Wieselgrensplatsen närsjukhus , Göteborg/ Schweden

Press release by Wingårdhs

Wieselgrensplatsen närsjukhus

Wingårdhs together with Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects and Sydväst Architecture and Landscape won Västfastigheters’ invited architectural competition for a new community hospital located at Wieselgrensplatsen in Gothenburg. The proposal 'Green connections' reinterprets the classic hospital in the city with a building that becomes an open and green meeting place for the neighbourhood.

The public health service in Gothenburg must be closer to the citizens, and access to care must be so natural that it also becomes preventive. That is the ambition behind the new community hospital on Wieselgrensplatsen. Therefore, it will be surrounded by a lush park that becomes a natural gathering point and on the ground floor, there will be a café, pharmacy and an open nursery. The roof terrace and its garden will be public and offer a view of Gothenburg. The goal is for the place to become part of everyday life, not only for the patients but also for the citizens.

Green connections will cover a total of 26,000 square meters and contain premises for both primary and specialist care, including functions such as obstetrics, psychiatry, health care and dentistry.

The project focuses on reducing the climate and environmental footprint, and the building is designed to be adaptable over time. With a focus on reducing the climate impact, the building is constructed in a load-bearing hybrid construction of wood and concrete with a wood-clad facade.


Category: Hospital
Project start: 2023
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
BTA (total): ca 26 000 sqm
Client: Västfastigheter

Architecture:
Wingårdhs in collaboration with Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects and Sydväst arkitektur och landskap.

Team

Wingårdhs
Gert Wingårdh
Jonas Edblad
Jonathan Hellsten
Jacek Zalecki
Sara Helder

Benjamin Lorentzon
Hanna Jacobsen
Birgitta Stenvaller
Pieter Sierts
Fredrik Gullberg
Leon Brito

Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects
Jeppe Dueholm
Sofie Lund Michaelsen
Lotte Bigom-Eriksen
Thomas Vestersøe
Isabella Emilie Nagel
Søren Daugbjerg

Sydväst arkitektur och landskap
Per Andersson
Helen Mosseby
Ellen Arkander
Andreas Mayor