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Can Ruti will grow with a hotel and a residence for students and researchers
The Can Ruti health campus is preparing to grow far beyond hospitals and laboratories. Badalona’s new urban plan includes a hotel and a residence for students and researchers with around 200 places in total, intended to solve one of the area’s everyday problems: finding accommodation near the campus.
The expansion affects more than 74 hectares around Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol and the Serralada de Marina. The plan incorporates new land for healthcare, teaching, research and economic activity, with the intention of strengthening a biomedical hub that already brings together some of Catalunya’s main research and healthcare centres.
The area designated for economic activity will be located next to the Institut Guttmann and will set aside around 20,400 square metres for offices, restaurants, retail and accommodation. Within that area, a hotel of around 6,000 square metres and a residence of approximately 4,000 square metres are planned.
The hotel would have around 120 rooms and would be particularly aimed at relatives of patients, healthcare professionals, researchers and people who need to remain on the campus for several days. The residence would add around 80 rooms for students and staff linked to academic and scientific activity.
Accommodation is a particularly sensitive issue in Can Ruti because of its location, away from Badalona’s urban centre and heavily dependent on public transport and private vehicles. For those making temporary stays, having a room on or next to the campus can avoid daily journeys and reduce some of the pressure on access routes.
The planned growth goes far beyond these two buildings. The planning opens the door to a substantial expansion of land for hospital services, research and teaching, as well as the addition of new green areas and open spaces within the complex.
The operation also seeks to attract new biomedical projects and companies. The presence of Germans Trias, the Institut Guttmann and other scientific centres has already made this part of Badalona one of the metropolitan area’s main hubs for health research, but the lack of complementary services still limits its capacity to function as an integrated campus.
The change may significantly alter daily life on the Can Ruti hill. More researchers, students and visitors will also mean greater demand for transport, restaurants and services, but the addition of accommodation will allow part of that activity to stop depending on constant journeys to central Badalona or Barcelona.