Health Centre - Kohn Kaen University, Thailand 1968

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The basic pavilion plan for developing countries was adapted to a Health Centre for the Khon Kaen University in Thailand. Medical facilities and main wards are concentrated in a five-storey building surrounded by standard pavilions for pediatrics, maternity and services. All pavilions are based on a repetitive pattern, consisting of two elements in the shape of an equilateral "L", one of them raised on pillars to create an interior courtyard for air circulation. The main axis runs diagonally from the entrance gate through the two square gardens of the hospital to the Medical School in the north-west corner of the complex. Inspired by traditional rural architecture of the Khon Kaen Province, most of the buildings are raised on pillars, creating micro-climatic conditions, which suit the hot-humid climate.