Fulda General Hospital

Although its original roots go back to 1805, the "Fulda Klinikum" hospital has gained a reputation as a highly modern health care centre. Indeed, since 1975 it has undergone quite rapid expansion with the addition of a number of new institutes and adjoining buildings.

Today, the hospital´s capacity and service capabilities extend to 1000 beds and 2500 employees with various medical disciplines, clinics and departments operating under its roof.
For such an institution it is indispensable – for both operational and economic reasons – that the daily fluctuations in space requirement and utilisation be satisfied on as flexible and individual a basis as possible.

DORMA Hüppe Moveable Walls are able to meet such requirements by offering partitions of the highest quality. Through their inherent versatility, these construction elements invariably add an important new and creative dimension to any architectural solution.
In particular, the sound-absorbing properties of the Variflex Top operable wall elements and their screening effect in controlled areas such as in a radiology department have proven that these systems offer performance benefits well beyond those of simple space dividers.

From the radiology department and training rooms to the canteen and the conference rooms of the medical directorate, Variflex Top systems have been deployed as flexible space delineators. And in the operations waiting room, for example, the integration of a Variplan folding partition has created new and wide-ranging utilisation possibilities.
The credo of the "Klinikum" and the philosophy of the project clients coincide: "Putting people first".

Prominent Features

Variflex TOP 100 K

Radiology department:
5 elements, 5.7 m long and 3 m high, surface: Getalan maple décor

Training room in the functions building:
5 elements, 4.8 m long and 2.7 m high, surface: White laminate

Variflex TOP 100 U

Conference room of the medical directorate:
6 elements, 5.7 m long and 3.8 m high, surface: HPL “Finn Beach”

Canteen:
2 systems:
9 elements, 6.9 m long and 2.6 m high
3 elements, 3.2 m long and 2.6 m high
Surface: Perstorp HPL laminate

Variplan folding partition 

Operations waiting room:
Single-wing, 2.7 m long, 2.5 m high, surface: turquoise green