Posted on 5/7/2020
Moved by the stories of COVID-19 patients and medical professionals from around the world, Amsterdam-based architectural firm Studio Prototype has designed The Vital House, a conceptual, pop-up healthcare center built from sustainable, prefabricated elements.
Developed with an eye on the future, the proposal explores the possibility of quick-to-assemble, temporary hospitals that could be preemptively built and packed away in warehouses until the need for them arises.
“As architects we can’t cure people, but we can make a contribution to make things more pleasant in the future for these people,” Studio Protype explained. De...