Designing A Community of Healing, Research and Education

The Phase I Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital, an affiliated teaching hospital of Tsinghua University, has become an indispensable landmark within Northern Beijing. With the addition of the Phase 2 specialties, the hospital will transform into a prestigious brand known to provide excellence, innovative research and well-rounded training and education.

The design is conceptualized to create a cohesive connected campus with better access for the patients and students alike. With the support of the Ministry of Education, Beijing Municipality and relevant departments of the Changping District, the completed project holds the potential to attract medical talent from China and internationally to cultivate a teaching atmosphere that will develop the future generation of healthcare professionals.

The design is rooted in five key themes that represent a human-friendly, patient-centered environment, promoting healthy living for all who visit:

• Image and Identity
• Functional and Efficient Planning
• Centers of Excellence
• Sense of Place
• Healthy Environment

The power of architecture lies in its inherent ability to influence human experience and behavior, and to become a symbol for a society and its culture. In this way, a healthcare facility is far more than its bricks and mortar. It is an ever-evolving, fluid community of exploration and discovery, independence and socialization.

HDR’s design teams aim to harness the power of place, the built form and natural environment, to create a true community of healing and research for the Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital.