The Capital City of Chile, Santiago is known for being one of the most contaminated of Latin America. This Medical Center is located in the South-East side of the city; which is in the foothills of the Andes Mountain Range.

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Architects: Vientos Arquitectura · Office Profile

Location: Palena 3374, La Florida, La Florida, Región Metropolitana, Chile

Architect In Charge: Philippe Game, Camilo Corces

Colaborators: Nomade Estudio

Area: 233.0 sqm

Project Year: 2013

Photographs: Martin Garcia de la Huerta

© Martin Garcia de la Huerta

From the architect. The Capital City of Chile, Santiago is known for being one of the most contaminated of Latin America. This Medical Center is located in the South-East side of the city; which is in the foothills of the Andes Mountain Range.
© Martin Garcia de la Huerta

The assignment was to establish the silence, the stillness and contemplation for the development of Biological Medicine in Chile. This medicine can be defined as the encounter between the Oriental wisdom and German medicine.

Detail

Floor Plan

Now the challenge was to generate inside this noisy city a space for silence and contemplation. This leads to the creation of an inner courtyard with a lagoon formed by rocks of the...