我们对非洲的看法最近经历了一个缓慢但稳定的发展，从一个被忽视的大陆到一个不断发展的世界的新边疆。急诊科非政府组织的这个新项目所面临的挑战是将非洲儿科手术医院的实际要求与创造一个建筑典范的愿望结合起来：合理、有形、现代、美丽，但与传统牢牢相连。它不仅仅是一所医院：RPBW在非洲设计的第一个建筑作品，对于促进乌干达和整个非洲的医疗保健和文化具有极其重要的象征意义。
Our vision of Africa has recently undergone a slow but steady development, from a neglected continent to the new frontier of an evolving world. The challenge of this new project of Emergency NGO is to combine the practical requirements of a pediatric surgery hospital in Africa with the desire to create a model piece of architecture: rational, tangible, modern, beautiful, but firmly linked to tradition. It is more than a mere hospital: the first architectural work in Africa designed by RPBW is a sign of extreme symbolic importance for the promotion of health care and culture in Uganda and in entire Africa.
该建筑将顺着曲线倾斜到湖边。通过顺着土地的走向，医院的墙壁及其室外通道的边界将形成露台，医院本身将站在露台上，在内部和外部、上面和下面之间形成一个空间连续体。叠加的墙体将打破各个区域之间的区别，在湖泊、公园和医院内部环境之间创造一个统一体。
The building will follow the curves that slope down to the lake. By following the course of the land, the hospital walls and the boundaries of its outdoor pathways will form terraces on which the hospital itself will stand, in a spatial continuum between interior and exterior, above and below. The stacked walls will break the distinction between the various zones, creating a unity between the lake, the park, and the internal hospital environment.
土是世界上大多数地区最贫穷的人用来建造房屋的原材料。这是一种简单、廉价的建筑技术，但在非洲，大多数人将其与需要遗忘的贫困历史联系在一起。我们被赋予这种技术一些尊严的想法所吸引，利用挖掘出来的土地，用夯土技术建造承重墙。
Earth is the raw material used to build the homes of the poorest people in most parts of the world. It’s a simple, cheap building technique but one which, in Africa, is associated by most people with a past of poverty that needs to be forgotten. We were fascinated by the idea of giving back some dignity to this technique, using the excavated land to build the load-bearing walls with the rammed earth technique.
夯土技术是一种古老的建筑方法，涉及到土、沙子、砾石、粘合剂和少量水的混合物，压缩在木制或金属框架或模具中。其最大的优点是，基本上所有的材料都可以在当地获得，而且不需要高度专业化的工人。从施工阶段开始就注意到了可持续性。
The rammed earth technique is an ancient building method involving a mixture of earth, sand, gravel, binding agents, and a little water, compressed in wooden or metal frames or molds. The great advantage is that substantially all the material is available locally, and there’s no need for highly specialized workers. An eye on sustainability, right from the construction phase.
这座从地球上诞生的建筑，将从太阳中获取能量。事实上，屋顶是由一个悬挂的天棚结构制成，支撑着3600平方米的光伏板。这个系统将确保医院在白天有一个自主的电力供应。光伏屋顶 “漂浮 “在建筑上方，也将保证医院和所有未覆盖的人行道的阴凉。
This building, born from the earth, will get its energy from the sun. Indeed, the roof is made from a suspended canopy structure supporting 3,600 square meters of photovoltaic panels. This system will ensure that the hospital has an autonomous electricity supply during the day. The photovoltaic roof, “floating” above the building, will also guarantee shade for the hospital and all the uncovered walkways.
Architects: Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Studio Tam associati
Area: 9695 m²
Year: 2020
Photographs: Emmanuel Museruka – Malaika Media
MEP Engineer: Prisma Engineering
Landscape: Franco and Simona Giorgetta
Structural Engineer: Milan Ingegneria
Design Team:RPBW – G.Grandi (partner in charge), P.Carrera, A.Peschiera, D.Piano, Z.Sawaya and D. Ardant; F.Cappellini, I.Corsaro, D.Lange, F.Terranova (models); TAMassociati – R.Pantaleo, M.Lepore, S.Sfriso, V.Milan, L.Candelpergher, E. Vianello, M.Gerardi – EMERGENCY Field Operations Department, Building Division – Roberto Crestan, Carlo Maisano.
Fire Consultants:GAE Engineering, J&A Consultants
City:Entebbe
Country:Uganda