Hannover Medizinische Hochschule - C.F. Møller Architects and HENN win competition for the new Hanover Medical School Hospital - C.F. Møller. Photo: C.F. Møller Architects & HENN

13.3.2025

C.F. Møller Architects and HENN win competition for the new Hanover Medical School Hospital

The joint entry by C.F. Møller Architects and HENN has won the competition for the new building of the Hannover Medical School Hospital. The design, which extends the university's existing site, establishes a highly efficient and sustainable healthcare campus with a pleasant atmosphere. A new urban building block for the benefit of all, including patients, staff, and neighbors.

Hanover Medical School (MHH) ranks among the top German medical universities in terms of its research profile. At the same time, it provides comprehensive healthcare services to the people of Hanover and beyond. The planned new building ensures that the growing demands of modern healthcare will continue to be met in the future.

“Together with our ARGE partner C.F. Møller Architects, we are creating an environment that puts people first – whether they are patients, medical staff, or visiting loved ones,” says Marcus Fißan, Managing Director for Science and Healthcare at HENN. “But our vision goes beyond healthcare itself: we are designing a sustainable campus that meets the highest functional and aesthetic standards – shaping the university hospital of the future.”

The MHH campus located in the eastern part of Hanover is connected to the city center through the Eilenriede municipal forest. It forms the centerpiece of a green network that permeates the entire cityscape. The new buildings merge into a coherent whole in three construction phases to form an architectural ensemble with a common center referred to as the Clinic Square. Passageways and park-like green spaces open it to the surrounding neighborhoods on all sides. The central Clinic Square forms the core of the complex. It is designed as a car-free, pedestrian-friendly space, with a shuttle bus service linking it to the existing buildings via the extended access road. A low pergola referred to as the loop encircles the Clinic Square to connect all buildings and departments. It provides orientation and guidance, protects from the elements, and frames the square as a distinct design feature.

Inside the buildings, outpatient clinics and offices are spatially separated from acute care functions such as emergency rooms, intensive care units, and operating theaters. A shared logistics level interconnects them to ensure smooth workflows.

The buildings’ internal structure and design is informed by research findings. Daylight and access to nature reduce stress, while clear organization facilitates orientation even in complex structures. Natural materials and a comfortable atmosphere contribute to patient recovery while providing a pleasant workplace to employees, including retreat spaces to take a break from the hectic clinical routine. Efficient, generic building structures make it easy to adapt to change and reorganization of the clinic’s future operations.

Maibritt Dammann, Head of Healthcare, C.F. Møller Architects - C.F. Møller Architects and HENN win competition for the new Hanover Medical School Hospital - C.F. Møller. Photo: C.F. Møller Architects / Julian Weyer

“The Hanover Medical School is a milestone in modern healthcare design”, adds Maibritt Dammann, associate partner and head of healthcare at C.F. Møller Architects. “By focusing on adaptability, sustainability, and dignified spaces shaped by the principles of healing architecture, we’re setting new benchmarks for how hospitals serve both people and the planet.“

The design includes a bright recycled aluminum façade towards the urban Clinic Square, while the exterior takes on a natural character with a warm red shade. Alongside the loop, a base consisting of reclaimed bricks connects all buildings. Besides using recycled materials, desealing previously paved surfaces and promoting biodiversity, the buildings’ compact design and a hybrid-timber structure for the upper floors accommodating the medical care facilities constitute additional important building blocks of the sustainability concept.

The extension of the Hanover Medical School campus combines efficient structures with compassionate patient care and sustainable building principles, thus consolidating the school’s position as a top-class university medical center with an international profile.

HENN x C.F. Møller Architects
Since 2016, the German architecture firm HENN and the Danish firm C.F. Møller Architects have been collaborating on hospital projects in Germany. Their shared goal is to contribute to the well-being of both people and the planet.
Inspired by Scandinavian values and a holistic design approach, their work focuses not only on architectural quality but also on social aspects and efficient workflows. With around 100 years of experience in healthcare architecture in Scandinavia, C.F. Møller Architects represents the globally recognized concept of Healing Architecture. This expertise is complemented by HENN’s technology-driven, efficiency-oriented architecture, which has been shaping large-scale projects for industry and science in Germany for decades.

Project information

Location Hanover, Germany
Site area 137 000 m²
Usable area 46 600 m² (1st construction phase)
Typology Masterplan, new built
Completion 2031 (1st construction phase)
Program Central emergency room, 24 operating rooms, intensive care, clinical outpatient departments, nursing rooms, staff facilities, laboratories, seminar rooms, administration, helipad
Architecture ARGE HENN / C.F. Møller Architects
Client HBG Hochschulmedizin Hannover Baugesellschaft mbH

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