Ambulance Station | het Architectenforum
Ambulance Station designed by het Architectenforum, Ambulance workers do a challenging job that is physically and mentally demanding. The client asked for a responsible and resource-efficient building that would offer a comforting environment for the staff. The layout of the building is designed to offer views of nature while sparing existing trees. Natural materials, mainly various types of wood, are used throughout the building. Wood is sustainable and regrowable, it contributes to a friendly and relaxing atmosphere.
Photography: Stijn Poelstra
The building is located on the outskirts of town, near the edge of a forest. The L-shaped plan is carefully positioned between existing trees. A large beech tree shades the 4-meter high window in the main staffroom.
An ambulance post has no public function, patients will never enter this building. We decided to design no façade facing the road to the entrance of the nearby hospital. Instead, green sloping walls rise from the ground and transform into in the curved line of the roof, blending in with the surrounding trees and the edge of the woodlands.
The building is almost energy neutral thanks to a highly insulated envelope. Heating and cooling are provided by an all-electric system with a heat pump and a solar water heater. 100 Solar panels provide electricity.
Photography: Stijn Poelstra
Wood has many advantages as a bio-based and healthy building material. We opted for a laminated timber construction. The timber-frame facade...
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