Article source: Wiegerinck

A radiotherapy satellite location was developed for Instituut Verbeeten next to the Amphia Hospital in Breda. The new building and its two radiation bunkers cuts traveling time for patients living on the fringes of the catchment area. A healing environment is the main design principle. Patients experience daylight at every step of their treatment. The shell around the building creates various patios in the waiting and treatment rooms. It forms a filter between the outside world and the building, creating a feeling of openness and privacy.

Image Courtesy © Kim Zwarts

• Architects: Wiegerinck
• Project: Instituut Verbeeten
• Location: Breda, Netherlands
• Photography: Kim Zwarts
• Programme: Center for radiotherapy
• Client: Instituut Verbeeten, Tilburg
• Project team: Jarno Nillesen, Alfons van den Berg, Frans Frederiks, Carl Peter Goossen, Marieke van ‘t Hoff, Gerard Kasteel, Miriam Poch, Paul Numan, Roy Pype
• Consultants: Aronsohn, Deerns raadgevend ingenieurs, Gebroeders Brouwer, FabriekNL
• Contractors: Heerkens van Bavel, Gebroeders Brouwer, FabriekNL
• Design Start: 2007
• Completion: 2010
• Gross surface: 1.794 m²
• Sustainability: No label
• Organisation: Traditional