The RH Heilig Hart Tienen wants to combine the two outdated campuses Mariëndal and St.-Jan in an innovative and sustainable new construction project. The hospital's design rests on five touchstones. These are linked to the general mission and vision of RZ H. Hart Tienen: efficiency, flexibility, experience, sustainability and innovation.
Layers in a reduced footprint
This flexible health centre was designed with the layers method, dividing the hospital into a hotfloor (medical services), a hotel (nursing units), an office (consultations and administration) and a factory (lab, pharmacy, kitchen, central sterilisation department...). A central verdant atrium contains the reception, waiting areas, meeting and co-working areas and connects the various building components. It also separates the hotel from the hot floor. The ground level contains, besides the hospital reception, some public functions including a restaurant, nursery and home care shop.
With seven storeys, the hospital's footprint is reduced and efficient circulation ensured.
A pronounced facade and green landscape
The pronounced facade is a continuous band of vertical slats to ensure unity and legibility. It was designed following the principles of "evidence-based", "performance-based" and "parametric" design.
A 5.5-hectare site includes the redevelopment of urban farmland, the creation of meadows, a new orchard and forest, interwoven with footpaths and cycle paths. Organic flows for pedestrians and cyclists run through the site and anchor the hospital in the urban fabric.
