Brunet Saunier & Associés | Cannes Hospital Center

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Perched on a hilltop yet right in the heart of the city, the hospital stands out like a ship anchored on its hill overlooking the Bay of Cannes. A long pergola stretching along the main facade provides access to the various entrances (emergency, general, maternity, etc.) and is flanked by a majestic row of palm trees, fully embracing the analogy with the Croisette.

On the upper level, above the parallelepiped base housing the technical platform, the building splits into two parts to create a central terrace of rare tranquility, clad in teak, evoking the upper deck of a ship. This is a place of relaxation for patients and their families, both open to the sky and sheltered from the bustle of the corridors.

On the facade, white louvres form a broken line that covers both the bay windows and the wall panels. A reference to the louvres in Matisse’s paintings, they ensure a soft, domestic light in the rooms while controlling the overheating of the facades. Each level is defined by a slightly overhanging floor slab and plays with the rhythm of the bays and their shadows.

Localisation

France, Cannes

Type

Healthcare

Statut

Completed

Année

2010

Program

Technical platform, emergency department, operating theater, laboratories, maternity ward, and psychiatric unit.
Capacity: 530 beds and places, 22 operating rooms.

Client

Centre hospitalier de Cannes, ICADE (assistance à la maîtrise d’ouvrage)

Procedure

Public Procurement (MOP law)

Lead architect

Brunet Saunier & Associés

Partner architect

Architecture Studio

Hospital consultant

Gerold Zimmerli

Partners team

Terrell (structure technical consultant), Sirr Ingénierie (fluids technical consultant), Logik (construction schedule), Talbot (construction economist), Delfphi (acoustics expert), Locomotion / Laurence Guichard (signage designer), Régine Le Couteur (furniture selection), Alpha Volumes (model maker), Artefacory, Laurent Hochberg, Vincent Lafont, Frédéric Manen, Thomas Sériès (renderers)

BSA team

Marc Chassin, Vincent Marchand (competition project managers), Philippe Vasseur assisted by Isabelle Redon (studies project manager), Philippe Vasseur assisted by Nicolas Constantin (construction project managers) and Frédéric Alligorides, Éric Bartolo, Eduardo Bonamin, Arnaud Bruyelle, Marc Chassin, Julie Doubesky, Ulisse Gnesda, David Hingamp, Margit Jahn, Jacques Lévy-Bencheton, Jean-Christophe Louis, Vincent Mégrot, Anissa Mérot, Maria Moldoveanu, Erik Mootz, Carin Nilsson-Demay, Maria-So De Noronha, Camille Nourrit, Céline Perrin, Lionel Renouf, Mounia Saïah, Marie-Hélène Torcq, Isabelle Vasseur, Anissa Ybert

Net Floor Area

60 000 sq. m

Construction cost

120 M€ w/o tax (2010 value)

Photographer

Julien Lanoo