Nicola Probst Architetti

Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona

Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
© Alexandre Zveiger

NURSING AND RETIREMENT HOME BELLINZONA

Studio Gaggini + Nicola Probst Architetti

LOCATION
Bellinzona, Switzerland

AREA
6500.0 m2

PROJECT YEAR
2017

CATEGORY
Extension

PHOTOGRAPHER
Alexandre Zveiger

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Nicola Probst - Michele Gaggini

CLIENT
City of Bellinzona

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
ALPIQ intec Ticino SA

CIVIL ENGINEER
Andreotti & Partner SA, Bellinzona

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Antonini & Ghidossi SA

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Erisel SA, Bellinzona

WATER AND SANITARY SYSTEMS
Luraschi V. SA, Vira

CARPENTER AND WOODWORK
Veragouth SA

COLLABORATORS
Crippa Paolo, Fabiano Fausto, Kurtze Bernadett, Locatelli Silvia

ENERGY CONSULTANT
IFEC Consulenze SA

Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
© Alexandre Zveiger
Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
© Alexandre Zveiger

Text description provided by architect.

The new building is located at the intersection of two neighborhood streets and forms the corner of a new urban block.

Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
© Alexandre Zveiger
Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
© Alexandre Zveiger

The compact volume allows the definition of a central free space, a new resident and public park that links and enhances the various elements: the new nursing home, an existing villa, an annex, a small church.

Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
© Alexandre Zveiger
Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
© Alexandre Zveiger

The hilly landscape of the terrain has allowed dividing the road section where the main entrance is, and the park level, where all the common functions are grouped together.

Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
© Alexandre Zveiger
Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
© Alexandre Zveiger

The parking lot was treated as a tree-lined space. The building typology is compact, with a central core. In the latter, there are elevators, stairwells, and the service rooms for staff use.

From the main entrance, through an entrance hall, you access directly to the upper floor, where you can find most of the common functions including physiotherapy, ergotherapy, dining, living room and bar.

Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
© Alexandre Zveiger
Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
© Alexandre Zveiger
Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
© Alexandre Zveiger

Here a glass facade puts the park in close relationship with the interior spaces, while a porch provides a protected area and mediates the relationship between interior and exterior.

On the top three floors, there are 76 single rooms, each with service and shower, living room, dining room, service rooms and various medical facilities.

Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
© Alexandre Zveiger
Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
© Alexandre Zveiger
Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
© Alexandre Zveiger


Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
Basement Plan
Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
Section


Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
Ground Floor Plan
Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
Typical Floor Plan


Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
Topography Scheme
Nursing And Retirement Home Bellinzona
Situation Plan

Nicola Probst Architetti
T +41 91 9682790
Nicola Probst Architetti
Via Besso 42A, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland
Gaggini Studio d' Architettura
T +41 91 9500085 F +41 91 9500086
Gaggini Studio d' Architettura
Via Lucerna 6, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland