Inselspital Bern, Intensive care, Emergency and Operating centre (INO)

A modern hospital is a flexible hospital

The Intensive care, Emergency and Operating centre (INO) was the first building in Switzerland to be planned and built in accordance with the principle of system separation. The shell of the building and the support structure form the primary system which was planned and executed independently of the secondary system. Within this structure, IttenBrechbühl developed the secondary system which consists of modular concepts with interchangeable room building blocks. In the process, free strategic space was deliberately provided for.
The INO comprises the following areas: intensive care, A&E, the operating centre, radiology and nuclear medicine, laboratory medicine, sterilisation unit, and the abdominal centre. This makes the INO unit one of the most powerful treatment centres in Switzerland.

Interior Design

IttenBrechbühl designed and built a functionally outstanding facility, which creates a modern, pleasant atmosphere in a comfortable and light environment.

Year	2012
Contact person	Jürg Born
Client	Canton of Bern
Architect / General planner	Itten+Brechbühl AG
Competition	1st Prize 1998
Start of construction	2005
Start of operation	2012
Floor area	49 100 m2
Construction volume	169 000 m3
Minergie	Label BE-940
Photos	Rolf Zimmermann, University of Bern; Sandra Stampfli, Bern