Construction of a new 8,500 m² palliative care center for the Sankt Lukas Foundation in Gentofte Municipality
- Address
- 20 Bernstorffsvej, Hellerup
Info
- Client
- The A.P. Møller Foundation
- Area
- 8,500 m²
- Architect
- BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group & Creo Architects
- Project Period
- 2025–2029
- Contractor
- -
- Total Project Cost
- 323 million DKK
Nature of the Project
The project involves the construction of a new 8,500 m² palliative care center on the Sankt Lukas Foundation’s property on Bernstorffsvej in Gentofte Municipality, which will significantly increase hospice capacity.
Two new buildings will be constructed on the site: a new adult hospice with 36 beds and a new, larger children’s and youth hospice with space for eight admitted families. Once completed, the center will house Denmark’s first day hospice, specialized units for children, adolescents, and adults, as well as a mobile hospice team, and will be able to care for approximately 2,100 patients annually.
The surrounding environment has been a major source of inspiration in the design of the new treatment facilities. The structure is expected to feature wood as a central load-bearing element, and the building envelope will be constructed, in part, from yellow recycled bricks salvaged from the buildings that originally stood on the site. In this way, the center will serve as an extension of the area’s history. The buildings feature detailed facades of yellow reclaimed bricks, as well as exposed wooden structures and wooden surfaces inside.
The two new hospice buildings will be connected and surrounded by a large sensory garden featuring natural habitats from all over Denmark. No matter where in the country you come from, you will therefore be able to experience the garden as a familiar place that evokes memories. When the two hospice buildings are completed, they will address the unique situation patients face when struck by a life-threatening illness.
Nature has also been incorporated as a central element of the project, not only in the choice of materials for the structures but also in the design of the buildings. Both the private rooms and the common areas are designed so that natural light and the surrounding green spaces are visible, and all private rooms have direct access to the outdoors. All patient rooms have private balconies or terraces, and in the common areas, patients and their families can meet or step out into beautiful gardens.
The project was made possible by a DKK 260 million donation from the A. P. Møller Foundation, a DKK 100 million donation from the company Sorana A/S, and self-financing from the Sankt Lukas Foundation.
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"Sankt Lukas Hospice and Lukashuset are, in many ways, a fantastic project. Especially in terms of the collaboration with the A.P. Møller Foundation and BIG, and there has been a strong focus on biogenic and sustainable materials, which just feels right. It’s quite unique to create such a beautiful setting for people who are facing the end of their lives. So I’m both proud and honored to contribute to a project like this.”
Sustainability
At ABC, we specialize in renovation and transformation projects to avoid wasting usable building materials and to reduce the need to produce new ones.
St. Lukas Hospice and Lukashuset are designed to interact closely with nature. This not only contributes to a better environment for the center’s patients, but the choice of materials also helps reduce the project’s carbon footprint, as large parts of the project are constructed using wood.
It is often the load-bearing structures that have the greatest climate impact in a construction project, and the production of wooden structural elements generally emits less CO2 than other traditional structural elements made of, for example, steel and concrete.
In addition, the use of recycled materials from surrounding buildings is also a more climate-friendly choice, as it not only reduces the need to produce new building materials but also minimizes the amount of transportation to and from the construction site.
