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2018

HEALTHCARE DESIGN SHOWCASE

HONORABLE
MENTION

A CA DEMIC ME DICAL CE NT E R

AWA R D O F
MERIT

Centre hospitalier de l'Université
de Montréal (CHUM)
Montreal
S UB MITTED BY: C A N N O N D E S I G N ( C H I C A G O ) A N D N E U F A R C H I T E C T ( E ) S ( M O N T R E A L )

PR O JECT CATEG O RY:

New construction
CHI EF AD MINIS T R AT O R :

Dr. Fabrice Brunet,
president and CEO, Centre
hospitalier de l'Université
de Montréal (CHUM)
and CHU Sainte-Justine
hospital
F IR MS:

CannonDesign,
www.cannondesign.com;
NEUF Architect(e)s,
www.neufarchitectes.com
D ESIG N T E A M:

CannonDesign and NEUF
Architect(e)s (architects
and designers); Pasquin St.
Jean (engineer); HH Angus
(engineer); Groupe SM
(engineer); NIP Paysage
(landscape architect);
Construction Sante
Montreal (contractor)
PHO TO G R AP HY:

© Adrien Williams
T O TAL B UILD ING A R E A
(SQ . F T.):

3.5 million
CO NSTR UCTIO N C O S T /
SQ . F T.:

Not available
T O TAL CO NSTRUC T IO N
CO ST (EX CLUD ING L A ND ):

$2 billion
CO MPL ETE D :

Phase 1 (September 2017)

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Occupying two full blocks in the heart of downtown Montreal, the Centre hospitalier de
l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) merges three
hospitals together into one state-of-the-art academic medical center that preserves existing artifacts to maintain the historic legacy of the site.
The anchor of Montreal's new health district,
the development solidifies CHUM's standing as
a health and science hub of excellence. With 15
inpatient departments and 40 specialty outpatient clinics, the hospital will serve 345,000 ambulatory patients, 22,000 inpatients and 65,000
emergency patients each year.
Public space components are woven into the
campus to make it as open, transparent and welcoming as possible. To eliminate the confusion
that is inherent with large, complex medical
centers, the space provides clear and supportive
visual cues to reinforce a path of travel with defined destinations. The bold public art program
creates a museum-like beacon and serves a therapeutic purpose for patients, staff, and visitors.
The hospital includes a number of publicly accessible rooftop gardens that recall medicinal
herbs dating from the founding of New France.
Even without direct access to the outdoors on
upper floors, the building's verticality allows
occupants to gain breathtaking views of the surrounding city and mountains in the distance.
The CHUM's material articulation, building
massing, and integration of artwork and architectural artifacts redefine the site's identity at
street level, while making the hospital's presence visible from key vantage points throughout
the city. The CHUM sets a new precedent for
how healthcare institutions can serve as cultural
centers and act as catalysts for urban renewal.
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