Dutch Hospital Design is a multidisciplinary team of specialists applying comprehensive concepts and creating fully integrated designs for next generation hospitals. Our aim is to meet all future needs by designing :

• optimal organizations, functioning and ICT support;
• healing environments in harmony with their surroundings;
• flexible architecture that adapts to changing needs;
• sustainable services that minimize energy costs.

Dutch Hospital Design works closely with clients to explore all choices throughout the design and development process and after the building opens.

The Next Generation Hospital is a combination of bits, bricks and brains. It starts with the brains. This is about searching for answers to future challenges. What are the ways of working in the future hospital? By looking at trends in society, and other sectors such as the financial and aviation industries, we find the right inspiration to create better healthcare processes.

Landscape architecture concerns the design of outdoor space. It ranges in scale from master plan to outdoor furniture — in the city, near the city, or far from the city. Commissions often concern the siting of buildings. Issues raised include the natural conditions of the site, the water system, existing nature, ground and height lines. The essence of the city and landscape is understood through thorough visual analysis.

Good architecture is a result of thorough conceptual analysis. A good building is the sum of a powerful idea, inspiring detailing and sound construction. That begins long before the design and ends long afterwards. We view architecture as a search for the potential beauty contained within the commission. The way in which we conduct this search is very important for us. We do it through extensive analysis and its conceptual translation into a design. That means it is solidly grounded, and every spatial problem leads by definition to a particular spatial solution.

All technology is there to serve the needs of safety, comfort and use. A Next Generation Hospital functions so well thanks to the smart technology that is permanently serving the patients, the visitors and the hospital staff. The expertise that is needed to translate technology into user-friendly applications can only be achieved through many years of experience and empathy.

DHD possesses all technological disciplines within its network and involves them in an integral design process, which is supported by the most advanced software tools. By thinking ahead, we create hospitals that stand the test of time.

A safe and flexible structure is the support that accommodates all facilities. Resilience. It is self-evident that structures must be safe. Structure must be sufficient over their expected lifespan. Our design philosophy is to detail buildings that are resilient enough to withstand calamities and guarantee the safety of their occupants without the need for heavy and expensive structures.

Advice from a range of specialists is vital in ensuring the smooth functioning of a hospital. Designing a hospital is a complex process in which complex decisions have to be taken. To consider all aspects before taking a decision at the highest level, one needs advice from several additional specialists. DHD can provide the right specialists in the areas of Facility Management, Healing Environment Consultancy, Medical Equipment, ICT, Change Management, Cost Management, Financial Consultancy and so on. DHD cooperates intensively with a range of specialists working in the field of hospital organization and hospital design.