A GPES is a regional centre where patients can out-of-office be seen by a GP in an urgent, but not life-threatening situation. If necessary, the GP can refer directly to a medical specialist or the ER. For a quick follow up of this referral, the establishment of an GPES in a hospital and in the vicinity of the ER department is particularly attractive.

The building includes triage, consulting and treatment rooms, as well as a small laboratory and a call centre to provide patients and GPs by telephone.
The ER department in turn has a well-established strategic position in the existing hospital. This position guarantees the fastest possible routing for emergency patients from the ambulance hall, via triage and emergency lift to the above-mentioned operating rooms and specialized other departments.

A combination of GPES and ER is therefore attractive to the healthcare provider and patient, who arrives on an understandable ’emergency square’. Through a joint reception desk the visitor arrives quickly and efficiently in the right department. Clarity and speed significantly reduce the amount of stress both for the visitor and the healthcare provider.
After completion emergency patients can be picked up and assisted by one joint entrance 24/7.

The skin layerness
The facade is conceived as “skin” with vertical lamellae through which the leather skin or epidermis dries through. This is evidenced by a vascular perforation pattern in the lamellae and a stylized ‘pixel’ image of the same structure in the facade coating behind it. The result is a surprisingly lively façade which, depending on the point of view and (sun) light, has an ever changing appearance.
The entrance is clearly marked and shaped like a red cut in the façade.

Zero-on-the-energy-meter
The Martinis hospital wants to be energy neutral. Therefore the design of the HAP has taken into account a minimum energy loss, a low cooling demand and a sustainable energy generation.
The slats in the façade limit the heat radiation through the sun. The outer shell is extra insulating and air tight. Nevertheless the windows still can be opened. A large heat wheel regains the heat from the required large amount of ventilation.

The very well-insulated building is fully heated and cooled from the storage of heat and cold in the ground (geothermal storage system). The use of electricity is kept as low as possible by using energy-saving lighting and systems. The energy generation takes place via solar panels on the roof of the buildings of the Martini Hospital. With the whole package of measures, zero on the energy meter can be achieved.

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