1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Venezia
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Ospedale Dell'Angelo Mestre
Short description of the intervention
The campus of the Venice-Mestre Hospital (Ospedale dell’Angelo Mestre, Angel Hospital), considered the most technologically advanced health facility in Italy is a general care hospital. A Landscape Garden surrounds the hospital complex, containing woods, lakes, hills and an area called “the meadow,” a large roof garden linking the hospital block. The buildings are connected by abundant gardens offering pleasant views to patients. The hospital includes various roof gardens, as extensive green areas that offer water protection, storage of water as well as proper drainage and required ventilation of the green. The hospital includes green roofs, gardens, green driveways and green terraces. (ref. 1 and 3)
Address

VIA PACCAGNELLA 11
30174 Venezia
Italy

Location
The NBS is situated in an area, with clear delineation of boundaries and a specific shape (polygon). The NBS project can also have more than one area location (more than one polygon, situated close by).
Area boundary
POINT (12.222101 45.516045)
POINT (12.22586 45.515237)
POINT (12.22491 45.509816)
POINT (12.21917 45.512688)
NBS area image
Source of NBS area image
Google maps. Available at: https://www.google.com/maps/search/Ospedale+Dell'Angelo+Mestre/@45.5133156,12.2207373,990m/data=!3m1!1e3. Accessed on 1st October, 2020.
Total area
260000.00m²
NBS area
117600.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Previous derelict area
Website of the intervention
https://www.greenroofs.com/projects/venice-mestre-hospital-ospedale-dellangelo-…
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2002
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2004
End date of the intervention
2008
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Goals of the intervention
The overall objective was the strategic design of the landscape as a green element that surrounds, incorporates and crosses the new hospital structure so that it becomes an integral part of the interior spaces as well. Other objectives were to; 1. build an area that should help allay the fears of the incoming patients and contribute to their recovery in their convalescing period, 2. create new green areas, 3. provide green recreation areas and 4. to create a system for rainwater collection and other kinds of water management (ref. 1 and 3).
Quantitative targets
unknown
Monitoring indicators defined
unknown
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Water management (SDG 6)
Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Improving mental health
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Implementation activities
Creation of extensive green roofs, green terraces and balconies, green driveways and landscape garden as the hospital surrounding garden. "Its grand entrance hall, a glassed space more than 660 feet (200 mt) in length, 85 feet (26 mt) in width, and 90 feet (30 mt) in height, is a veritable winter garden, with trees, flowers, and aromatic plants welcoming all patients and their visitors." "The reverse ziggurat section of the building ensures that half of its patients have a direct view of the winter garden, while the other half has a personal view to the plants growing outside their windows in deep earth and plant-covered terraced containers. The vision guiding this design was that the building should help allay the fears of the incoming patients and contribute to their recovery in their convalescing period." (ref. 1, 4)
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
Creation of semi-natural blue areas
Management and improved protection of rivers and other blue areas
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Nature on buildings (external)
Green roofs
Balcony greens
Other
Parks and urban forests
Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
Blue infrastructure
Lakes/ponds
Nature in buildings (indoor)
Atriums/Courtyards
Green areas for water management
Sustainable urban drainage systems
Please specify "other external building green"
Private garden terraces for patients' rooms.
Type of Green Roof
Extensive Green Roof: depth 3 - 5 inches; plants: Mosses, Sedums, Succulents, Herbs and few Grasses; Low maintenance and costs
Intensive Green Roof: depth 7 - 24+ inches; plants: Perennials, Lawn, Putting green, Shrubs and Trees, rooftop farming; High maintenance and costs
What is the level of innovation / development of the NBS related to water management?
Medium / High: sustainable urban drainage systems which include water storage and diverts water flooding
Vegetation Type
Grass
Shrubs
Trees
Garden beds
Please specify how many trees were planted
Unknown
Amenities offered by the NBS
Benches and drinking water stations
Playgrounds
Complementing infrastructure (bathrooms, café)
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Provisioning services
Water (surface and ground water for drinking and non-drinking purposes)
Regulating services
Water purification / filtration
Cultural services
Aesthetic appreciation
Recreation
Mental and physical health and wellbeing
Scale
Spatial scale
Sub-microscale: Street scale (including buildings)
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Public sector institution (e.g. school or hospital)
Other
Please specify "other primary beneficiary"
Hospital patients.
Governance
Governance arrangements
Led by non-government actors
Non-government actors
Private sector/Corporate/Business
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
Developers: Astaldi. Design: Emilio Ambasz & Associates. Architect:Emilio Ambasz Hon. Faia, Emilio Ambasz & Associates. (ref.1)
Key actors - initiating organization
Public sector institution
Private sector/corporate actor/company
Land owners
Hospital
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Public sector institution
Private sector/corporate actor/company
