Evita Pueblo Auxiliary External Unit

The construction of these clinics will ease outpatient congestion and fully operationalize the "DAY HOSPITAL". Focus on the elderly, reducing wait times for consultations and procedures on the same day.

place Berazategui Buenos Aires, Argentina. ARG 008
Surface 1067 mts.2 Date Started:
May 1, 2022.
Phase Delivered. Type Healthcare.
Target Group Elderly. Partner Asociación de vecinos Evita Pueblo - Entra ASA.
Client Evita Pueblo Hospital. Donor -
Tecnology Sourcing local materials, bioclimatic design, green roof, greywater recycling system.

1. Observe.

Why, context, challenge.

Expanding Healthcare Infrastructure

The continuous growth in demand within Berazategui’s public healthcare system revealed the need to reorganize the infrastructure of Hospital Evita Pueblo, a key institution in the Province of Buenos Aires. Since its inauguration in 1994, the hospital has consolidated its role as a regional reference center, providing medium- and high-complexity medical services, emergency care, and maternal-child healthcare for thousands of residents.

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Spatial Limitations and Operational Pressure

Over time, the increasing number of outpatient consultations began to create spatial and operational pressures within the main hospital building. Outpatient clinics occupied strategic areas required for the incorporation of new medical services and the future expansion of the Day Hospital program. This condition affected both operational efficiency and the quality of care, generating complex circulation systems, insufficient waiting areas, and limitations for future institutional growth. 

A New Complementary Infrastructure

The project emerges as a response to this specific challenge: creating a complementary healthcare infrastructure capable of reorganizing the hospital’s internal functions without interrupting its daily operations. The proposal seeks not only to increase healthcare capacity, but also to improve the spatial experience for patients, healthcare professionals, and staff by providing more comfortable, accessible, and adaptable environments.The intervention understands healthcare architecture as a strategic tool to strengthen the public health system, optimizing existing resources while enabling future growth through a sustainable and carefully planned approach.

3. Approach.

How, strategy, interact

Functional and Adaptable Healthcare Architecture


The project strategy proposes a clear, efficient, and adaptable healthcare architecture capable of integrating into the hospital’s overall operation without disrupting existing activities. The building organizes its program through simple circulation systems, flexible spaces, and a continuous relationship with patios and exterior areas, promoting natural light, cross ventilation, and intuitive orientation.The proposal adopts a ring-shaped layout that activates the use of outdoor space as part of the daily experience of the building. This decision improves interior environmental conditions while allowing the greatest possible number of consultation rooms to be directly connected to the façades.The project also incorporates principles of sustainability, safety, and functional flexibility in order to respond to future transformations 

Design

4. Design.

Programmering, development, co-create.

The project develops a new outpatient clinic building within the hospital grounds, conceived as a complementary infrastructure intended to reorganize ambulatory healthcare services and release strategic areas for the future Day Hospital expansion.The proposal occupies the site through a ring-shaped configuration, moving away from the conventional typology of front and rear setbacks. This strategy activates the exterior space as an integral part of the building while creating a central courtyard that organizes circulation, improves orientation, and enhances natural lighting and cross ventilation. At the same time, the approach maximizes the number of consultation rooms connected directly to the façades, optimizing interior environmental quality..

PROGRAM AND FUNCTIONAL DISTRIBUTION. The program includes 32 consultation rooms —12 of them with private bathrooms—, a procedure room equipped for medium-complexity practices, five waiting areas, reception and administrative spaces, storage areas, a nursing office, flexible spaces for meetings and kitchenette use, public and staff restrooms, as well as technical and waste management areas with independent access. The building also incorporates a hydraulic elevator and an accessible lift for wheelchair users.

FLEXIBILITY, SAFETY, AND SUSTAINABILITY. The architecture prioritizes flexibility and future growth. Consultation rooms can be transformed into inpatient rooms during emergency situations, while the organization into separate wings allows functional subdivision in scenarios such as quarantine or pandemic response. The project also considers future expansion through phased construction.The proposal incorporates bio-environmental strategies including green roofs, façade solar protection systems, and the potential integration of greywater and rainwater recovery systems, together with future solar energy and overhead natural lighting solutions.  

Site visit by architects
04/22
Drawing Design
06/22
Presentation
05/23

Who participate

Quique Bayarri Sabariego

Quique Bayarri Sabariego

Architect - Project Achitect - quique@augnorge.org
Quique Bayarri holds a degree in architecture from the Universitat Politècnica de València, with additional studies in Delft, Madrid, and Granada. Quique has extensive and solid experience at Norwegian architectural firms, ranging from concept development to the execution phase of both residential and office buildings. He has been collaborating with Architects Without Borders Norway (AUG) since 2017 and has been a board member since 2018. He is equally dedicated to finding the best concept for a project as he is to its expression through detailed construction work. With a particular interest in sustainable architecture and construction techniques, he firmly believes that architecture must be influenced by the place where it is built and designed with a primary focus on the users. Quique uses photography as an active tool to explore architecture and the reality around us.
Paola Bornaschella

Paola Bornaschella

Architect - Design Director - paola@augnorge.org
Paola holds a master’s degree in architecture from the Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urbanism at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Paola has a solid experience in architectural design across all phases and scales—from small private buildings to large, complex projects such as masterplans, healthcare facilities, and multifunctional buildings. Paola is a founder, the current design director, and board member of AUG. She is passionate about social architecture. Guided by the belief that architecture is a powerful tool for social change, she advocates for inclusive design that fosters safety, dignity, and equal opportunity—especially in communities where it's needed most.
Melina Cauchich

Melina Cauchich

Architect - Local Architect - melina@augnorge.org
Melina Cauchich is an architect with complementary training in Fine Arts and extensive experience in planning and executing civil works, gained through more than ten years of work in architectural firms and the infrastructure department of a multinational company. Since 2016, she has been part of Architects Without Borders, playing a key role as a liaison between local communities in Argentina and the team of architects in Norway (AUG). Her work focuses on identifying needs, developing comprehensive projects, and supporting their implementation—always prioritizing collaboration and a positive social impact in favor of sustainable and inclusive architecture.

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