The Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital is a prestigious, private hospital treating patients in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia for over 90 years. HKSH set out to expand its legacy of excellence by creating a new facility that delivers advanced cancer care in a dense urban environment. The Eastern Advanced Medical Centre fulfills this vision by integrating inpatient and outpatient oncology services with the region’s first proton therapy center. DLR Group | Tsoi Kobus Design’s design maximizes clinical flexibility and operational efficiency by organizing vertical core elements at the west end, freeing central floor space for treatment adjacencies and future adaptability.
The facility’s compact, vertically stacked proton therapy system, featuring Hitachi’s first vertical beamline, demonstrates innovation in both clinical planning and engineering. The tower’s expressed exoskeleton not only defines its architectural identity on the Hong Kong skyline but also maximizes floor area ratio and efficiency within a constrained site. This forward-thinking design supports HKSH’s mission to lead in cancer treatment, research, and education, while giving patients access to the most advanced therapies in a space designed for healing and future adaptability.
The 20-story, 250,000-SF Eastern Advanced Medical Centre includes inpatient and outpatient oncology services, advanced imaging, and a two-room proton therapy center with two vertically stacked Hitachi gantries and a vertical beamline. The proton center is constructed 28 meters below grade and anchored in granite, with two 150-ton half-rotating gantries, two 15-meter-tall radiation shielded bunker chambers, a four magnet-ring synchrotron and an advanced beam transport system across three levels. Ingeniously positioned in a vertically stacked format, the system is an excellent example of compact design configurations ideal for Hong Kong’s dense urban fabric. The exoskeletal structural system maximizes floor area ratio and efficiency on a tight urban site. The facility also includes space for clinical research, education, and training. DLR Group | Tsoi Kobus Design provided architecture, planning, and building optimization services.
