffering. A place that holds many different histories: some sadder, some happier.

This fantasy realm allows, even if only briefly, to fly away from the complexity of reality and rest.


Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio
Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio
Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio
Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio


Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio
Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio
Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio
Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio
Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio
Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio
Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio
Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio
Um Cenário De Cor Na Nova Ala Pediátrica Do Hospital De São João Do Porto
© Ivo Tavares Studio


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