OMA + reinier de graaf explore the 'hospital of the future' in new short film

‘the hospital of the future’, a 12-minute short film produced by OMA / reinier de graaf, has been released as part of an exhibition in madrid. described as a ‘visual manifesto’, the film questions the prevailing conventions in the field of healthcare design, not only in terms of how hospitals are built but also why they are built the way they are built. the movie investigates the role that disease has played in shaping cities and concludes with a speculative exploration into the future of healthcare design.

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on view at matadero madrid centre for contemporary creation until january 31, 2021, the film forms part of an exhibition titled ‘twelve cautionary urban tales’. ‘the hospital of the future is a precious addition to the twelve cautionary urban tales exhibition,’ says ethel baraona pohl, the exhibition’s curator. ‘instead of trying to give answers, it poses vital questions about the future of the city in terms of health, economy, space, and automation.’

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the film emerges from a research project led by reinier de graaf together with hans larsson and alex retegan on the future of healthcare, which started in 2019. ‘it is necessary to provide the hospital with a new definition,’ explains reinier de graaf, OMA partner. ‘our knowledge about the institution is becoming ever more developed, yet we seem further away than ever from imagining the right type of building for it. in exploring and visualizing a number of speculative futures, this short film hopes to offer a small contribution.’

the ‘twelve cautionary urban tales’ exhibition will remain on view in madrid until january 31, 2021, and is available online until april 30, 2021. watch ‘the hospital of the future’ film here.

image © OMA

image © OMA

image © OMA

image © OMA

image © OMA

project credits:

hospital of the future
OMA / reinier de graaf

partner in charge: reinier de graaf
concept: hans larsson, alex retegan
film: adam kouki, magdalena narkiewicz, max ten oever, camille filbien
research: yeliz abdurahman, anton anikeev, matthew bovingdon-downe, serah calitz, niccolo’ cesaris, nuria ribas costa, helena gomes, sofia hosszufalussy, claire jansen, arnaud latran, lucas piquemal, anahita tabrizi, alex tintea, jonas trittman, elisa versari, santiago palacio villa, yushang zhang