Herzog & de Meuron Basel Ltd.
Rheinschanze 6
4056 Basel, Switzerland
Email: info@herzogdemeuron.com
Phone: +41 61 385 5757
Basel, Switzerland
The horizontal layout of the courtyards and buildings gives the center the feel of a small town. Models of indoor pool and skylight.
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
Plexiglas connecting elements for the oak staves of the facade reflect the sun.
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.
Section and floor plan of a patient’s room with veranda, wetroom, entrance and spherical skylight.
In the pool, dots of light coming through roof apertures and the reflection of the water create a ceiling of sparkling stars.
Behind the country pavilion-style exterior lies an interior of varied courtyards.
The patients’ rooms, with bath, indoor pool, veranda, public zones and stairs.
An extension on the roof in 2019, 17 years after the project opening, provides new day clinic facilities.
The patients of REHAB Basel were the subject of ‘Rehab (from rehab)’ (2023) by artists filmmakers Bêka & Lemoine. The focus of the documentary is on the patients and therapists, and on the culture of care that is cultivated in the building. The film is now available to watch online.
Irina Davidovici: H: “Hospital-as-City. The Healthcare Architecture of Herzog & de Meuron.” In: Adam Jasper (Ed.). “gta papers. Social Distance.” Vol. No. 5, Zurich, gta, ETH Zurich, 2021. pp. 118-131.
REHAB Basel: “Zeiträume. Passagen durch das REHAB Basel. Mit Dr. med. Mark Mäder, Chefarzt REHAB Basel und Christine Binswanger, Architektin Herzog & de Meuron.” VISAVISTA AG, 2009. DVD, 37’.
Gerhard Mack, Herzog & de Meuron: “Herzog & de Meuron 1997-2001. The Complete Works. Volume 4.” Edited by: Gerhard Mack. Basel / Boston / Berlin, Birkhäuser, 2008. Vol. No. 4.
Luis Fernández-Galiano (Ed.): “Arquitectura Viva. Herzog & de Meuron 1978-2007.” 2nd rev. ed. Madrid, Arquitectura Viva, 2007.
René Furer: “Herzog & de Meuron. Rehab Burgfeld. Baukunst als Humanismus. Ein Besuch im Zentrum für Querschnittsgelähmte und Hirnverletzte in Basel.” Edited by: René Furer. 2007. Vol. No. 2.
Nobuyuki Yoshida (Ed.): “Architecture and Urbanism. Herzog & de Meuron 2002-2006.” Tokyo, A+U Publishing Co., Ltd., 08.2006.
Fernando Márquez Cecilia, Richard Levene (Eds.): “El Croquis. Herzog & de Meuron 2002-2006. Monumento e Intimidad. The Monumental and the Intimate.” Vol. No. 129/130, Madrid, El Croquis, 2006.
Fernando Márquez Cecilia, Richard Levene (Eds.): “El Croquis. Herzog & de Meuron 1998-2002. La Naturaleza del Artificio. The Nature of Artifice.” Vol. No. 109/110, Madrid, El Croquis, 2002.
“Herzog & de Meuron. Natural History.” Edited by: Philip Ursprung. Exh. Cat. “Herzog & de Meuron. Archaeology of the Mind.” Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal. 23 October 2002 – 6 April 2003. 2nd ed. Baden, Lars Müller, 2005.
“Herzog & de Meuron. Naturgeschichte.” Edited by: Philip Ursprung. Exh. Cat. “Herzog & de Meuron. Archaeology of the Mind.” Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal. 23 October 2002 – 6 April 2003. 2nd ed. Baden, Lars Müller, 2005.
“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 Müller, 2002.