The future of forensic psychiatry is taking shape in RoskildeLena Heldgaard Pind Jensen2019-06-06T15:19:21+02:00 The future of forensic psychiatry is taking shape in RoskildeArtelia is the construction manager for the New Forensic Psychiatry Centre – Sct. Hans, where the physical framework must support the innovative approach to treatment options. Just outside of Roskilde, the Capital Region is in the process of constructing the forensic psychiatric centre that meets the need for more beds and for better treatment options. The vision for the New Forensic Psychiatry Centre – Sct. Hans is to create a framework that prepares the patients for daily life after their treatment has ended. The centre will include various common activities, such as workshops, a music room, a therapy pool, a large multipurpose room and a fitness centre. These activities are not just leisure activities, but therapy opportunities, where the patients can train their social and practical skills. The centre is designed so that patients can, in principle, move freely within the secure perimeter that is formed by the buildings’ outer walls. All of the rooms are grouped around intimate, green courtyards, and the patients are given single rooms that face away from the hospital. Each room has large windows to ensure the full enjoyment of the natural environment surrounding the hospital. The heart of the centre is the communal garden for ball games and barbecues. A path runs along the garden, providing access to the communal activities. A special construction site The hospital is being constructed on a steeply sloping site, and the design ensures the much desired view of the fjord and surrounding landscape. “We are building offset levels that overlap each other. The lowest end of the site is as low as the groundwater level, so the bottom plate is anchored to 170 concrete piles. It is therefore a complex and exciting construction project in many ways,” says Søren Nielsen, who is one of our construction managers on the project and Corporate Technical Director for Construction Management at Artelia. New Forensic Psychiatry Centre – Sct. Hans Client Region Hovedstadens Psykiatri Architects KHR Arkitekter, Rubow Arkitekter Photo Martin Budig, Region Hovedstaden Successful cooperation The construction project is awarded on individual trade contracts, and this requires reliable management and close coordination. Construction management plays a key role,” says Mogens Hedegaard Andersen, Project Manager for Capital Region Psychiatry, which is the client for the project: “The fact that we have a good relationship with the construction management is of great value, since they must both handle the daily production on the site and organise the work between the many different trades.” To ensure successful cooperation, the construction managers use a rolling process schedule that is continuously broken down into subschedules for the various construction zones. In addition, everything is merged into a visual schedule. Søren Nielsen points out that he has also enjoyed great success with this method in other construction projects, such as Rødovre Centrum and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). “It makes the work far more manageable for all parties, and that is, of course, the essence of good construction management. At the same time, we focus on the fact that all technical communication takes place through our digital system and not through random channels. This ensures traceability and brings all the documentation together on one common platform. The system itself is extremely important, but it is also about respect for each other’s perspectives and needs. A good construction manager must therefore be able to master the art of compromise,” Søren concludes. In august 2018, the Chairman of the Regional Council, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, visited the building site. From left to right, Søren Nielsen from Artelia, Bo Andersen, Niels Aagaard Nielsen and Sophie Hæstorp Andersen.
