Treatment Center Voorburg sits on the historic Forum Hadriani UNESCO site and continues Voorburg’s health campus, delivering life‑course medicine with radiology and a state‑of‑the‑art fertility centre (IUI, IVF, ICSI) and laboratory. Because archaeological contours limited new foundations, the clinic was built on the existing plinth of a demolished nurses’ wing, requiring bold cantilevers that make the building appear as a light pavilion in the park. A forecourt with pedestrian priority echoes a miniature Forum and visitors approach via a short footbridge.

Large vertical windows across two storeys bring the park landscape into the interior, improving orientation and offering calming views where privacy allows; treatment and research rooms have screened glazing. A broad daylight‑filled stair and a clear spatial layout support health‑promotive design and a relaxed patient journey. Interior colours reduce stress and graphic references to the Roman past are woven into the design. Visitor and staff routes are separated and IVF functions cluster tightly around a clean‑room lab with an airlock and protective clothing.

The fully electric building is highly energy efficient: photovoltaic panels, six electric air heat pumps, sensor‑controlled temperature and lighting (also tablet‑operable), and reuse of the existing foundation to limit material use and enable future repurposing. Natural, circular materials with low CO2 footprints were specified; some floor finishes include supplier take‑back at end of life, while the IVF lab uses only zero‑emission materials to ensure a healthy environment for new life.

Design: EGM architetcs
Contractor: Aannemersbedrijf J. van Daalen, Du Prie bouw & ontwikkeling
Urban Planner: De Mannen Van Schuim
Landscape Architect: De Mannen Van Schuim
Photography: Frank van der Burg