Croix-Rousse Hospital

August saw the first patients and hospital staff moving into the new medical/surgical unit at the Croix-Rousse Hospital in Lyons (central France). Construction work began in late 2006. Designed by Christian de Portzamparc and built by Pitance Construction (VINCI Construction France) in a joint venture with GFC Construction and GCC, the new building, handed over early in 2010, extends over 63,000 sq. metres and 9 levels. It boasts 17 operating theatres, 50 intensive-care rooms and 350 beds.
Worth €60m, the contract covered the structural works, the envelope and the architectural interior works.