Paediatric room at Centro Gallego with a bed by the window and clinical equipment

Pediatría Gallego

Healthcare

Balvanera, Buenos Aires2023

The project

A less intimidating stay.

Pediatría Gallego has to meet healthcare regulations and, at the same time, turn inpatient care into a welcoming experience for children.

What shows in the corridor is the other half of the brief: graphics, colour and play that make the route friendly. The rooms include a private bathroom and a place for the person staying alongside. A hospital stay, here, is not only the patient's bed; it is also whoever waits beside them.

Practice
Healthcare
Location
Balvanera, Buenos Aires
Year
2023
Area
586 m²
Status
Built
Photography
Site photographs

Project decisions

Single and double rooms, paediatric intensive care, nursing, pantry, doctors' room, play and a waiting room for families.

Regulated hospital-grade materials — heavy-duty vinyl, epoxy, service ducts, and so on — alongside playful spaces for children.

Keep what is its own. Transform what is needed.

A project starts by understanding what already exists. Tell us where it is, what programme it covers, and what stage it has reached. We answer every enquiry personally, from the studio in Buenos Aires.