Occupying a total GFA of roughly 19,795m2 and with a GBV of around 68,453m3, the two new buildings will accommodate 312 bedrooms, 35 of which are wheelchair accessible and 25 especially adapted for patients in a coma vigil. Construction began in January 2022 and is scheduled for completion in February 2024. PORR’s sister company pde Integrale Planung is responsible for the general planning, and the construction pit was built by PORR subsidiary Stump-Franki Spezialtiefbau. The foundation stone laying ceremony now marks an important milestone for the overall project: the start of the building construction work. The employer and everyone involved in the project celebrated this special moment together. Thomas Flotow, management spokesman at Pflegen und Wohnen, guided the guests through the programme. He was joined by Dr Melanie Leonhard, Senator for Labour, Social Affairs, Family and Integration, Michael Mate, Head of the Department for Urban and Landscape Planning, and Dr Malte Maurer, Deutsche Wohnen.
Building to budget is a matter of trust
Besides the attractive cost estimate, confidence in PORR’s reliability was the deciding factor when it came to awarding the contract. “We are very proud of our commitment to keeping our promises – whatever the circumstances,” says Björn Motzkus, technical branch manager of PORR’s Building Construction Region North, and adds: “Our clients know that they can rely on us to deliver cost-effectiveness, deadline compliance and quality.” All this is achieved thanks to PORR’s comprehensive portfolio of construction services from a single source - from general planning to execution planning, and from construction pit excavation to the structural work. As the WILHELMSBURG project combines multiple construction schemes and relocating the residents has to be planned long in advance, it is imperative that the individual trades are coordinated carefully.
New, modernised care facilities in the Hanseatic city
The care facilities in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg offer in-patient, short-term and dementia care, and are among the few Hamburg facilities for patients in a coma vigil and that can accommodate people suffering from dementia or Korsakow’s syndrome who have been hospitalised by an order of a judge or court. Built in the early 1960s, the four care buildings, boiler house and a former assisted living facility were scattered across the grounds, resulting in long journeys, lost time, and lower care efficiency. They also completely fail to meet today’s energy requirements. The new buildings facing the Hermann Westphal Strasse will bring all the wards and functional areas together.
