Friendship Hospital, Satkhira

Shyamnagar, Satkhira, Bangladesh, Asia Pacific

Completed · Healthcare · Rural Hospital · Tropical · 2018

An 80-bed hospital in flood- and salinity-affected south-west Bangladesh, built as low exposed-brick pavilions threaded by a zig-zag canal that collects rainwater, prevents waterlogging and creates a cooling microclimate. Large tanks store harvested rainwater for use in a region with scarce fresh water. It won the 2021 RIBA International Prize.

Innovation highlights

• Site canal collecting rainwater and preventing waterlogging
• Rainwater stored for hospital use in a saline region
• Locally crafted exposed-brick construction
• Passive cooling and daylit pavilions on a low budget

Innovations in the catalogue

• On-Site Canal for Rainwater Capture and Drainage
• Rainwater Harvesting and Storage in a Saline Region
• Locally Crafted Exposed-Brick Pavilions

Client / Developer

Friendship (NGO)

Architect

Kashef Chowdhury / URBANA

Type

Rural hospital

#hospital #water management #climate resilience #local materials #passive cooling

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