The project is located in the neonatology department of the University Hospital Zurich. This department was to be redesigned and provide orientation for patients who are in an emotionally difficult situation. In this study, the encounter space between patients, visitors, and staff is redefined. For hygienic reasons, the patient kitchen should form a closed space and is therefore designed as a closed cube. The waiting, pharmacy, and nursing zones are also enclosed by four walls, but one corner is cut out so that openness is created and communication between the room and the corridor is guaranteed.

To create different areas of intensity, the volumes differ in size and height. It should be possible to see into the waiting area, yet a place of calm should be created, with those waiting protected from the hustle and bustle of the aisles. The pharmacy is an area intended only for staff and is therefore concealed by higher walls. In addition, the open corner and the ceiling will be glazed to prevent possible break-ins. The nursing zone is intended to protect but not completely separate from the surroundings and is therefore framed by walls that extend above eye level. The lounge area is an open space where patients and relatives can meet and exchange and therefore is not enclosed by walls. It is merely materialized by a surface that is different from the rest of the floor. Thus, a boundary to the corridor is created. This is important because the staff has to cross the corridor with the patient beds in an emergency. Since the solids are in the same grid as the columns, there is a harmonious relationship between the distances and the masses of the volumes themselves.