Health hub «L’arbre de vie», à Roncq

The Health Center ​“L’Arbre de Vie” in Roncq, desi­gned by the firm Loci Anima, is an inno­va­tive archi­tec­tu­ral pro­ject embo­dying a holis­tic vision of well-being and health.

Architecture in har­mony with nature
The pro­ject draws ins­pi­ra­tion from the Latin motto mens sana in cor­pore sano (a heal­thy mind in a heal­thy body), aiming to create an envi­ron­ment condu­cive to flou­ri­shing. Constructed in wood, a bio-based, recy­clable, and eco­lo­gi­cal mate­rial, the buil­ding fea­tures an evol­ving and modu­lar struc­ture, allo­wing adap­ta­tion to future needs. This approach reflects Loci Anima’s phi­lo­so­phy of archi­tec­ture as a living orga­nism in sym­bio­sis with its envi­ron­ment.

Program and fea­tures
Floor area: 3,110 m²
Program: Medical offices, phar­macy, gym, confe­rence room, res­tau­rant
Client: Ceetrus
Location: Roncq, France
Construction cost (excl. tax): €5.6 mil­lion
Competition date: 2019 (not rea­li­zed)
Project team: Loci Anima (archi­tect), Sigier (struc­ture), Elioth (façades)

A sus­tai­nable and acces­sible health space
The buil­ding is desi­gned to pro­mote daily well-being, fea­tu­ring a pedes­trian per­ime­ter ramp pro­vi­ding a heal­thy and acces­sible way of moving around. This design aims to encou­rage an active life­style and inte­grate nature into users’ daily lives.

Although this pro­ject was not rea­li­zed, it demons­trates Loci Anima’s abi­lity to design spaces com­bi­ning func­tio­na­lity, aes­the­tics, and envi­ron­men­tal res­pect, thus offe­ring living envi­ron­ments condu­cive to health and well-being.