Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa September/October 2013 | Page 79

Main courtyard of the container medical compound

SALAM CENTRE FOR CARDIAC SURGERY, Khartoum, SUDAN
Architect: Studio Tamassociati
Client: Emergency
Main courtyard of the container medical compound

The Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery, which
consists of a hospital with 63 beds, has served over 5.4
million patients since it opened in 1994. The welcoming
architecture “provides an exemplary prototype for the
region as well as for the field”, remarked the Master Jury
in their citation. The Centre meets the high technical
demands of a hospital with complex functions, including
three operating theatres, while providing a number of
eco-friendly solutions to common problems.
Mixed modes of ventilation and natural light enable
all spaces to be homely and intimate. In addition to
solar panels and special insulation techniques, the
architects have reused 90 six- metre (20-foot) containers
that had been discarded after being used to transport
construction materials for the Centre.
Cafeteria terrace of the container medical compound

Aga Khan Awards

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