Article source: Vilalta Arquitectura

The project is located at the entrance of the hospital compound of the city of Woldya, in the north east of Ethiopia.

A key decision of the project was to divide it in two areas that share the same entrance space: the functional maternity unit and the mothers’ waiting area, a new program born as a result of the sociological analysis of the site. This is a space where future mothers coming from rural areas can live in an environment where they can feel comfortable two weeks before they give birth.

Image Courtesy © Gonzalo Guajardo

• Architects: Vilalta Arquitectura
• Project: Woldyia Maternity Center
• Location: Woldyia, Ethiopia
• Photography: Gonzalo Guajardo
• Client: IPI Cooperació
• Director: Xavier Vilalta
• Project Leader: Maria Rosaria Favoino
• Project Team: Luiza Kostecka, Anna Kyskova
• Data: Comission
• Surface: 800 m2
• Time: 2013-2017

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