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SOPHIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
OD 205, 1987-1994, Wytemaweg/Dr. Molewaterplein 60, Rotterdam
© 2007 Rook & Nagelkerke
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
OD 205
PROJECT ARCHITECT:
Jaap Dulfer
ASSISTING ARCHITECT:
Peter Defesche
Herbert van der Brugghen
P.B.M. van der Meer
BUILDING TYPE:
Health service buildings
RELATED BUILDINGS:
Dijkzigt Hospital
Part of https://www.architectureguide.nl/project/item/prj_id/1467" class="inline_link">Dijkzigt hospital complex, this building replaces pre-war premises elsewhere in Rotterdam. With its maximum of six storeys, sensitive use of the site and well-groomed end, it was OD 205's means of making up for the ill-considered siting of their https://www.architectureguide.nl/project/item/prj_id/206" class="inline_link">Medical Faculty. The children's hospital has facilities for 150 patients housed in pavilions alongside https://www.architectureguide.nl/project/item/prj_id/240" class="inline_link">Museum Park. Both the plan and the facade of tiled panels and aluminium framed glass adhere to a strict system.