Hospitals

ISMETT 2 Hospital

Carini, Palermo | Italy

PROJECT DETAILS

City

Carini, Palermo

Country

Italy

Customer

UPMC Italy

Architectural design

RPBW Renzo Piano Building Workshop, CMR Project

Period

2021-2023

Amount of works

180.000.000 €

Services Provided

Structure Design | BIM

Sector

Hospitals

Dimensions

35.000 m²

Construction technique

steel, reinforced concrete

A new hospital for Sicily

In the city of Carini, on the outskirts of Palermo, the new hospital of the Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione - ISMETT - is born. A structure designed by arch. Renzo Piano, conceived as a reference point in the Mediterranean basin for specialized medical treatments with cutting-edge technologies. Together with the nearby Center for Biotechnology and Biomedical Research (CBRB) of the Ri.MED Foundation, ISMETT2 will be the hub for biomedical care and research in the Sicilian territory.

A new hospital for Sicily

An advanced hospital complex

Within the hospital, inpatient care is organized on the basis of an availability of 256 beds, of which 42 are intensive care beds. These, organized in areas independent and isolated from those dedicated to the care of ordinary patients, will be able to rapidly increase thanks to the conversion of the remaining beds, specially designed for emergencies such as that caused by the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospital will also count on 14 operating rooms, 50 rooms for outpatient use and advanced diagnostic departments.

In addition to transplantation, ISMETT2 Hospital will also house advanced oncology, orthopedic, and neuroscience programs. Structurally, the complex consists of two longitudinal bodies, parallel to each other and interconnected by the large concrete plate on the ground floor and suspended pedestrian bridges. A hospital immersed in a green setting available to patients, staff and visitors, who will benefit from the large surrounding open space characterized by Mediterranean scrub.

The ISMETT2 hospital complex is structured on three underground reinforced concrete levels, to which up to four floors above ground will be added. The latter will be built in a mixed steel-concrete structure, with main and secondary beams collaborating with corrugated sheet metal horizons. The roof of the building, equipped with photovoltaic panels, will be made of metal carpentry, treated with paints that can protect against corrosion and pollution, as well as through intumescent paints that ensure static resistance in case of fire.