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Organisation: UMCG UCP
Architect: Atelier PRO & Vakwerk Architecten
Stakeholders:
Jan Bouwhuis, Directeur Bouw & Facilitair
Robert Schoevers, Hoofd Psychiatrie UMCG
Mark Kap, Lid Ontwerpteam UMCG UPC
Dorte Kristensen, Architect Atelier PRO
Ellen van der Wal, Architect Vakwerk Architecten
Team
Jan Bouwhuis
Robert Schoevers
Mark Kap
Dorte Kirstensen
Ellen van der Wal
Description Design
Open, light and transparent: this is our new psychiatry building. A long-cherished wish has come true: a new building for the University Center for Psychiatry (UCP).
In the new UCP building, the well-being and recovery of patients are central. ‘UCP employees have helped think about how a new building can best meet the needs of patients and work processes’, says department head Robert Schoevers. ‘This has resulted in an open, light and transparent building that simultaneously offers sufficient peace and privacy.’
Waking up with the rising sun.
When designing the patient rooms in the closed ward, careful consideration was given to how the building can optimally contribute to the recovery of patients. ‘It is not without reason that the rooms face east, so that patients wake up with the rising sun’, says Schoevers. ‘There are also many opportunities for exercise, including two low-noise sports halls. And the green outdoor areas invite you to go outside often - in complete privacy.’
About MADE-Life Foundation
We are committed to the advancement of mental health of children, young adults in the Netherlands and beyond. We do this by organising 'challenges' that innovate, inspire and inform in every possible way. These challenges act as a flywheel for the much needed changes in the mental health space.