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Craigavon Area Hospital: New Paediatric Ward
Craigavon Area Hospital: New Paediatric Ward
Craigavon, United Kingdom
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Craigavon Area Hospital: New Paediatric Ward
Craigavon, United Kingdom
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2017
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
BUDGET
$5M - 10M
A newbuild Paediatric Ward with associated services for Craigavon Area Hospital is completed and due to open for use October 2017, designed by TODD Architects. This new standalone building is the first in a proposed phased masterplan development for the hospital, aimed to enhance services as part of an overall investment plan for children and young people across the Southern Trust area.
The new building is located on a sloping existing car park surrounded by access roads for both the public and emergency vehicles. While mostly single storey in height, the newbuild includes plant accommodation sited above the south westerly block, forming a two-storey folded roof element creating height and scale wrapping over the double height main entrance foyer area, providing the building with form and character. A new and prominent department entrance setting has been created with a landscaped plaza, which visually and physically separates the proposed Paediatrics Department from the main Emergency entrance.
The building location and footprint is derived from a strategic sequencing of proposed phases which will wrap around the existing hospital form, positioned as a gateway to the proposed new hospital entrance. Associated site works include the reconfiguration of the existing hospital drop off, relocation of public bus stops, reconfiguring entrances to the main car park, along with additional car parking and external landscaping all generated within the context of the live acute hospital site.
The departments within the paediatric unit are arranged around the main entrance foyer which is the main point of public access to the building. A central entrance canopy formed from the folding roof provides a sheltered area for patients and visitors arriving to the building and creates a focus point with visual links through to the courtyard behind the reception.
The facility comprises four key elements including a 19-bed inpatient ward and ancillary accommodation, a six-bed ambulatory care ward and ancillary accommodation, an outpatient department, consisting of five consultation exam rooms, treatment rooms, interview room and ancillary accommodation, as well as a staff support area made up of three consultant offices, two single offices and ancillary accommodation.
The patient bedrooms have been designed to create a friendly, reassuring environment. Bold use of colour combined with purpose made built-in furniture and bed surrounds have been installed to conceal or recess clinical equipment and dissolve the traditional clinical perception of hospital wards. Bedrooms cater not only for the patient but have been designed for families too, incorporating fold down beds integrated into the furniture, to enable parents to stay overnight with their children.
Inner courtyard garden spaces provide the ward with an open and active outdoor space. This external space provides an area for safe and supervised play as well as a space for parents to relax with their children while visiting.
‘A key design factor for us, was to create a welcoming presence. The building’s architectural form is arranged to create interest, framed under a folding and embracing department roof, merged with a bright, playful and uplifting materiality.’
Matthew Stewart, Architect
TODD Architects
This asperation to create an embracing and playful structure extends to the interior design strategy; the corridors are treated neutrally which accent colours to define the staff bases and key spaces. Colour has been boldly used in the patient bedrooms and patient spaces to create a friendly hospital environment.’
The new building is located on a sloping existing car park surrounded by access roads for both the public and emergency vehicles. While mostly single storey in height, the newbuild includes plant accommodation sited above the south westerly block, forming a two-storey folded roof element creating height and scale wrapping over the double height main entrance foyer area, providing the building with form and character. A new and prominent department entrance setting has been created with a landscaped plaza, which visually and physically separates the proposed Paediatrics Department from the main Emergency entrance.
The building location and footprint is derived from a strategic sequencing of proposed phases which will wrap around the existing hospital form, positioned as a gateway to the proposed new hospital entrance. Associated site works include the reconfiguration of the existing hospital drop off, relocation of public bus stops, reconfiguring entrances to the main car park, along with additional car parking and external landscaping all generated within the context of the live acute hospital site.
The departments within the paediatric unit are arranged around the main entrance foyer which is the main point of public access to the building. A central entrance canopy formed from the folding roof provides a sheltered area for patients and visitors arriving to the building and creates a focus point with visual links through to the courtyard behind the reception.
The facility comprises four key elements including a 19-bed inpatient ward and ancillary accommodation, a six-bed ambulatory care ward and ancillary accommodation, an outpatient department, consisting of five consultation exam rooms, treatment rooms, interview room and ancillary accommodation, as well as a staff support area made up of three consultant offices, two single offices and ancillary accommodation.
The patient bedrooms have been designed to create a friendly, reassuring environment. Bold use of colour combined with purpose made built-in furniture and bed surrounds have been installed to conceal or recess clinical equipment and dissolve the traditional clinical perception of hospital wards. Bedrooms cater not only for the patient but have been designed for families too, incorporating fold down beds integrated into the furniture, to enable parents to stay overnight with their children.
Inner courtyard garden spaces provide the ward with an open and active outdoor space. This external space provides an area for safe and supervised play as well as a space for parents to relax with their children while visiting.
‘A key design factor for us, was to create a welcoming presence. The building’s architectural form is arranged to create interest, framed under a folding and embracing department roof, merged with a bright, playful and uplifting materiality.’
Matthew Stewart, Architect
TODD Architects
This asperation to create an embracing and playful structure extends to the interior design strategy; the corridors are treated neutrally which accent colours to define the staff bases and key spaces. Colour has been boldly used in the patient bedrooms and patient spaces to create a friendly hospital environment.’
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