The design of this children's hospital in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) makes reference to a flower. This metaphor refers to the holistic approach of the hospital design: just as a flower affects several senses, the design aims to deal not only with the body, but also with the mind and the soul of the children.

The design projects a strong identity, with recognizable and open forms, full of air and light, stimulating an optimal relationship between the interior and the exterior. Thus, the architects’ association has translated a complex program into a clear structure, with the building stating itself as a clear element within the landscape. A semi-public, open level for the hospital staff and academic activities, offers views on the prevailing landscape. Underneath, outpatient activities and the medical services are protected from direct sunlight, but provided with daylight through sunken patios and gardens. A central plaza organizes all the public activities around it. The flower-like hospital wards on top float over the landscape, lifted to offer beautiful and peaceful views. The wards have been designed as separate entities, increasing the readability of the whole. The internal circulation has been situated around the void of each ward.

The oval floor plan, similar to a radial based ward, not only creates amazing perspectives and avoids dark corridors. It also gathers a maximum of rooms around a minimum of corridors, resulting in minimal walking distances and maximum surveillance. Three vertical circulation shafts connect the medical services, hospital wards and semi-public levels. They also clearly separate the logistic, public and inpatient flows. All of these elements are connected by a backbone. A healing environment also needs to make for a healthy building: the design incorporates sustainable measures, such as natural ventilation, night cooling, solar shading and the use of solar energy.