Study of a mobile medical testing unit in the context of a historic urban area

The authors studied the design of a prototype for a mobile medical testing unit in a specific historic urban context. The initiative was a response to a request made by the University of Padua to its professors and technicians for the generation of ideas suitable for combating the Covid-19 pandemic during the worst period of this medical emergency. The medical testing unit, designed for a wider context, was initially studied for the purpose of providing medical tests and check-ups for the University of Padua student population and the personnel employed by the university. It is appropriate for use in the virtual city composed of the numerous sites where University of Padua activity is articulated, facilitating medical check-ups, and anticipating and fighting epidemiological phenomena where they are found. In terms of reassuring the students and their families, the results can be significant. The project was themed on the basic module being flexible so as to facilitate the use of space ...