QMC Hospital Ionad Cóireála Lae by Adrian Light

QMC Hospital Ionad Cóireála Lae by Adrian Light is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Duais Iarainn A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Ailtireachd, Togalaichean agus Structaran Competition Category.

IarannAiltireachd· 2020

QMC Hospital Ionad Cóireála Lae

by Adrian Light

Client: ONE20 Group Architects

Duais Iarainn A' Design Award Winner in Ailtireachd Category

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The Design

About QMC Hospital Ionad Cóireála Lae

Is ionad cóireála lae í Ospidéal QMC atá suite ar champas an Ionaid Leighis Queens i Nottingham, an Ríocht Aontaithe. Tá 15 roinn san fhoirgneamh, lena n-áirítear diagnóisic agus seomraí obráide, ar dhá urlár oibríochtúla de 9,500 méadar cearnach. Tá an plean eagraithe timpeall ar atriam lárnach, a thugann solas nádúrtha isteach san áitreabh agus a thacaíonn le hardleibhéil inbhuanaitheachta. Tá na limistéir imshiúil clúdaithe i ngloine shoiléir. Mar thoradh ar staidéar cúramach ar spás comhairliúcháin, tá an foirgneamh thart ar 20 faoin gcéad níos lú ná mar a bheadh de dhíth de réir gnáthchritéir.

The Recognition

About the Duais Iarainn A' Design Award

Tha QMC Hospital Ionad Cóireála Lae air Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean math a choinnicheas ris na riatanasan proifeiseanta is gnìomhachais a thathar a' sùileachadh bho chruthachaidhean a chaidh an dealbhadh gu math. Tha buannaichean Iarainn a' nochdadh sgil mhòr, speisealachadh àrd, tuigse eòlaiche agus comas cruthachail an luchd-cruthachaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi QMC Hospital Ionad Cóireála Lae na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran meas, ion-mholta agus gràdhach a tha practaigeach agus ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a' cur nan cleachdaidhean as fheàrr sa ghnìomhachas còmhla agus tha feartan teignigeach comasach aige ceangailte ri eòlas-dèanamh agus tàlant. Tha meas air QMC Hospital Ionad Cóireála Lae airson a dhùrachd agus chaidh a dhealbhadh gus leasachaidhean càileachd beatha a thoirt seachad a chuidicheas le bhith a' dèanamh an t-saoghail na àite nas fheàrr.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Nottingham NHS DayTreatment Centre (NDTC) is part of a UK government initiative to provide modern state of
the art facilities equipped with the latest technology.
medical treatment and outpatient consultation rooms.
Including diagnostics and theatre suites there are 15 departments integrated into this building all providing day care facilities and treatment. By relocating these departments the hospital was able to free bed space for longer term care. This was opened as the largest Independent Sector Treatment Centre in Britain.
Dimensions & Packaging: Key facts are:-
185,000 patients per annum
9,500 sq m over two operational floors
6 years from inception to opening including all bidding stages
1,000 NHS staff on secondment from QMC
Saving features to achieve energy targets of N55 gj/100cu m/annum
Tags: Hospital,, Architecture, Sustainability, Hospital Design, NHS, Treatment Centre
Production Technology: The building is composed from modern building materials. The circulation areas are celebrated with clear glass. The tunnel connecting the new building to the old is a metal tube with slits that create a rythym of light as you walk along. Another level of research investigated how to provide additional teatments and reduce waiting times.
Design Challenge: The site was an old established hospital campus. The new building had to fit within the overall precinct, but also be a distinct element. Public art was an integral part of the brief. ONE20 established separate Art and Landscape budgets. This ensured that these elements were not lost during construction. The art was procured through design competition. The planning of the building was integral to ensuring a more efficient healthcare process. The design of treatment areas meant waiting times have been reduced and more patients have been seen than in a traditionally planned hospital.
Research: It is now becoming better accepted that natural light can play an important role in speeding up the recovery of patients. The decision was taken to maximise the access to natural light for all patients in the hospital; not an easy thing in a building with such a large footprint.
Inspiration: ONE20 designed this building around the atrium which acts as a focus for all activities and also to deliver high levels of sustainability. By looking creatively at the use of consultation space and agreeing strategy options with the consultant teams, the net building is around 20% smaller than one using standard NHS criteria.
Project Duration: The project is located on the campus of the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham UK Work commenced in 2006 and has bees modified over the past 15 years. The latest work being concluded in 2019
Operation Flow: This is largest independent treatment centre in Britain. The Nottingham Day Treatment Centre is operated for the NHS providing high quality day case procedures. Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley, stated "It is providing a good care to patients on the basis of NHS principles. It made a profit of £4 million in the six-month period to 30 June 2013, up from £2.5 million. In 2016, Circle's teledermatology service was awarded a "Clinician’s Choice Award" by private healthcare industry group Hpci Media in the Building Better Healthcare Awards
Team Members: Adrian Light
Roger Walker
Tony Kidman
Rachel Dann
Denise Filbery
Claire Walker
Jerome Healy
Image Credits: Photographer - Adrian Light