Sensescape: Rehabilitation hospital in Deir Al Balah

A continuous sensescape spine extends from the project entrance toward the sea, structuring a sequence of interaction and transformation. It engages the hospital masses to create shared communal spaces, then descends underground into an awareness zone that educates and activates users. It finally re-emerges as a social space where recovered patients may meet the community, achieving the concept: “From Isolation to Shared Perception.”

“From Isolation to Shared Perception” reflects a vision that extends beyond functional treatment to social reintegration through awareness-driven shared perception. The project therefore integrates a full sensory rehabilitation hospital program with essential services, alongside an added awareness component within the original hospital scheme, as illustrated in the diagram.

This diagram illustrates the sensescape element as it transitions underground, where it plays an awareness role through sensory-based spatial simulations. The plan shows the spatial relationships between the different zones, while the renders demonstrate the type of sensory experience being activated within these spaces.

The building massing has been fragmented to create internal gardens for each of the rehabilitation labs. Visual access to the sea is preserved across all volumes, while a stepped massing strategy is applied in the opposite direction of the sea, shaping the hospital blocks to enhance views and spatial quality.

The architectural image is the result of technical material considerations. Exposed recycled concrete made from aggregates was used as the primary material, with an additional layer of aluminum mesh applied above it for environmental purposes. The sensescape element itself is designed as a steel structure.

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