Rural Health Center Prototype
What could a modular health center do for rural communities?
Health centers are the backbone of a comprehensive healthcare system for rural communities without convenient access to large hospitals. A health center provides a suite of routine health services—including preventive care, immunization, minor assistance, and newborn and reproductive care—enhancing access to services in rural areas and reducing the burden on regional hospitals. Our rural health center prototype provides a modular framework, informed by parametric design, that can offer a range of health services and be flexibly adapted to respond to emergencies. The design creates a foundation for distributive networks of care, ensuring services can be scaled and shared across multiple sites to maximize reach and equity. At its core, the prototype promotes principles of regenerative health, improving the long-term wellness of communities and their environments.
Location
Various, Various
Research Areas Regenerative Health
Typology Civic Building
Size
Small
830 SQF
Status Complete
Project Team Carlos ArnaizAlden ChingGaby San Roman
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Modular design: use-flexible and adaptable over time
The flexible prototype can support a range of healthcare uses while still maintaining separations that prevent cross-contamination. Highly adaptable, it can be deployed as a quarantine shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic and later retrofitted to offer routine health services. This reduces the need to build new facilities from the ground up, supporting sustainable development aligned with regenerative health outcomes.
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Distributive networks of care
The modular prototype can be implemented across a network of rural sites, creating an interconnected system of care where resources, services, and expertise are distributed equitably across communities.
Simple, feasible structure
The design optimizes for quick construction, using readily available materials and a modular structure that can be built with local labor and skill. Temporary wall systems allow the interiors to be reconfigured as needed, ensuring each health center can evolve with the needs of its community.