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New Erasmus MC Building
Architectural Development in Holland – design by EGM architects
9 + 7 Sep 2018
New Erasmus MC Building in Rotterdam
Design: EGM architects
The Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
New Erasmus MC Building
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands opens the new Erasmus MC: the university medical centre of the 21st century, designed by EGM architects.

Photos above & below © Rob van Esch
Erasmus MC

University Medical Centre, Rotterdam
INTRODUCTION

After 12 years of preparations and 8 years of construction, the biggest university medical centre in the Netherlands has opened in the centre of Rotterdam: the Erasmus MC. The new building transforms the university medical centre from a cluster of separate buildings into a small medical city that is home every day to 13,500 staff, 4,500 students and thousands of patients. EGM is responsible for both the architecture and the interior design of the new Erasmus MC. Everything in the new 207,000 m² university medical centre revolves around creating a Healing Environment that lowers stress levels during hospital visits, quickens the recovery of patients, and provides a pleasant working environment for staff. Spacious circulation areas, various atriums, large expanses of fenestration, sunken patios and plenty of greenery lend the medical centre its identi...