UCCL Leipzig University Hospital

Building 7 of the Leipzig University Hospital—a 6-story structure with a full basement—is a state-of-the-art medical facility featuring an inner courtyard that brings together all disciplines involved in cancer treatment under one roof: the outpatient clinic—including the oncology day clinic, the pediatric oncology outpatient clinic, and the breast center—as well as the nursing wards with 140 beds, spaces for research and teaching, administration, food services, and a cafeteria for patients and staff are all housed in the new building. For UCCL Director Prof. Florian Lordick, cancer medicine is getting “the space it needs and deserves today.” Building 7 is directly connected to the neighboring Building 6, which houses women’s and children’s medicine, and is thus optimally integrated into the existing complex of buildings.

Particular emphasis was placed on maximizing the flexibility of the floor plans to enable a rapid response to changing requirements in the hospital sector. To this end, a basic grid with ceiling spans of 7.2 m x 7.2 m was developed. The floor slabs are designed as continuous flat slabs with a thickness of 28 cm and without joists.

On the patient care floors, wet rooms with standard openings were placed in the areas around the columns. The building itself was designed as a joint-free, cast-in-place concrete structure; the above-ground exterior walls are constructed as a perforated facade using solid masonry.

The connection to the existing building consists of a single-story, ground-level section with a basement, approximately 21 m in length.

The connecting bridges were constructed using lightweight steel. The direct connection to the existing building was carried out while the facility remained in operation. In the transition to the ZFK (Center for Cancer Field Surgery), a new utility duct was planned across the entire width of the building.

A central area houses the main reception area for cancer patients as part of the University Cancer Center Leipzig. The direct connection to Building 6 enables the reorganization of the pediatric inpatient admission process.

The foundation consists of an elastically supported floor slab (up to 70 cm thick) designed for heavy traffic loads. The foundation bases of the floor slabs for the channels, shafts, underpasses, and the pump sump lie below the design water level in confined groundwater. The waterproofing construction was executed as a “white tank.”