AZ Zeno Knokke

Seamless integration of nature and technology in new campus

The new campus will float as it were, above the landscape and light and nature will dominate as far as into the technical areas. The designers are linking high-tech health care with a general feeling of well-being and freedom of movement for anyone staying in, working in or coming to the new hospital. The link between inside and outside, between care facilities and public spaces, will be almost seamless, resulting in an inviting and inspiring environment.

Comprehensive facilities on a twenty-hectare site

The site being built on is twenty hectares. In addition to a hospital, the new care campus will include a rehabilitation centre, care hotel, outpatient’s clinic, auditoriums, public event area and heliport. A temporary company made up of the architectural firms AAPROG, Boeckx & Partners and Buro II has drawn the design and was considered via a general European request to quote.

Innovative design for enhanced well-being and freedom

Sweco Belgium’s innovative hospital campus project aims to create a harmonious blend of nature and technology, providing an environment that promotes well-being and freedom of movement for all. The project management by Sweco Belgium ensures the seamless integration of these elements, resulting in a state-of-the-art facility that meets the needs of patients, staff, and visitors alike.

Facilities

• wards with 360 acute, classical and day hospitalisation beds;
• medical-technical services;
• radiotherapy department, endoscopy department, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, hemodialysis, cardiac catheterization, intensive care, laboratories, molecular biology, medical imaging with ultrasound, Rx, CT, MRI, gamma camera, mortuary, operating theatres emergency treatment (M.U.G.);
• outpatients’ clinic: offices, research areas, waiting areas, secretariat, function rooms;
• logistics: pharmacy, central sterilization, kitchen, cleaning service, technical maintenance, biotechnical department, linen, stockrooms, archives, waste disposal;
• centres: administration and administrative services;
• technical block (substations etc.);
• additional facilities: incl. cafeteria, training rooms, library, auditoria, boarding school.

Assignment

• • project management & process management;
  • strategic care plan;
  • programming;
  • preliminary study and appointment of designer;
  • Master plan development;
  • funding (Flemish Infrastructure Fund for Care Institutions);
  • construction coordination (20 lots);
  • budget monitoring and planning;
  • document management.