Alder Hey project builds a park into a hospital
Plans for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, England, included 270 beds and a view of the park from every room, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
Plans for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, England, included 270 beds and a view of the park from every room, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. Instead of a traditional stacked hospital, architects proposed a trio of green-roofed buildings, or “fingers,” that are joined at a main concourse, which allows the buildings, courtyards and park to interweave.
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January 29, 2016
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