Comprehensive Rehabilitation of the Regional Hospital of Bondoukou, Ivory Coast
The project entails the phased and strategic rehabilitation of the Regional Hospital of Bondoukou, conceived as a continuous, integrative, and scalable process. The intervention is rooted in a contextual design approach, sensitive to vernacular architectural practices, bioclimatic conditions, and socio-cultural dynamics, while incorporating state-of-the-art medical infrastructure and technologies.

The design strategy prioritizes patient- and family-centered care by ensuring high-performance spatial quality—visual, thermal, and acoustic comfort—across all departments, in alignment with contemporary standards of healthcare environments.

The operation combines selective demolition, adaptive reuse, and new construction, coordinated through a series of "drawer operations" (phased functional transfers) including the implementation of temporary care units to guarantee uninterrupted service delivery during construction phases.

To ensure long-term functional flexibility and programmatic adaptability, the architectural and structural concept is based on a regular column-and-beam framework in reinforced concrete or structural steel, supporting a non-loadbearing curtain wall façade system. This approach enables modular partitioning, ease of future spatial reconfigurations, and the integration of evolving medical technologies and service models.