Med Uni Graz is growing!

17. October 2022

With around 90,000 m2, Med Campus Graz is one of the most modern centres for medical research in Europe. Thomas Lorenz ZT GmbH was involved in the construction of the entire complex as local site supervision and as the structural checker.

As early as 2017, Module 1 of the Med Campus Graz was handed over to the client, BIG. Further milestones have now followed in the construction of the overall project, with a total value of €400 million.

The newly completed Module 2 consists of two sections to the east and west of the Stiftingbach, with construction costs of around €100 million. Construction of the sustainably planned 40,000 m² large section began in October 2018; on 2022-09-30, Thomas Lorenz ZT GmbH successfully handed over Module 2 to BIG and the user, MedUni Graz.

Modules 1 and 2 West are connected by an impressive 25 m long steel bridge, whose installation offered a spectacular sight.

Video link: Bridge construction MED CAMPUS Graz – YouTube “The new medical district in Graz includes laboratory wings, office wings, 6 lecture halls, underground car parks, a large-scale kitchen, a canteen, cafés, etc. in the two modules and is simply impressive!”, said Head of Department DI (FH) Manfred Grangl. In addition, another project in the vicinity of the Med Campus was completed. At the end of 2020, ZWT Accelerator GmbH commissioned Thomas Lorenz ZT GmbH with general site supervision and site coordination in accordance with the BauKG for the construction of ZWT II—a research building for life-science start-ups. Construction cost around €12 million and was also successfully handed over on 2022-09-30. The handovers of these two major projects were completed on time despite the construction of a very complex excavation pit, a prestressed structural grillage above the existing underground car park of the LKH, the breakthrough through it using approx. 700 DSV columns, the confined space conditions, the COVID-19 crisis and the war in Ukraine—which has led to enormous supply bottlenecks. With great commitment and motivation, the site supervision team at Thomas Lorenz succeeded in keeping both the construction schedule and the budget on track. An impressive achievement! You can also watch the ORF report here: Final phase of Construction of the Med Uni Campus – Steiermark heute from 2022-10-12 at 7:00 PM – ORF TVthek