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SOPHIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
OD 205, 1987-1994, Wytemaweg/Dr. Molewaterplein 60, Rotterdam
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 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 Medical Faculty. The children's hospital has facilities for 150 patients housed in pavilions alongside Museum Park. Both the plan and the facade of tiled panels and aluminium framed glass adhere to a strict system.