Private Clinic Maria Hilf ARGE-Maria Hilf: with Egger / Halm-Kaschnig-Wührer/ Müller-HohenwarterPhoto credits:LOEBELL Architects, Harald Eisenberger, Humanomed, KLZ/Weichselbraun; Franz Ebner
Extension and renovation of the Sanatorium Maria Hilf
The building is currently being completely renovated and will then be among the state-of-the-art private hospitals in Austria.
The new Private Clinic will meet the latest medical and technical
demands and be a benchmark regarding patient convenience. Four operating
rooms and 160 inpatient beds will be available both for employed
doctors as well as extramural physicians in all fields. In addition to
spacious one- and two-bed rooms, a patient restaurant and a terrace café
connected to the park, modern facilities for diagnostics and therapies,
research and development facilities, and a parking garage for patients
and doctors will be built.
Urban Development Design Criteria
The former sanatorium Maria Hilf (construction of the original building
was completed in 1907) has close ties to Klagenfurt, and, on account of
its capacity as a former maternity clinic, it is also has close ties to
the city's inhabitants.
To do justice to its traditional heritage, the design allows for both
the conservation of the main building on Radetzkystrasse 35 as well as
for the extension, which is vital to meet the high technology
requirements and complex operations of a modern private hospital.
The annex is positioned orthogonally to the original building in line
with the existing entry axis. This offers the advantage of maintaining
the familiar entrance orientation, as well as reducing the daily comings
and goings to a minimum, as the well-tried staircase continues to be
utilized for "both buildings".
This technical modernization and extension will also be made visible on the Northern facade.
A small transparent link connects the old and the new building, whereby
the original edifice and the extension are perceived as two separate,
independent buildings and not as one mega-structure. Orientation for
visitors is facilitated, as the elevators will be positioned in this
connecting link, making the transition from the old building to the new
one more perceptible. The heritage-protected chapel on the Westside will
continue to function as an oratory.