Grand Paris Nord University Hospital

Taking this built density into account, the choice was made for an ultra-compact project, which does not use the entire plot of land and allows for the creation of a real public square by way of a forecourt. This esplanade, which has multiple uses, promotes a smooth transition between the city and the hospital. The planted spaces around and at the heart of the site, on the ground and on the floors, create an island of coolness and constitute a planted fringe between the city and the facility, contributing to its urban integration.

Upon entering, visitors are welcomed into the Nave, which has a distribution function to all the hospital’s services. Designed to offer several areas for relaxation and conviviality, it offers warm, luminous spaces, open onto gardens planted with trees, and usable by both visitors and nursing staff. Around the Nave, a general circulation loop serves all the functional services. It also links all the horizontal circulations on each level. Particular attention was paid to the quality of life at work for health care staff, which appears to be one of the determinants of the quality of care, by the design agency Patrick Jouin iD – Jouin Manku.