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Henning Larsen Architects have created a transparent new building for Oslo’s Radium Hospital. The ground floor features floor-to-ceiling
glazing, while the upper storeys form a U-shape that opens out to the south. Ceiling-high ribbon windows ensure the interior
is exposed to the maximum amount of daylight. The view to the south stretches across to the fjord and the stairwells flanking
the southern opening are fully glazed from top to bottom, as is the central atrium which spans the entire height of the building.
Adjustable blinds on the building’s exterior serve both practical and aesthetic functions: protecting from direct sunlight
where necessary and also contributing to a refined visual experience.
The new building is home to research laboratories and a small radiology unit with rooms for treating patients. Different-coloured
floors make the building’s layout as comprehensible as possible for its users. For example, red floors mark regular laboratory
space, offices and public areas, while two different tones of grey indicate space for other purposes. The architects chose
Armstrong’s robust and hygienic DLW Vinyl floorings since they meet the tough requirements of a specialist modern laboratory, including resistance to chemicals, antistatic properties
and conductivity. The vinyl floors are also simple to clean and disinfect. These properties make DLW Vinyl products ideal for specialist applications such as cleanrooms.
Those laboratory environments with special requirements in terms of electrical resistance feature conductive DLW Vinyl flooring using colour shades designed to coordinate with the red Favorite floor. This compatibility gives the architects more flexibility
when combining conductive and non-conductive floors within a new building. Armstrong’s homogenous Pastell Conductive synthetic flooring, for example, features an expressive “chip” appearance that is ideally suited to the building’s overall
architectural concept. So the hospital uses different shades of blue within the Pastell Conductive range to indicate different levels within the cleanrooms.
The bold red floor features a specially-conceived colour of Favorite Vinyl flooring. All DLW Vinyl floorings include the cost-effective PUR Eco System coating, ensuring they are highly durable and easy to care for. They are quick and easy to clean, which means low maintenance
costs and a low environmental impact. The PUR Eco System also makes the flooring especially resistant to abrasion, scratching and other forms of wear and tear. This makes them ideal
for use in healthcare and R&D facilities.
Armstrong offers other conductive alternatives that can be combined with the different textures featured within the DLW Vinyl collection. The conductive properties of these floor coverings make them ideal for use in such environments as operating theatres, but
also in industrial facilities and anywhere where high-value and sensitive electronic equipment needs protection. Relevant
locations in the redeveloped Radium Hospital feature Pastell Conductive flooring, which fits perfectly with the standard Favorite flooring designs. |
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1 To help users understand the building’s layout, the architects employed DLW Vinyl flooring from Armstrong in various colors.
Red Favorite flooring, for example, indicates regular laboratory space.
2 The building’s atmosphere is light and welcoming. The central atrium extends upward through five upper levels, and the southern
and northern facades are entirely glazed.
3 All DLW Vinyl floor coverings from Armstrong are treated with money-saving PUR, making them particularly durable, easy to
care for and environmentally friendly.
4 In special laboratory space, DLW Vinyl Contour is employed, which with its expressive ‘chip’ appearance ideally suits the
building’s overall architectural concept.
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