The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-07
HOTEL DE SANTE.
Plans of the New French
Hospital.
PLENTY OF AIR AND LIGHT
The Home Idea to Be Followed in
the Construction of the
Buildings.

The French Mutual Benevolent Society
has adopted plans for the new hospital
which is to be erected on the block Of land
purchased three years ago, on Point Lobos
avenue and A street, just where the Geary-
street cars turn on their way to The park.
The lot is G00x240 feet.
OF the fifteen plans submitted the society.
alter carefully examining each one, has
selected the plans prepared by Goustiaux 81
Mooser. Mr.. GoustiauX is one Of the great
architects OF France. having made designs
for many hospitals of that country. He is
also the delegate of the city Of Paris TO the
Worlds Fair at Chicago. Mr.. Mooser. the
associate architect, belongs TO San Fran
cisco.
The design adopted by the French Society
for their new Hotel de Sante is based upon
the famous Montpelier Hospital of France.
In making its selection the building com-
mttee, Of which the president of the soci-
ETY., Henry l.. Martin, is chairman, consid-
cred first the hygienic conditions and sec
qualities, according to the judgment of the
committee. were found to exist in superior
decree in the plans adopted
The leading idea of the whole design is
sunshine. air and light. The style OF arehi-
lecture is that of the French villa, and the
most picturesque appearance and improve
greatly the locality in which it is to be
erected IL Will have more the look OF a
country seat than of hospital. Hospitals
generally are constructed as such, as pris-
ons are constructed as prisons, and both
suggest the gloom and silence of the tonlb
But the new French Hospital will contain
in its architectural lines no suggestions OF
the grave. Patients entering ordinary hos
pitfalls look up at the gloamy somberness of
n. Nl.,~E
they may never come out. This gives rise
to a repulsion and fear which Is hardly con-
duciye 10 the patients speedy recovery.
A patient entering the new french
Hospital, seeing the rich coloring of the
buildings, gazing on the important frontage.
highly 0rnamented and fiiagreed. listening
TO the waving of the trees and catching the
odor of flowers as he ascends the steps,
will hardly imagine himself In prison or
a hospital. The idea is TO give rise in him
the impression that he is entering home
in the shape of country seat. place Tor
quiet and rest. This will induce cheerful
ness instead Of depression and contribute
to his recovery.
According to the design the hospital will
not be one complete ami continuous structure,
but will be series of detached buildings.
the cost for the erection of which will be
100000 The main structure, known as
the administration building, VIII front on
Point LObos avenue. the frontage being
600 feet. The material Tor all The structures
will consist of brick, concrete and artificial
stone. There will be fourteen detached
buildings in all in the hospital, and they
will have connections with each other only
by means of galleries. OF the fourteen
buildings only five of them will be of two
stories. the remainder consisting OF single
story.
The administration building will be set
back somewhat from the line of the sidewalk.
in order to allow the cultivation of a garden
aud room for avenues and walks. On the line
of the sidewalk will be fine bronze fence.