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The project is located in the Xiangfudang Area, renowned for its picturesque natural ecology. The design draws inspiration from the surrounding natural landscape, particularly the elegance and tranquility of lotus, which is reflected in both the architectural and environmental planning. The architectural design, inspired by the form of lotus leaves, shows graceful and ecological beauty, symbolizing purity and recovery. The hospital's spatial layout and architectural structure mimic the posture of lotus in water, creating a natural and peaceful medical care environment.
Inspired by the picturesque Xiangfudang wetland landscape, the entire hospital complex is broken down into smaller volumes, which form an integrated whole while blending with the environment. The buildings’ multi-level integration with the surroundings brings green landscapes, natural light, and ventilation indoors. The design creates an organic medical service loop that connects various functional units and extends to Phase II construction, ensuring efficient hospital operation. The medical service loop incorporates ecological landscapes, commercial facilities, sports trails, sheltered corridors, and underground drop-off areas, forming a vibrant "sunshine living room". This approach fosters a humane and interactive healing environment, redefining traditional hospital impressions.
The design scheme includes multi-level sky gardens, which not only enrich the buildings' facades but also offer patients and visitors with a healing space close to nature. In addition, these green spaces offer visual comfort and help improve the hospital's microclimate. The inpatient tower building incorporates advanced green technologies such as horizontal shading systems and natural wind purification systems. These designs optimize indoor daylight and air quality, creating a "breathing facade" that reflects the hospital's nature-centric and ecological design concept.
The architectural design seeks a perfect combination of simplicity, purity, and rhythmic beauty. The building facades employ a modular design, creating a unified and simple appearance while showcasing the beauty of the staggered building volumes. The tower features white and light gray tones, reflecting the hospital's high-tech medical attributes. In contrast, the podium uses warm-colored terracotta panels, echoing the historical architectural style of Zhejiang University campus and enhancing the hospital's natural identity. The facade design integrates multiple scales. The high-rise facade is simple, powerful, and orderly, creating an eye-catching city landmark and showcasing the hospital's modernity and professionalism. The low-rise area focuses on details, creating a community-scale space full of humanistic care, harmoniously blending with the surrounding urban streets.
“The project aims to develop a regional medical center that integrates treatment, teaching, research, disease prevention, and rehabilitation. The design focuses on a "people-oriented" approach, offering a comfortable, harmonious environment for patients and visitors while ensuring efficient medical services. By incorporating natural elements and prioritizing patient experience, the hospital will serve as both a medical facility and a place for physical and mental healing in harmony with nature.”
The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co.,Ltd. (UAD) was established in 1953. Formerly known as Zhejiang University Architectural Design Studio, it is one of the earliest First Class Design Institutes among major national universities.
The mission of UAD is to seek “harmonious environment, global vision, design-teaching-research integration and innovation, and the highest professionalism”. UAD adopts the development strategy of “high-grade culture, broad vision, high-efficiency management, high-caliber talents, high professional technologies and high-quality works”, with the academic theory of “Balanced Architecture” as the design guideline. During the past decades, UAD has always persisted in creating fine and innovative works, contributing a large number of outstanding works in various fields. Over the years, it has won more than 1900 awards for outstanding designs, excellent projects or research outcomes at national, ministerial and provincial levels.
