26.10.2021
Campus Großhadern
The new Campus Großhadern at Munich University Hospital opens up a new green networked world for future-oriented medical care and research.
The historic high-rise block will be demolished to make way for a coherent and accessible ensemble of buildings. The total volume of the new giant structure is made up of modules which, despite a high degree of spatial efficiency, convey the image of an open, permeable development and, if necessary, allow the campus to be easily extended. Inner courtyards and gardens allow for maximum daylight and very good ventilation, resulting in high amenity quality.
The masterplan follows the principles of efficient hospital planning with short routes and clear orientation. The structure of the clinic is based on two functional focus areas: oncology and research/teaching. These form the eastern and western endpoints of the spine, which is the main connecting element for all the medical centres. The generously-sized entrance area opens up perpendicularly to this main axis, giving expression to the new, high-quality site.
The park is the central motif of the campus and is the clinic’s image carrier. It is a meeting place for visitors, patients and the scientific staff and students. The landscape concept is intended to promote atmospheric diversity as well as patient well-being and recovery. The intertwining of the park – the lung of the site – and the spine – the logistical heart of the hospital – is what makes the masterplan special. By greening the roof of the main axis, natural elements are brought fully into the structural core of the hospital.