Project Description
Construction on the project began in 2014.
FROM THE ARCHITECTS:
The Government of
Ghana is replacing the existing Ghana Ridge Hospital with new modern facilities
that reflect the current social aspirations of the rapidly developing African
country. By identifying this hospital as the main central healthcare provider
in the city of Accra, the Ministry of Health decided to develop a comprehensive
master plan that will increase the facility’s program to 600 beds and more than
12 surgical theaters. Totaling 465,560 square feet, the Ghana Ridge Hospital
will become the largest hospital in the country to date.
The project
engages with the living qualities of the site by fine-tuning the way it
responds to the necessities and expectations of patients and their families, as
well as medical, administrative, and support staff. Spaces are formally
articulated as a series of layers reinterpreting the vernacular response to the
place, where transitional gathering areas have a deep cultural significance. Breezeways,
public corridors, and waiting lobbies are arranged to maximize daylight, while
providing passive cooling through natural ventilation. The new hospital
expansion will deliver modern healthcare facilities to women and children in
the city of Accra and, in so doing, engrain a sense of place in the
architectural quality of the region.