Herzog & de Meuron
Competition
1998
Project
1998-1999
Realization
1999-2002
Transformation and extension
2018-2020
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Process

The horizontal layout of the courtyards and buildings gives the center the feel of a small town. Models of indoor pool and skylight.

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Glass spheres in the rooms allow patients with limited mobility to experience changing light and weather conditions and provide special views of the sky overhead

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Plexiglas connecting elements for the oak staves of the facade reflect the sun.

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On the ground floor, the therapeutic facilities are grouped around inner courtyards; the upper floor houses the patients’ rooms with views of the surrounding area.

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Section and floor plan of a patient’s room with veranda, wetroom, entrance and spherical skylight.

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In the pool, dots of light coming through roof apertures and the reflection of the water create a ceiling of sparkling stars.

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Behind the country pavilion-style exterior lies an interior of varied courtyards.

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The patients’ rooms, with bath, indoor pool, veranda, public zones and stairs.

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An extension on the roof in 2019, 17 years after the project opening, provides new day clinic facilities.

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Drawings

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Team

Facts

Client
REHAB Basel AG, Basel, Switzerland
Planning
Architect Planning: Herzog & de Meuron, Basel, Switzerland
General Planning: Consortium, ARGE Herzog & de Meuron / Proplaning AG, Basel, Switzerland
Landscape Design: August + Margrith KĂĽnzel Landschaftsarchitekten, Binningen, Switzerland
Electrical Engineering: Amstein + Walthert AG Ingenieure, Zurich, Switzerland
HVAC Engineering: Sulzer Energieconsulting AG, Liestal, Switzerland
Plumbing Engineering: BogenschĂĽtz AG, Basel, Switzerland
Structural Engineering: Engineering Consortium, ARGE Pauli Frei Zachmann, Basel, Switzerland
Construction Supervision: Proplaning AG, Basel, Switzerland
General Planning (Transformation and Extension): Proplaning AG, Basel, Switzerland
HVAC Engineering (Transformation and Extension): Stokar + Partner AG, Basel, Switzerland
Plumbing Services (Transformation and Extension): Gemperle Kussmann, Basel, Switzerland
Structural Engineering (Transformation and Extension): ZPF Ingenieure, Basel, Switzerland
Specialist / Consulting
Acoustic Consulting: Martin Lienhard, Langenbruck, Switzerland
Hospital Planning: Hardegger Planung & Projektmanagement, Zurich, Switzerland
Building Physics Consulting (Transformation and Extension): Ehrsam Beurret, Ingenieure und Planer SIA USIC, Pratteln, Switzerland
Facade Consulting (Transformation and Extension): Christoph Etter, Fassadenplanungen, Basel, Switzerland
Fire Protection Consulting (Transformation and Extension): Quantum Brandschutz GmbH, Basel, Switzerland
Building Data
Site Area: 258'333 sqft, 24'000 sqm
Gross floor area (GFA): 102'257 sqft, 9'500 sqm
Footprint: 249'948 sqft, 23'221 sqm
Gross volume (GV): 3'478'497 cbft, 98'500 cbm
Links
www.rehab.ch

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“Herzog & de Meuron. Histoire Naturelle.” Edited by: Philip Ursprung. Exh. Cat. Herzog & de Meuron. Archaeology of the Mind. Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal. 23 October 2002 – 6 April 2003. Baden, Lars MĂĽller, 2002.

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