Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen opens its doors to world-class treatment
Scandinavia's largest diabetes hospital opens its doors
Scandinavia's largest diabetes hospital, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen inaugurated and ready to support world-class treatment and research. The new setting redefines the way we perceive healthcare architecture, where building and landscape are a symbiosis that invites health in a safe and sensual environment.
On Wednesday, the Capital Region of Denmark got a brand new framework for diabetes treatment and prevention with Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen (SDCC). The 24,000 m2 new diabetes hospital will accommodate 11,000 children and adults annually and serve as a research, education, knowledge and treatment hospital for diabetes. The hospital's focus is to create a clear transparency for the building's users and relatives, so that they will have a different, greener and more present experience in connection with their diabetes treatment.
When architecture supports health
User involvement has been a common thread throughout the creation of the SDCC. There has been a particular focus on ensuring quality in the experience of arrival, waiting and common areas with the aim of converting waiting time into active time. Therefore, the building is designed to support a natural flow around the themes of diet, exercise and new knowledge - in a warm and Nordic atmosphere with wooden floors and slatted ceilings.
The building and landscape of Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen are closely interwoven, creating a symbiosis between inside and outside. The symbiosis contributes to the ubiquity of the landscape and supports the fundamental vision of an architecture that puts human well-being and health at the centre. The SDCC is organised around four green courtyards and a public roof garden, located within the building and omnipresent. The natural spaces add natural light to the interior of the building, providing views to the sky and to the first floor.
Leaders in research and education
The SDCC will provide the framework for a leading centre for diabetes research, education and the development of new treatments for people with diabetes at home and internationally.
"Denmark is known for its world-class diabetes care, but now we're raising the bar even higher. We must help stop the growth of type 2 diabetes, we must help find a cure for type 1 diabetes, we must make life with diabetes easier for individuals and increase life expectancy. These are four of the very ambitious goals we have for SDCC", says SDCC Director, Allan Flyvbjerg.
The new SDCC is designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects and Mikkelsen Architects, with STED City and Landscape as landscape architects, and COWI as general consultant on the project.
Photos: Rasmus Hjortshøj/Coast Studio
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Scandinavia's Largest Diabetes Hospital Opens its Doors
Scandinavia's largest diabetes hospital, Steno Diabetes Centre Copenhagen, has been inaugurated and is now open to facilitate world-class treatment and research. The new centre redefines the way we perceive healthcare architecture, where building and landscape are interconnected, promoting well-being in a safe and biophilic environment.
On Wednesday, the Capital Region of Denmark was given a completely new centre for the treatment and prevention of diabetes with Steno Diabetes Centre Copenhagen (SDCC). The 24,000 m2 new diabetes hospital will annually accommodate 11,000 children and adults and function as a research, education, knowledge and treatment hospital for diabetes. The hospital's focus is to create a clear transparency for the building's users and relatives, providing a better connected, greener and more present experience with their diabetes treatment.
When Architecture Supports Health
User involvement has been a primary focus throughout the creation of the SDCC. There has been an emphasis on ensuring special moments in the experience of arrival, waiting and encounters, through the rethinking of common areas and shifting waiting time to active time. In this sense, the centre is designed to support a natural flow around the themes of diet, exercise, and learning, within a warm and Nordic atmosphere. This is contributed by the careful consideration of materials, such as timber floors and a slatted timber ceiling, creating a homely comforting feel to the centre.
The building and the landscape at Steno Diabetes Centre Copenhagen are closely woven together and create a symbiosis between inside and out. This supports the basic vision of the architecture that puts well-being and health at the focus. SDCC is organised around four green courtyards and a public roof garden. The planted courtyards become a key contributor to the interior of the building, providing a visual connection with nature and natural light to the inner spaces, while also giving users the opportunity to roam outside through the garden spaces.
Leading in Research and Education
SDCC will set the framework for a leading centre within research and education in diabetes as well as the development of new forms of treatment for everyone with diabetes nationally and internationally.
"Denmark is known for its world-class diabetes treatment, but now we are setting the bar even higher. We must help stop the growth of Type 2 diabetes, we must help find a cure for Type 1 diabetes, we must make life with diabetes easier for the individual to live and increase life expectancy. These are four of the very ambitious goals we have for SDCC." says SDCC's director, Allan Flyvbjerg.
The new SDCC was designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen Arkitekter and Mikkelsen Arkitekter, with STED as landscape architects, and COWI as consultant on the project.
Photography: Rasmus Hjortshøj / Coast Studio
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