RACO gives hope to ill children in Mexico with new series of hospital buildings
Design firm RACO have released renderings of a new children’s hospital in Guadalajara, Mexico, estimated for completion in January 2012. The concept integrates a wide perspective of treatments in their own exclusive buildings, linked by a simple green network of gardens and pathways. The first stage of construction will focus on a central main building which will be dedicated to Paediatric Oncology and will initially house elements of therapy, Accident and Emergency, laboratories (such as cytogenetic and general investigation labs) and the Blood Bank. This 7,500 sq m building will spread over two floors – the first acting as the general hospital, the second as a base for administrative services and investigation. Over time, additional buildings will be constructed onsite, including centres for handicapped children and those suffering from burns, temporary shelter facilities and a

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