Timber health centre surrounds courtyard of medicinal plants

MAAJ Architectes placed a cross-shaped courtyard for growing medicinal plants at the heart of a timber-framed health centre in the French town of Taverne.
The Taverny Medical Centre brings together several previously disparate healthcare facilities under one roof.Because of the busy road next door MAAJ Architectes, decided to turn the building inwards.
The plan of the Taverny Medical Centre draws on the ancient cloister typology common in monasteries."In this peri-urban landscape, the aim w