ArchiteCTURE

Change and expansion ‘State hospital St. Vincenz’ Paderborn, Germany, 2014-2019

The former state hospital St. Vincenz is based in the old town of Paderborn, directly at the headwaters of the Pader. The monastery complex from the 17^th century was converted to the headquarters of Tap Holding by David Chipperfield Architects.

The ensemble of buildings, which was used as hospital until 2012, was partially destroyed in the Second World War and extensively modified in the post-war-era. The existing building was rebuilt to its historical prominence before its destruction and what remained has been integrated into the new building. Inter alia the chapels’ façade, the east wing and the historical basement were preserved. This shaped a structure of ruins with a unique cloister at its centre. The new building replenishes the remaining components, and picks up the structure of the former edifice.

The two/ three-storey newly constructed wings are arranged in North, West and South of the building according to the original orthogonal structure. Visitors can enter the two-storey entrance foyer and all further wings, crossing the court yard through the gate of the former chapel. On the ground floor there are publicly accessible areas, while the upper-storeys offer flexible office spaces for employees. Consisting of different building sections, the new building complex presents - just as it once did the historical monastery – a unified architectural composition on the cityscape. This architectural design adds not only identity but also a high degree of historical continuity to the Paderquellen – an area that reconnects urban space and landscape.

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Credits

 

concept study	2014
project launch	February 2015
start of construction	2016
panned completion	2019
gross floor	7.300 m²
owner	Jacoby GbR
architct	David Chipperfield Architects Berlin
draftsman	Alexander Schwarz – Partner
project manager	Martin Reichert – Partner
project leader	Frithjof Kahl
project team	Franziska Rusch, Diana Schaffrannek, Thomas Schöpf, Eva Maria Stadelmann
architect work stage 5-9	Schilling Planung, Köln
landscape architect	Wirtz International, Schoten, Belgien
structure planning	Gantert + Wiemeler Ingenieurplanung, Münster
building technology	Winkels Behrens Pospich, Münster
building physics / acoustics	Hansen Ingenieure, Münster
fire protection experts	HHP West, Bielefeld