ARTWORKS
Goedstrup Hospital
Goedstrup Hospital is a new ‘super hospital’ located north of Herning, one of the largest new healthcare buildings in Denmark, ‘setting the standard for future Danish hospital construction’. The acute hospital includes an Emergency Department, medical imaging, and ‘a family cluster’, with maternity wards, delivery wards, and paediatric and neonatal departments. There are 214 single rooms, 26 operating theatres, and 89 outpatient clinics, as well as facilities such as laboratories, central sterile services, administration space, a cafeteria, and staff facilities. The design focused on healing architecture, with key elements including daylight, contact with the landscape, and building-integrated art. The higher-level patient rooms have beautiful views of the surrounding landscape, and each floor has access to balconies, courtyard areas, or the landscape.
Key facts
l Client: Region Central Jutland. l Architects: Arkitema, AART, Nordic Office of Architecture.
l Landscape: Arkitema. l Engineer: Artelia. l Art consultant: IN SITU, Galleri Profilen.
l Artists: Erik A. Frandsen, Olafur Eliasson.
l Location: Goedstrup, Herning, Denmark.
l Total area: 135,000 m2 .
and textiles in both the art and interior fittings, create a holistic expression that contributes to a relaxed, homely atmosphere, with space for secluded stays in larger or smaller groups, all supporting a healing environment.
Foyer’s brick-clad walls At Goedstrup Hospital, the approximately 350 metre-long foyer is decorated with integrated artworks, creating distinct
Top: Goedstrup Hospital ‘reaches out into the landscape’ with stepped building
volumes, and integrates with the landscape. A surrounding path and inner courtyards provide access for movement and recreation against a landscaped backdrop.
Middle: At the main entrance to Goedstrup Hospital, visitors are welcomed by a
reception area with an integrated artwork, and
natural materials in wood and natural stone slate on the foyer floor.
Bottom: In the foyer, waiting areas are
interspersed with artworks that both distract and adorn. Here, art becomes a social focal point that facilitates communication between people.
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Photo used courtesy of Niels Nygaard
Photo used courtesy of Niels Nygaard
Photo used courtesy of Kontraframe
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