An architectural project designed by AIA Life Designers, driven by ambitious design principles aimed at rethinking patient care within hospitals.
A heritage-sensitive integration built around the site’s major historical lines, guided by the terraced topography of the Capucins district.
The project respects the classical composition of the 19th-century hospital, its materiality, and its gardens.
3 entrances = 3 gardens : a welcoming scenographic approach at a human scale designed to create calmer spaces and more soothing circulation paths.
A constant presence of natural light and framed views over the city and surrounding nature, offering users moments of restoration and well-being.
A low-carbon design approach aimed at consuming only what is truly needed, based on the principles of “Sobriety – Efficiency – Durability.”
A highly efficient hospital platform.
Key figures:
Convergence 1 is scheduled to open in 2029, featuring:
– 36,000 m² of gross floor area
– 50 critical care beds
– 33 operating rooms
– 37 outpatient care spaces
– More than 800 professionals on site
This summer, excavation works involving more than 75,000 m³ of rock on an exposed site will begin, supported by 12 trucks and 200 rotations per day.
Congratulations to the entire “Convergence 1” team.
Project Owner : CHU Angers
Architects : AIA Life Designers
Interior Architecture : AIA Life Designers
Historic Monuments Architect : ARCHITRAV
Multidisciplinary Engineering & Cost Management : AIA Ingénierie
Environmental Expertise : AIA Environnement
Project Coordination (OPC) : AIA Management
Landscape Design : AIA Territoires
Acoustics : Tisseyre & Associés
Fire Safety Systems (SSI) : NAMIXIS
Digital Hospital Expertise : La Wase Factory
Hospital Logistics : CERCLH
Helipad Consulting : PB Consulting
