Dijklander Hospital Revitalization / bureau Ira Koers + Studio Roelof Mulder

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Text description provided by the architects. Roelof Mulder and Ira Koers developed a vision for the interior of the Dijklander hospital in Purmerend, a building whose meticulous design by Jan Tennekes and loving upkeep makes it a time travel through the 1980s. They examined possibilities for adapting its spaces with thoughtfulness and admiration for this young heritage. Healthcare has changed: more outpatient treatment in clinics, less inpatient care, and fewer wards with beds.

Dijklander Hospital Revitalization / bureau Ira Koers  + Studio Roelof Mulder - Exterior Photography, Windows
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Dijklander Hospital Revitalization / bureau Ira Koers  + Studio Roelof Mulder - Exterior Photography, Facade, Windows, Garden
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The sky-lit central hall of the hospital has been substantially altered. The original design was a spacious indoor street with street lamps, strips of greenery, pavilions, a mailbox, and benches. A generous space laid out to get from A to B quickly, but not as a place to wait. Today, however, thanks to digital appointments and apps, waiting for an outpatient appointment or treatment no longer needs to be done in the ward itself and can take place elsewhere in the building – a change that has spatial consequences and offers possibilities. Here, the central hall replaces the classic waiting room in an outpatient clinic.

Dijklander Hospital Revitalization / bureau Ira Koers  + Studio Roelof Mulder - Exterior Photography, Windows, Garden
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The new hall retains the original clear routing but adds shortcuts with various places to sit among lush greenery. Space for this was freed up by situating the cafeteria with a shop, the service point for patients and the hairdresser in the blue plinth course in the facades on either side of the hall.

Dijklander Hospital Revitalization / bureau Ira Koers  + Studio Roelof Mulder - Exterior Photography, Facade, Garden, Courtyard
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Dijklander Hospital Revitalization / bureau Ira Koers  + Studio Roelof Mulder - Exterior Photography, Facade, Windows, Garden, Courtyard
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The original sparse greenery along the facades was replaced with luxuriant foliage in raised beds with terrazzo garden walls, plus bamboo seats amongst the greenery. The vegetation lends privacy to the rooms facing the hall and gives the upper levels a view of indoor greenery. The existing red lifts have been accentuated by two new red islands with sofas and a concert grand piano.

Dijklander Hospital Revitalization / bureau Ira Koers  + Studio Roelof Mulder - Exterior Photography, Facade, Garden
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Dijklander Hospital Revitalization / bureau Ira Koers  + Studio Roelof Mulder - Exterior Photography, Windows, Garden, Courtyard
© MWA Hart Nibbrig

The new indoor garden extends to the outside over a newly raised dyke with the same seats among the greenery as inside the hall. From the dyke, a footpath winds around the building between the green spaces in the parking lot that soak up stormwater, under trees, and along the reedy edges of the Gors.

Dijklander Hospital Revitalization / bureau Ira Koers  + Studio Roelof Mulder - Interior Photography, Windows
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Address:Purmerend, The Netherlands

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Cite: "Dijklander Hospital Revitalization / bureau Ira Koers + Studio Roelof Mulder" 05 Feb 2023. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/995948/dijlander-hospital-revitalization-bureau-ira-koers-and-plus-studio-roelof-mulder> ISSN 0719-8884

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