Care Home Het Immendaal

Care Home Het Immendaal

Beekbergen
Health centre in a former TB sanatorium.
Landscape strategies. Central role of the former TB sanatorium
The main building and the eight housing clusters form an enclosed ‘corral’ which allows residents to roam freely in- and outdoors
Quality of the place: Flora, fauna, tranquility, openness and history
The main building will be stripped down to its original size and accommodate the main entrance and reception as well as supporting services. New apartments and collective ‘living rooms’ will be clustered around this main building

Year

2019
Status
In progress

About

In cooperation with Maak architecten, NEXIT developed the design for a care home on Het Immendaal estate. Located in the heart of Veluwe’s wooded region, Het Immendaal was originally built as a TB sanatorium for Rotterdam dockworkers. Later, the complex accommodated care-requiring sufferers of dementia. Increasing numbers of these clients led to a demand for buildings which can offer full contemporary levels of care. Advantages of both small scale living and large scale housing are united in this new complex. The main building will be stripped down to its original size and accommodate the main entrance and reception as well as supporting services. New apartments and collective ‘living rooms’ will be clustered around this main building. Together, the main building and the eight housing clusters form an enclosed ‘corral’ which allows residents to roam freely in- and outdoors. Intelligent home electronics systems (domotica) will manage the extent of freedom for each inhabitant wishing to visit other clusters. Each living room has its own individual characteristic view, orientation and atmosphere. Grouping them in two’s allows care staff to cooperate and share both functions and resources.

Specifications

Project
Renovation and new residential health center with 80 units
Team
NEXIT (Wilbert de Haan, Onno van Ark) in collaboration with Maak Architectuur and Poelmans Reesink Landschapsarchitectuur
Client
Atlant
Size
4950 m² new construction + 350 m² renovation
Images
NEXIT

Location