FH Kärnten Health Campus Klagenfurt

In Klagenfurt, a new university of applied sciences for healthcare professions is being created by combining new buildings with existing ones that need to be renovated. The design optimally connects all functions with each other, generating new synergies through its direct connection to the Klagenfurt hospital. Generous outdoor areas with trees and green spaces create a new pleasant environment in the urban space. Communicative zones alternate with quiet zones, and the flexible space offering and park create a high quality of stay.

The atrium as the centerpiece
Three new, staggered building blocks merge on the ground floor to form a base. In the upper floors, they are connected by an atrium. The new main entrance on the southeast of the health campus overlooks the city center of Klagenfurt. To the north, the new campus opens up to the hospital. The renovation of the existing building takes into account their historical significance. The school building and the site contain significant wall reliefs by the Carinthian sculptor Hans Bischoffshausen.

Flexible learning and working environments
The new building in a hybrid wood construction comprises the new teaching practice, the auditorium and seminar rooms as a new event center, a cafeteria, several state-of-the-art skill labs, and open working and learning environments for the most modern requirements. All areas meet contemporary space requirements for research, practice, and office work and are flexibly usable. The library on the first floor is accessible via a generous outdoor staircase, and it is divided into several learning plateaus. The encounter zones in the atrium connect all functional areas with each other. The atrium thus forms the centerpiece of the new Health Campus Klagenfurt.