{"id":15132,"date":"2022-04-19T14:17:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T12:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/?p=15132"},"modified":"2026-10-07T10:30:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:30:41","slug":"norwegian-paper-praises-the-architectural-care-in-haukeland-youth-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/norsk-avis-roser-den-arkitektoniske-omsorg-i-haukeland-boerne-og-ungdomssygehus\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian newspaper praises the \"architectural care\" of Haukeland children's and youth hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hot water pool for therapy, play and exercise at Bergen hospital<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201dThe exterior is clear, clean and logical.\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Haukeland Children\u2019s and Adolescents\u2019 Hospital<\/a> It was designed and built in two phases, the first of which has been in use since 2016, whilst the second is expected to be completed next year. The complex consists of four narrow buildings with glass fa\u00e7ades, which has earned the hospital the nickname \u201dThe Glass Blocks\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201dThe exterior is clear, clean and logical,\u201d writes architecture critic Anders Rubing from the Norwegian media outlet Bergens Tidende<\/a>. \u201dThe spaces between the buildings become visual axes when viewed from the outside\u201d and \u201dthe slate creates subtle, spatial experiences (\u2026and) demonstrates enduring quality\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Haukeland University Hospital Children's Hospital - arrival in courtyard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A development with green spaces<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A concerted effort has been made to utilise nature as part of the building\u2019s healing architecture. \u201dBetween the slats there are small parks that act as green lungs,\u201d explains Anders Rubing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his view, the aesthetic green spaces intended to mimic the surrounding natural environment are, rather, the Danish architects\u201d interpretation of Norwegian nature. But this is not necessarily a drawback: \u2019I am ambivalent as to whether I would prefer to see more authentic \u2019nature\u201d in the park or more Danish design in nature,\u201d he concludes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Haukeland University Hospital Children's Hospital - arrival in courtyard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The glass fa\u00e7ade democratises views<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

'Is it a good idea to have floor-to-ceiling windows in a hospital?', asks the reviewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201dGiven that this is the children\u2019s part of the hospital, it makes sense to have floor-to-ceiling windows. It\u2019s a form of democratisation, because children and adults \u2013 whether bedridden, in wheelchairs or able to walk \u2013 all have the same view.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, both flexible and permanent screening has been incorporated into the design: \u201dProviding permanent protection against views from the glass bridges using aluminium slats, rather than relying on technology, is a fine architectural gesture.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Haukeland University Hospital Children's Hospital - arrival in courtyard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The architecture supports logistics and care<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201dIt\u2019s clear that lessons have been learnt from existing needs and that the logistics have been well organised. It\u2019s just as good to see that this has been integrated with the architecture.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201dIt is in the areas without technology that care for both patients and staff is most evident in the architecture. (\u2026) \u201dCare also means paying attention to details such as materials and maintenance.\"\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BUS Bergen Child and Youth Hospital - window furniture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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We do not know the future requirements for the architecture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

No one knows what demands the future will place on hospital architecture, and Anders Rubing observes that, in times of threats and war, concrete may be more reassuring than glass blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201dHowever, I have more faith in the positive architectural experience offered by the glass blocks (\u2026). All sick children and women in labour and on maternity leave deserve that,\u201d concludes Anders Rubing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bergens Tidendes architecture critic has visited the soon-to-be-completed children's hospital in Bergen, and the verdict is clear: \"This deserves sick children and women in labour\".<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15134,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"Norsk avis roser den \u201darkitektoniske omsorg\u201d i Haukeland b\u00f8rne- og ungdomssygehus","_seopress_titles_desc":"Bergens Tidende har bes\u00f8gt det snart f\u00e6rdigbyggede b\u00f8rnesygehus i Bergen og dommen er klar: \u201dDette fortjener syge b\u00f8rn og f\u00f8dende kvinder\u201d.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[269,92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-presseomtale","category-khr-projects"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15132"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22729,"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15132\/revisions\/22729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}