Last updated: November 2021
A 40 m2 vertical garden installed on one of the clinic's walls in 2012. It was the first vertical garden to be constructed in a hospital in Europe. It aimed to create a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere for visitors and patients at the clinic, improve the air quality and humidity of the complex and beautify the space of the hospital. (Ref 1) Over 1400 plants with over 40 species were included in the vertical garden (Ref 2).
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Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings (external)
- Green walls or facades
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change adaptation
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Improvements to water quality
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Soil quality improvement
- Air quality improvement
- Noise reduction
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Improving mental health
- Improving physical health
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
- To create a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere for visitors and patients at the clinic. (Ref 2)
- To reduce anxiety levels of patients at the hospital. (Ref 2)
- To better the air quality and humidity of the complex. (Ref 2)
- To beautify the space of the hospital. (Ref 1)
-Reduce noise pollution (Ref 2)
Implementation activities
The project was planned during February and March of 2011 (Ref 1)
It was implemented at the end of August 2012. (Ref 1)
Part of the process included identifying the over 40 species to be used, for their aesthetic value, climatic needs, and air-quality filtration capacities. (Ref 1)
Garden is watered through closed circuit managed by remote control monitoring humidity, temperature, water quality, and pH (Ref 2,3,4)
Main beneficiaries
- Public sector institution (e.g. school or hospital)
- Private sector/Corporate/Company
- Citizens or community groups
- Other
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Public sector institution
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The intervention was commissioned by the Hospital Quiron Sagrado Corazon. The company Terapia Urbana, which is tied to the University of Sevilla, collaborated with architects Jose Manuel Peinado and Ignacio Quijano at Peinado Architects. The operation, management and control technology was developed with Idener, another company of the University of Sevilla (Ref 1).
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
No
... a national policy or strategy?
No
... a local policy or strategy?
No
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Unknown
Type of funding
- Unknown
Non-financial contribution
No
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Climate change
- Lowered local temperature
- Strengthened capacity to address climate hazards/natural disasters
- Environmental quality
- Improved air quality
- Reduced noise exposure
- Improved soil quality
- Water management and blue areas
- Improved water quality
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Other
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved access to urban green space
- Health and wellbeing
- Improved physical health
- Improved mental health
- Education
- Increased support for education and scientific research
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts, Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No
References
1. Terapia Urbana. (2016). Jardin Vertical en Hospital Quiron Sagrado Corazon Sevilla. Sevilla. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 September 2020].
2. Europa Press. (2012). USP Sagrado Corazon implanta un 'jardin vertical'... . Sevilla. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 September 2020].
3. Cameron, Charley. (2012). Terapia Urbana's Vertical Garden Brightens a Seville Hospital with 40 Species of Lush Greenery. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 September 2020].
4. Franco, Jose Tomas. (2012). En Detalle: Jardin Vertical en Clinica USP Sagrado Corazon, Sevilla. Online: Plataforma Arquitectura. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 September 2020].
5. Hospital Quirónsalud Sagrado Corazón (n.d.). International Patient. Available at: Source link [Accessed 28 September 2020].
2. Europa Press. (2012). USP Sagrado Corazon implanta un 'jardin vertical'... . Sevilla. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 September 2020].
3. Cameron, Charley. (2012). Terapia Urbana's Vertical Garden Brightens a Seville Hospital with 40 Species of Lush Greenery. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 September 2020].
4. Franco, Jose Tomas. (2012). En Detalle: Jardin Vertical en Clinica USP Sagrado Corazon, Sevilla. Online: Plataforma Arquitectura. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 September 2020].
5. Hospital Quirónsalud Sagrado Corazón (n.d.). International Patient. Available at: Source link [Accessed 28 September 2020].
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