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Architects: EGM architecten
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Photographs:Courtesy of EGM architecten
Text description provided by the architects. The new Erasmus MC, in the centre of Rotterdam, is under construction. It was a deliberate choice to keep the new hospital in the heart of the city and not to construct it in the outskirts. Now a hospital is rising up with its urban building structure, adding a number of green spaces to the city.
![In Progress: Erasmus MC / EGM architecten - Cityscape](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5066/5e0c/28ba/0d56/3d00/0136/large_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414541846)
As far as the design and facilities are concerned, the Erasmus MC will be able to fully meet expectations by putting its main focus on the independence and well-being of the patient. With this in mind, the structure of the new medical centre is divided into sections, each based on a number of patient themes, stretching out from an atrium that forms the centre of each theme. This design provides a logical format in which all the coordinating treatment areas are close together, making it easy for the patients to find their way around.
![In Progress: Erasmus MC / EGM architecten - Beam, Steel](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5066/5e17/28ba/0d56/3d00/013a/large_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414541836)
A large glass roof forms the back-bone of the structure and connects the new medical centre with the existing faculty building, providing a bright open space and a clear orientation. A robust framework of columns together with the large rambling floor spaces allow for uncomplicated changes in the use of levels and hospital functions.
![In Progress: Erasmus MC / EGM architecten - Windows, Column](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5066/5e13/28ba/0d56/3d00/0139/large_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414541830)
Moreover, the interior of the building is separated from the structural design so that the latest insights and technical developments can be included. This makes the Erasmus MC a building of, and for, the future – where the building has been both literally and figuratively built around the care of the patient.
![In Progress: Erasmus MC / EGM architecten - Cityscape](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5066/5e19/28ba/0d56/3d00/013b/large_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414541855)