The redevelopment includes a new accommodation
block and conference building, and the partial demolition
and refurbishment of existing buildings to provide
guest accommodation.
The site is within the walls of the listed C18 St
John’s home and the new hospices Douglas House
and Helen House. Jessop and Cook were appointed
having won a limited competition.
The construction is an exercise in high quality materials,
innovation and sustainability. The pitched zinc
roof of the accommodation block is a contemporary
interpretation of a lead standing seam roof and the
pitch matched that of the existing St. John’s home. The
building also incorporates curved timber cladding, oak
joinery and