Herzog Medical Center Master Plan

The Herzog Medical Center is our third major medical campus design in Israel, expanding the country’s foremost center for psychological trauma, mental health, geriatric care, and respiratory medicine. Our expansion of the campus will double the number of inpatient beds to 1,200 across three new buildings, expand and rejuvenate eight existing buildings, and add a vibrant outpatient community health center as well as conference facilities and a hotel, making it the new heart of the surrounding emerging mixed-use neighborhood.

The 15-acre site overlooks the Jerusalem Forest valley in the ancient city and hosts an important archeological site: a 2,500-year-old Roman road and guardhouse, which was the ancient entrance to Jerusalem. The hillside site plays a crucial role in the campus, with community recreation areas, parks, gardens, paths, restaurants, and community health facilities all engaging the edge of the valley. New inpatient beds are positioned on the crest of the hill and cascade down the slope, while the two-storey main level hosts communal public functions and a public promenade with exceptional valley views.

The design is conceived as a green hand, its palm resting in the forested valley with finger-like parks extending up, through, and over the hillside. These green spaces define four new state-of-the-art medical and research buildings and extend through to the municipal lands to the north, tying together the district as it is reimagined into a new high-tech center for Jerusalem.

Serving complex patient populations that require longer stays – not just elderly patients, but also young and psychiatric patients – the intent of the campus is to radiate hope and generosity. The Herzog Medical Center is a new hub for a transforming neighborhood that expresses common purpose, promotes well-being, and enhances our self-belief and ability to create both individual and societal change.