A few years ago, the AZ Sint-Jan started on a total renovation of their hospital, divided into several projects. VK will be taking on a number of these renovation projects. The renovation of the patients’ sleeping quarters is in full swing.VK already completed a number of wards and has also designed test rooms, which are models for the remaining wards. The maternity ward was given larger rooms, with modern and homelike furniture and furnishings. The renovation of the sterile care unit provides a minimum increase in beds, but higher bed occupancy in the single rooms through the protective environment. Using pressurised airlocks and anterooms, a hygienic and bacteria poor environment is maintained.

Part of the biomedical engineering unit was expanded with 6 floors, and will be used as a buffer during the upcoming renovation of the medical engineering unit and the patients’ sleeping quarters. Simultaneously, the existing curtain wall of the circulation area was replaced by a high-performance glass façade. The inside of the circulatory block was also undertaken, with new furnishings for the entrance area. VK also conducted a feasibility study in connection with the energy performance of the southern façade of the patients’ sleeping quarters, and the consequences for the comfort of patients.

The renovations create new insights into space, comfort and implementation. VK seizes this opportunity to subject the future of the hospital to a thorough analysis together with the management.