Proton therapy is currently one of the most advanced and safest radiotherapy techniques for the treatment of certain types of cancer. Proton therapy is an innovative treatment that uses a beam of protons to target tumour tissue with greater precision and less toxicity than conventional radiotherapy. It is therefore indicated for paediatric patients and certain types of tumours.
This new proton therapy unit at the Donostia University Hospital is part of the Amancio Ortega Foundation’s donation for the implementation of proton therapy in Spain, as part of the Foundation’s Public Oncology Support Programme and within the framework of Sustainable Development Goal 3: Health and Well-being. The installation of these new machines will have a direct impact on the quality of life of public health users.
After winning a public tender, we are responsible for the design of the construction projects, the preparation of the documentation required to obtain the license for the operation of the radioactive facility from the Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) and will carry out the project management. This new unit will be located in a new building next to the Onkologikoa center, creating a reference center for cancer treatment.
The building will have a total of 10,000m2 distributed over 4 floors, two of them below ground level, with consultation, planning and treatment areas. All the spaces will revolve around the patient, seeking their comfort and showing special care in the areas for children’s patients. The works are scheduled to begin in June 2024 and will last approximately two years. The Donostia unit will be the fifth proton therapy treatment room developed by IDOM. IDOM has also designed a proton therapy research room.
Team:
Architect: IDOM
Photography: IDOM
Client: Osakidetza
Project architect: Gonzalo Carro López, Pablo Elorz Gaztelu, Ana Belen Peiró, María Elorriaga Los Huertos
Other architects: Raquel Olivera Ruesca, Juan Tomás Bareño Asua, Alejandro Herrera González
Costs: Javier Ruiz de Prada, Joseba Andoni Aguirre Liceranzu, Cristina Ruiz Castellanos, Ziortza Bardeci Guinea, Nerea Sagasti Fernández
Structures: Carlos Castañón Jimenez, Hector Ignacio Minder Rodriguez, Sebastian Molinas Rojas, Isabel María González Albacete, Victoria Lazaro Scola, Elisa Bermejo Arredondo, Amado Martínez Escarpa
Environmental Engineering: Arturo Cabo Ordoñez, Camino López Uriarte, Nerea Deba Olaso, Jon Sáenz Casuso, Jose Pedro Canalo Borreguero, Asier Legarreta Gaminde, Iskander Irusta Fernández, Lorena Muñoz García, Othoniel Vizoso Melo
Lighting: Kepa Ellakuria Mejuto, Sergio Guerra Olasagasti – LUZ Bilbao
Public Health Services: Luis Ribacoba Pereda, Gaizka Zumelzu Núñez, Xabier Martínez Ramírez
Electrical Engineering: Kepa Ellakuria Mejuto, Sergio Guerra Olasagasti, Anne Blanco Nieto, Aida De La Herrán Prada
Fire fighting: Arturo Cabo Ordoñez, Olatz Iglesias Navalón
Acustics: Esperanza Sánchez Romero
Landscape: Isabel Alguacil Villanúa, Belén Terreros de la Peña
CAD BIM technicians: Agustín Sendarrubias Moraleda, Iñigo Arbizu Lasheras, Ainara Garrido Llamas, Xiker Lertxundi Txokarro, Carlos Olmedillas Calejero, José Ramon Rodríguez Lope, Irene Hernández Lejonagoitia
Administration: Sonia Lopez Gomez, Carmen de Castro Delgado
Urban planning: Francisco de Borja López Roca, Yohany Socas Gil
Nuclear Services: Cesar Hueso Ordoñez, Irati Andrea Oleaga Hontiyuelo
