Tergooi MC
Hilversum, the Netherlands
A hospital
in harmony
Starting mid-2023, Tergooi MC will provide all acute, intensive and clinical care at one central location. Back in 2011, innovations and new demands in healthcare led to the decision to build a new main location in Hilversum, in the wooded area of Monnikenberg. The new hospital offers a soft, calming and open environment for patients and staff. Nature and daylight play an important role in the design. The building features numerous windows overlooking the beautiful green surroundings.
Situation
Four buildings, one whole
Hidden in the trees are four seemingly separate building sections. On the ground floor and the first floor, however, the hospital feels like one continuous whole, because the various sections are organically connected by wide, light, transparent corridors.
Of the original building, only the two wings remain. These wings will be renovated and will soon provide space for offices and utilities.
Four buildings
Peace and direction
For patients and visitors in the central hall, the passage gives a sense of direction. It runs like a spine through the entire complex. At the transition from one part of the building to the other, you pass through conservatory-like corridors that give you the feeling of stepping outside, among the trees. Each section also has a large patio, which ensures ample light and connection with the outside world.
In the same way, the radiology and the outpatient clinics on the ground floor are easily accessible as well. As a visitor, you only have to turn once, and you are where you need to be. This provides a sense of orientation and tranquillity. In the nursing wards, each patient has their own room, offering maximum privacy. Thanks to the low windowsills and high windows, there is always a view of the world below and of the trees and the sky.
One of the conservatory-like corridors in the passage
One of the many views of the surroundings
Connected to the heart
On the second floor, staff can easily move patients throughout the building in their hospital bed. This ensures that this kind of traffic is separate from the public traffic on the ground floor.
At the heart of the complex is the hot floor, with radiology on the ground floor and the OR department on the first floor. Due to its central location, the OR is effectively linked to care processes on all sides. This also provides tranquillity and a view, both for the patients and the care professionals.
Central passage on the ground floor
Sustainable harmony
The facades are inspired by the forest. The vertical rhythm, the bark-like vertical brickwork, the glossy aluminium that looks like leaves and the contrasts between light and dark all harmonize with the surroundings and subtly reflect the surrounding forest.
The green Sedum roofs reduce heat in summer and contribute to overall sustainability. The roofs are also equipped with solar panels that provide a large portion of the building’s energy.
Hybrid OR
“A hospital, despite its scale and complex functional requirements, must be a home in which people with all their needs can come into their own. That’s what we achieved at Tergooi.”
“A hospital, despite its scale and complex functional requirements, must be a home in which people with all their needs can come into their own. That’s what we achieved at Tergooi.”
Project data
- Location
- Hilversum, the Netherlands
- Functie
- New construction of general hospital
- Size
- 55,000 m² GFA
- Period
- 2011 – 2023
- Status
- Complete
- Client
- Tergooi MC
- User
- Tergooi MC
- Team
- Jörn-Ole Stellmann, Jarno Nillesen, Bert Muijres, Jasper Vrugte, Gert van Rijssen, Mark Kreijkes, Milee Herweijer, Stephanie Klein Holkenborg, Abel Brouwer, Martijn van de Berg, Taecke Halma, Arend van Maanen, Heleen Meinsma, Menno Roefs, Kirsten van Zeijl, Joris Alofs, Roel van Brussel, Eric Pijffers, Maurice van Dinther, Pauline Rozenbaum
- In collaboration with
- Royal HaskoningDHV, Deerns, abt, SVP, BoschSlabbers, ptg advies
- Award
- Architectenweb Care Building of the Year Award 2023; Highly Commended WAF Awards 2023
- Photography
- Hanne van der Woude / William Moore / Your Captain Luchtfotografie
Tergooi MC – Zonnestraal 2.0
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