The new generation hospital already has a half-finished load-bearing structure

Rough construction started in August 2021. The first step was to secure the construction pit with a retaining wall and foundation structure, and approximately 50,000 m3 of soil was excavated and removed during excavation. The building is based on deep foundations, called piles, with an average length of 6 to 15 metres depending on the geology of the subsoil. "On the investor's land, a construction work with a built-up area of 7,500 m2 is being carried out, which is a large floor area and an exceptional scale. 300 piles have been drilled - even that is a big number. The piling alone took us about half a year with two drilling rigs deployed at the same time," explains Marek Paulis, project manager at AKESO Holding's Construction Team.

What all affects the construction?

Construction is also affected by external influences; the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis have shuffled the prices and availability of building materials. The rough construction of the monolithic structure is now half finished and is scheduled to be completed in October. After that, the securing of the structure against rainwater will continue. During the rough construction, the brick lining will also start from the lower floors, and next will be the implementation of the non-load bearing internal partitions that will determine the internal layout of the building. This will be about 42,000 m2 of infill brickwork, which is 80 trucks for the sake of illustration.

The largest crane in the Czech Republic

Three tower cranes from JVS are working on the site, with the tallest measuring 61.3 metres and a maximum capacity of 8 tonnes. It is one of the largest cranes on site in the Czech Republic. And to make matters interesting, the hospital will have a 35-metre diameter circular heliport on top of it for landing air ambulance helicopters. It will require a special steel truss structure to be built for it, structurally supported on the vertical columns of the building at the junction between the new building and the existing hospital with the ARO rooms.

The entire construction is currently being carried out by around 40 workers, with only three people providing technical management. "It is a challenge for me to work on such an exceptional project on such a large scale. Especially since it is a hospital that is not really built every year," adds Marek.