Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Brunet Saunier & Associés Secure Permit for Urban Forest Hospital in Greater Paris | ArchDaily
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Renzo Piano's new hospital in Saint-Ouen features 1.3 hectares of rooftop gardens designed for patient care.
Save this picture!3D Visualizations of the project for the Saint-Ouen Grand Paris Nord University Hospital, 2026. Image Courtesy of Renzo Piano Building WorkshopWritten by Antonia PiñeiroPublished on March 02, 2026 Share ShareFacebookTwitterMailPinterestWhatsappOrhttps://www.archdaily.com/1039209/renzo-piano-building-workshop-and-brunet-saunier-and-associes-secure-permit-for-urban-forest-hospital-in-greater-paris Clipboard "COPY" CopyOn February 20, Renzo Piano Building Workshop announced that the building permit for the Hôpital Universitaire Saint-Ouen Grand Paris Nord (HUSOGPN) has been officially granted. The project is a state initiative responding to rapid population growth, increasing demand for care, and evolving technical standards with a "next-generation" hospital in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, a commune in the northern suburbs of the French capital. The hospital will be located on the site of the former PSA factory, once an industrial engine of the region and now large and well-connected enough to host a program of rare scale: 986 beds and 288 day places, a workforce of over 5,500 professionals, and facilities equipped with contemporary technology for areas such as surgery and maternity. Envisioned as a "hospital-landscape," the building designed by RPBW in association with Brunet Saunier & Associés stands out for featuring a 1.3-hectare roof garden and an urban forest with over 1,000 trees.+ 27 Save this picture!3D Visualizations of the project for the Saint-Ouen Gran...