PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL SLAGELSE

Vilhelm Lauritzen Arkitekter, working with Karlsson Arkitekter, has won the competition for a major new psychiatric hospital in Slagelse and will now be turnkey consultant for Region Zealand.

With its 44 000 square metres the project is the largest psychiatric building in recent times and will have room for 190 patients in general psychiatric, forensic psychiatric and secure wards. There will also be a sports hall and swimming pool, and research and teaching facilities. Completion is expected in 2014.