Merem Care Campus
Merem Care Campus is a rehabilitation vitality center for patients learning how to live with diseases or recovering from accidents or injuries. One thing every patient shares is that they all visit Merem to regain confidence in their daily life.
Therefore, empowerment is key in the design of the vitaliity center. The building invites and embraces, connects and protects. Rather than a typical care building, it feels like a warm and welcoming public building. A public campus boulevard connects all the buildings and empowers people to move and make the next step in their recovery and rehabilitation.
The public campus boulevard connects all buildings and empowers people to move and make a next step in their recovery
Fabian van den Bosch | Principal architect
Finding balance
The sports facilities include a large gym hall, fitness studio and children’s class. The campus also houses an entrance bar, academy and medical recovery lab with offices. Moreover, a unique indoor track on the first floor allows patients to train in a vital yet protected environment.
All amenities are arranged to create a balance between spaciousness and groundedness. Some areas are well connected while others offer more privacy. This allows every visitor to find a place to feel at home.
On the exterior, the different programmatic elements are recognizable and composed in such a way to express openness and to provide shelter. The building itself is designed to look smaller than it is. The varying color tones of the recycled plastic shingle facade soften the boundaries between the inside and outside.
The inclusive design strategy started with a concept sketch of the landscape. A colorful boulevard connects all campus buildings and invites patients, visitors and the people from Hilversum to practice in an inspiring and empowering environment.
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Project
Merem Care Campus
Description
Vitality center on the inclusive Merem recovery campus
Client
Merem
Location
Hilversum, The Netherlands
Surface
2600m²
Date
2019-ongoing
Services
Urban Design, Architecture and Interior Design
Team
Barbara Dujardin, Michiel Hofman, Fabian van den Bosch, Cynthia Deckers, Shanuli Gupta and Willem Wopereis
Project management
JLL
Design landscape
Studio Redd
Advisor construction
Van Rossum Raadgevende Ingenieurs
Advisor electrical installations
BBP advies
Advisor mechanical installations
BBP advies
Advisor fire safety
LBP Sight
Contractor
Aalberts Bouw
