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Rathview Mental Healthcare Facility
Rathview Mental Healthcare Facility
Cranny Grove, Omagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Rathview Mental Healthcare Facility
Cranny Grove, Omagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Firm
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2018
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
At first glance Rathview Mental Health Facility is not what you would expect. In fact, it would be hard to know it was a healthcare building at all and that’s the point. The collective buildings height, whitewash walls, slate clad appearance and rural setting all combine to lend it a residential feel and you would be forgiven for thinking it was a private demesne.
Completed in April 2018 for the Western Health and Social Care Trust, Rathview was carefully designed to break down traditional or preconceived ideas of mental health facilities, offering a fresh, residential approach in a holistic countryside setting.
Located in a rural greenfield setting on the Drumnakilly Road on the outskirts of Omagh, the new Rathview Mental Health Facility scheme is situated in a historical area which directly influenced its name. The site contains an ancient Rath or ringfort; an ancient Irish chieftain residence dating back to the Iron Age. Maintaining a dialogue with local history in its design approach, the new healthcare facility reflects upon a contemporary approach of the traditional Ulster ‘Clachan’ approach - a homestead formation in today’s terms. Its welcoming vernacular is visually comprised of a series of linked key buildings elements consciously grouped, reading together as one composition, particularly in both mass and scale.
The facility is consciously one storey in height throughout, split into two distinct areas of accommodation, a twelve-bed Discharge Unit and a six-bed Recovery Unit, which are arranged around two central courtyards. The blocks are generally shallow plan form maximising on natural light and each contain views either into a courtyard or out to the surrounding countryside, dependent on relative location of the space. The approach of a series of pitched roof forms connected flat roofed predominantly glazed connections, visually reduces the mass and scale.
The carefully selected palette of materials consists of white rendered exteriors contrasting against grey slate rooves and wall cladding, with feature elements of brick and timber offset with aluminium framed windows. The cedar wood cladding of the internal courtyards offers a warm feel with glazed infills to encourage as much natural light to filter into the interiors as possible.
On arrival, a central entrance canopy provides a sheltered area for clients and visitors. A main drop-off and arrival plaza is located directly adjacent to the central covered canopy linking the 3 client / visitor entrances with a separate entrance for staff being located adjacent to the east end of the building. A dedicated car park is provided for patients, visitors and staff.
Apartment accommodation elements are linked by flat roofed single storey circulation spaces. These areas act as social break out and interconnecting spaces between the apartments. Each of the two accommodation units have their own courtyard, which offers users a holistic and calm external environment.
The Discharge twelve-bed medium-stay unit focuses on rebuilding resident’s independence and confidence while offering them 24/7 support. This accommodation area consists of individual one-person apartments laid out around the central courtyard, supported by two activity social spaces and a training kitchen. The partially enclosed courtyard links through to the entrance space, providing an open and active outdoor space. Circulation routes are glazed providing views and naturally bright hallways. The focus in this ward is on providing a domestic homely environment for the clients, with autonomous access to their accommodation.
The Recovery six-bed short-term stay unit with ensuite, is sensitively arranged around a fully enclosed courtyard, with the bedrooms located along the north façade; staff and utility accommodation to the east; and communal areas, office and stores and delivery to the south. These rooms are specifically designed to balance resident privacy with essential observation and access. This zone includes a social living room, a TV room, a treatment rooms and an ADL room. Staff accommodation in this area includes showers, changing rooms, a rets room and a meeting space. This unit’s courtyard affords a safe and private outdoor recreation space, whilst also allowing staff maximum overlooking of client areas. Circulation happens around the central courtyard with a secondary service corridor providing controlled access to staff areas.
Completed in April 2018 for the Western Health and Social Care Trust, Rathview was carefully designed to break down traditional or preconceived ideas of mental health facilities, offering a fresh, residential approach in a holistic countryside setting.
Located in a rural greenfield setting on the Drumnakilly Road on the outskirts of Omagh, the new Rathview Mental Health Facility scheme is situated in a historical area which directly influenced its name. The site contains an ancient Rath or ringfort; an ancient Irish chieftain residence dating back to the Iron Age. Maintaining a dialogue with local history in its design approach, the new healthcare facility reflects upon a contemporary approach of the traditional Ulster ‘Clachan’ approach - a homestead formation in today’s terms. Its welcoming vernacular is visually comprised of a series of linked key buildings elements consciously grouped, reading together as one composition, particularly in both mass and scale.
The facility is consciously one storey in height throughout, split into two distinct areas of accommodation, a twelve-bed Discharge Unit and a six-bed Recovery Unit, which are arranged around two central courtyards. The blocks are generally shallow plan form maximising on natural light and each contain views either into a courtyard or out to the surrounding countryside, dependent on relative location of the space. The approach of a series of pitched roof forms connected flat roofed predominantly glazed connections, visually reduces the mass and scale.
The carefully selected palette of materials consists of white rendered exteriors contrasting against grey slate rooves and wall cladding, with feature elements of brick and timber offset with aluminium framed windows. The cedar wood cladding of the internal courtyards offers a warm feel with glazed infills to encourage as much natural light to filter into the interiors as possible.
On arrival, a central entrance canopy provides a sheltered area for clients and visitors. A main drop-off and arrival plaza is located directly adjacent to the central covered canopy linking the 3 client / visitor entrances with a separate entrance for staff being located adjacent to the east end of the building. A dedicated car park is provided for patients, visitors and staff.
Apartment accommodation elements are linked by flat roofed single storey circulation spaces. These areas act as social break out and interconnecting spaces between the apartments. Each of the two accommodation units have their own courtyard, which offers users a holistic and calm external environment.
The Discharge twelve-bed medium-stay unit focuses on rebuilding resident’s independence and confidence while offering them 24/7 support. This accommodation area consists of individual one-person apartments laid out around the central courtyard, supported by two activity social spaces and a training kitchen. The partially enclosed courtyard links through to the entrance space, providing an open and active outdoor space. Circulation routes are glazed providing views and naturally bright hallways. The focus in this ward is on providing a domestic homely environment for the clients, with autonomous access to their accommodation.
The Recovery six-bed short-term stay unit with ensuite, is sensitively arranged around a fully enclosed courtyard, with the bedrooms located along the north façade; staff and utility accommodation to the east; and communal areas, office and stores and delivery to the south. These rooms are specifically designed to balance resident privacy with essential observation and access. This zone includes a social living room, a TV room, a treatment rooms and an ADL room. Staff accommodation in this area includes showers, changing rooms, a rets room and a meeting space. This unit’s courtyard affords a safe and private outdoor recreation space, whilst also allowing staff maximum overlooking of client areas. Circulation happens around the central courtyard with a secondary service corridor providing controlled access to staff areas.
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