Cancerology Clinic of Toulouse Langlade Competition

This University Hospital is to become part of the Toulouse Cancéropole, a centre of excellence that brings together the medical, research and industrial skills necessary in combating cancer. For the architects, participation in this competition was an opportunity to study the rigorous separation of visitor, patient and staff flows required within a major and self-functioning complex. There was a need to create a medical organization that took into account the total isolation required by certain treatments that involve depressing the immune system. Visitor access is at the far end of the two accommodation wings that are devoted to specific services. At another extremity, logistical and medical functions are organised around a continuous central street that includes care units, out-patient treatment facilities and user-friendly visitor areas. Between the various accommodation wings, patios and gardens create a natural environment designed to have a favourably soothing effect on patients.