Land owners
Hospital
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Unknown
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
Unknown
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
Unknown
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
Unknown
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Voluntary (spontaneous)
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS section/part in a more general plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Presence of GI / NBS research project - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Subsidies/investment for GI / NBS in the city - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Co-finance for NBS
No
Co-financing governance arrangements
No
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
No
Financing
Total cost
€500,000 - €2,000,000
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
Unknown
What are the total amount of expected annual maintenance costs?
Unknown
What is the expected annual maintenance costs of the NBS or GI elements?
Unknown
Please specify cost savings
Unknown
Please specify total cost (EUR)
5 hundred million euros (approximately) [This is for the total project, cost for the NBS implementation is unknown] (ref. 1)
Source(s) of funding
Private Foundation/Trust
Type of fund(s) used
Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Business models
Green densification model
Green health model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Private non-for-profit actor (e.g. NGO, foundation)
Type of innovation
Technological
Infrastructural innovation
Please specify technological innovation
"Considered the most technologically advanced health facility in Italy" the Venice-Mestre Hospital has created a large infrastructural project including various roof gardens, extensive green areas that offer water protection, storage of water as well as proper drainage and required ventilation of the green, including greenroofs, gardens,green driveways, a lake, meadows and green terraces.(ref. 1 and 3)
Novelty level of the innovation
The innovation is completely new without connections to previous initiative(s)
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
"It is the first fully 'green' hospital ever built." (Ref 4)
Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Water management and blue areas
Improved stormwater management
Green space and habitat
Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
Increased green space area
Increased number of species present
Description of environmental benefits
1. The green roof areas are organized into sedum and meadow lawns planted with bands of flowering shrubs and ground cover. The garden terraces offer each patient room a private garden.
2. The roof garden was vegetated with Sedum, which only one year after planting showed excellent development.
3. The drain roof helps in keeping the water away and protects the rooftop as well as proves the vegetation wit enough water to survive and thrive. This also has the water storage capacity to drain access water and help during any rain or storm incidents.
4. The garden is full of different kinds of plant species including shrubs and trees. This has reported improving the biodiversity value of the space significantly. (ref. 1, 4)
Economic impacts
Unknown
Description of economic benefits
Unknown
Social and cultural impacts
Health and wellbeing
Improved mental health
Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Cultural heritage and sense of place
Increased appreciation for natural spaces
Description of social and cultural benefits
1. The green areas are usually accessible by patients as a normal garden.
2. It has reported to improve the mental health of the patients and the staff and helping in their recovery.
3. The area also provides space for relaxation for the staff.
The exquisitely designed Venice-Mestre Hospital creates living architecture as ecosystem service providers, blending biophilia seamlessly with the user experience. (ref. 1, 4)
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
Unknown
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Water management (SDG 6)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
No information available
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
Unknown as of October, 2020.
Methods of impact monitoring
Process of recording NBS impacts
Collection of monitoring data continuously throughout the project to aid evaluation
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Focus groups
Evidence for use of assessment
Presence of an assessment, evaluation and/or monitoring process
Unknown
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 evidence in public records
Impact assessment mechanism
Name of any specific impact assessment tools
Unknown
Use of GIS in mapping impacts
No evidence in public records
Citizen involvement
Citizens involvement in assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Citizens involvement in the analysis of the assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Follow-up to the evaluation / assessment
Unknown
References
List of references
Ref. 1. Green Roofs. com (2018) VENICE-MESTRE HOSPITAL (OSPEDALE DELL’ANGELO MESTRE – ANGEL HOSPITAL). Available at: http://www.greenroofs.com/projects/venice-mestre-hospital-ospedale-dellangelo-mestre-angel-hospital/. Accessed on 1st October, 2020.
Ref. 2. ULSS3 SERENISSIMA (2018) OSPEDALE DELL'ANGELO MESTRE. Available at: https://www.aulss3.veneto.it/index.cfm?action=mys.page&content_id=630. Acessed on 1st October, 2020.
Ref. 3. Venice-Mestre Hospital (Ospedale dell’Angelo Mestre – Angel Hospital) Featured Project 9/10/18 video from Greenroofs.com on the greenroofsTV channel on YouTube.
Ref. 4. Emilio Ambasz & Associates (2008) VENICE-MESTRE (ITALY): OSPEDALE DELL'ANGELO. Available at: https://www.ambasz.com/ospedale-dell-angelo-di-mestre. Accessed on 1st October, 2020.

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