Extension of the Clinique Jules Verne in Nantes by AIA Life Designers
In demand during the health crisis, the Clinique Jules Verne in Nantes has just been given a second extension. Designed by AIA Life Designers, the new building houses the departments of the Institut Ophtalmologique de l'Ouest Jules Verne, the Centre Ostéo-Articulaire and a space dedicated to neurology. Open since 16 October 2020, it was built in under 24 months, with ETPO responsible for the structural works.
The Clinique Jules Verne, built in 2005, had already been enlarged in 2015. It stands in the Bottière-Chesnaie district, to the north-east of Nantes, an area that has seen numerous property developments over the past decade.
Nearby projects:
- Pôle Erdre et Loire Nantes Métropole Haluchère
- Dense, individualised housing in the ZAC Bottière Chênaie
- 172 homes in Bottière Chênaie
- The abandoned Stade de la Beaujoire project
The aim of this extension is to broaden the range of services the clinic offers, but also to make it easier to reach, notably through a multi-storey car park that opened in June 2019.
For this second extension, the AIA architects continued the massing of the original building and set the new wing opposite it, forming a U that draws visitors and patients towards the main entrance of the hospital. The successive layers created by the projecting floor slabs mark out the different medical departments.
The architect Nicolas Boucher comments: "Caring for everyone, from the detail of the fit-out to the facades, getting the brief, the uses and the context to speak to one another, inviting oneself onto a site without imposing: this is a courtesy to carers, patients, staff and place alike."
AIA opts for refined restraint, with an envelope dressed all in white that echoes the clothing of the care staff. Inside, the architects sought to convey the feel of a hotel through the choice of furniture and even floral motifs on the illuminated ceilings of the operating theatre.
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