Lapland Central Hospital

The extensions create conditions for wide synergy of functions, transforming the hospital into a more integrated and efficient whole.

The architecture conveys humaneness and patient-centered care, while evoking images of Lapland's nature.

The project doubles the current premises, including emergency outpatient clinic, observation ward, operation rooms, psychiatric wards and facilities for several supporting functions.

Wooden surfaces under the entrance canopy and in the interior create a warm and inviting atmosphere.

The horizontal extensions serve as a pedestal for the existing hospital's ward tower.

The psychiatric hospital is located west of the central hospital building.

The patient wards and outdoor yard of the psychiatric hospital are situated next to a small forest, bringing nature into the treatment process.

The new section of the hot hospital and parking building are positioned to the east of the existing hospital.

The architecture of the new buildings is consistent and recognizable.

Materials, spatial solutions, and natural light create a safe, healing environment.

The revised layout of the hospital campus is based on creating a new east-west oriented internal connection...

...which serves as the spatial and functional unifying backbone of the plan.*

The patient is at the center, with good customer experience, safety, effective treatment, and staff well-being as key goals.

The primary facade material for the psychiatric hospital is wood with a translucent finish...

...while the facades of the hot hospital feature white concrete and aluminum. Vertical lamellas and floor-level overhangs provide weather protection and reduce the need for mechanical cooling.

The new humanely efficient hospital is a public building integrated into the living city...*

...moving away from the concept of an isolated institution.*

Lapland Central Hospital

Description:

Lapland Central hospital extension turns the 1980’s hospital into a patient-centered campus that supports active rehabilitation and healing. The new humanely efficient hospital is a public building integrated into the living city, moving away from the concept of an isolated institution.

Originally completed in the 1980s, the Lapland Central Hospital was designed by one of Finland’s most renowned hospital architects, Reino Koivula. The extensions double the current premises of the hospital, including e.g. emergency outpatient clinic, observation ward, operation rooms, psychiatric wards and facilities for several supporting functions. The extensions create conditions for extensive synergy of operations, transforming the whole hospital campus into a more integrated and efficient whole.

The new section of the hot hospital and parking building are positioned to the east of the existing hospital. Wooden surfaces under the entrance canopy and in the interior create a warm and inviting atmosphere. The psychiatric hospital is located west of the central hospital building. Its patient wards and outdoor yard are situated next to a small forest, bringing nature into the treatment process. The patient is at the center, with good customer experience, safety, effective treatment, and staff well-being as key goals.

The architecture of the new buildings is consistent and recognizable. The primary facade material for the psychiatric hospital is wood with a translucent finish, while the facades of the hot hospital feature white concrete and aluminum. Vertical lamellas and floor-level overhangs provide weather protection and reduce the need for mechanical cooling. The modular facade solution allows for the flexible placement of spaces of various sizes along the facade, thereby supporting the adaptability of the interior.

The revised layout of the hospital campus is based on creating a new east-west oriented internal connection, which serves as the spatial and functional unifying backbone of the plan. The architecture conveys humaneness and patient-centered care, while evoking images of Lapland’s nature. Materials, spatial solutions, and natural light create a safe, healing environment that serves both patients’ effective treatment and well-being of the staff. Public artworks implemented on the hospital campus enliven the surroundings and promote active rehabilitation.

Status

Open two-stage competition 1st Prize 2015,
1st phase completed in 2023
2nd phase on hold

Program

Central Hospital Extension 29 840 sqm (1st phase)
Parking Facility 15 680 sqm
2nd phase (on hold) 6 520 sqm

Location

Ounasrinteentie 22, Rovaniemi, Finland

Client

Wellbeing Services County of Lapland

Photographs

Niclas Mäkelä
*Visualization after 2nd phase

Original Building

Reino Koivula, 1988 / Arkkitehtitoimisto Tähti-Set Oy, 2006

Alliance project

The first phase of Lapland Central Hospital extension was executed as an alliance project. The alliance members were Wellbeing Services County of Lapland, Verstas Architects, YIT Suomi, Are, Granlund, WSP, Geobotnia and Jensen Hughes.

Art

Reijo Hukkanen
Sauli Miettunen
Outi Pieski
Joonas Turunen
Antti Ylönen & Jussi Valtakari