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Entwurf • Design 12:43 Architekten, Stuttgart
Bauherr • Client Dr. Rainer Volz, Heidelberg
Standort • Location Bergheimer Str. 10, Heidelberg
Nutzfläche • Floor space 1.400 m 2
Fotos • Photos Rafael Krötz, Schorndorf
Mehr Information • More information 136

EYE-SURGERY CENTRE

IN HEIDELBERG

The task for the team consisting of 12:43 Architekten and
Schmucker und Partner was to transfer the highest stan-
dards as to technology and hygiene into an aesthetically
appealing interior. The transformation of the five-storey
office building from the 1980s into an eye surgery center
succeeded the designers with bravura. No wonder: Lars-
Erik Prokop of 12:43 was selected as the INsider 2017.

N o doubt most patients imagine an ophthalmological day clinic
with treatment- and operating rooms to look very different – but
this was exactly the request by the building client, a Heidelberg oph-
thalmologist, and the intention of the architects and the interior desig-
ners. An area of 1,400 square metres extending over nine split levels in
a five-storey corner building in Bismarckplatz in Heidelberg was the
initial situation to be renovated and redesigned by the planners. Yet in
addition to the stipulation to design an exclusive feel-good ambience
Ebene 1: Post-OP-Ruhezone • Level 1: postoperative resting zone Ebene 3: Kurzwarten • Level 3: for briefly waiting with the look of a luxury hotel for the patients, the goal was also to
include room for office workstations and extensive technology. The
already existing structuring into split levels very much suited the diver-
se uses and the demand for an open, aesthetically designed interior.
As a result, the patients are now welcomed on level 4 in a lobby desig-
ned with solid-wood walls and dark steel elements resembling a loft
and wait there in comfortable alcoves or seating areas – on level 4
even by a flickering open fire – to then proceed to the confidential
atmosphere of the spacious, soundproof examination rooms on levels
5 to 8. Away from the more highly frequented level 2, the necessary
procedures take place in three glazed surgery units and, on level 1, the
patients recover in postoperative resting zones which are equipped
with comfortable seating niches and recliners with cushions and blan-
kets – all to make them feel like in the first-class section of renowned
airlines. Solid oak, brass details and genuine-leather covering add
accents to the wall-, ceiling- and floor areas in black and grey and pro-
duce the desired upscale-elegant overall impression. The deliberately
chosen dark colouring furthermore meets the client’s request to do wit-
hout too bright and flashy colours for the benefit of the patients with
eye diseases. Also contributing to the noticeable but unobtrusive com-
fort are the state-of-the-art air conditioning, height-adjustable furniture
and barrier-free sanitary zones. The open cable routing in the lounges
emphasizes the industrial look of the levels and is a pleasant contrast
to the almost luxurious interior design – in any respect and for the
Ebene 4: Empfang, Lobby und Warten • Level 4: reception, lobby and waiting room patients as well as for the practice staff: a treat for the eyes!

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