Design of a supportive palliative care environment for those in Ayrshire with life-limiting illness
Having been involved in early feasibility work to ascertain whether The Ayrshire Hospice could be redeveloped at its existing site close to Ayr Town Centre, Austin-Smith:Lord subsequently won a competitive tender and interview procurement process with Turner & Townsend as Lead Advisor under the Health Facilities Scotland (HFS) Framework to develop the new facility at 35-37 Racecourse Rd and the Hospices’ adjacent site at 15 Ronaldshaw Park.
The existing 20 bedded Inpatient Unit to the rear of the existing listed property at No.35 Racecourse Road will be replaced with a modern compliant inpatient unit comprising 12 single en-suite patient rooms and family areas.
COMPLETION: SCHEDULED 2024
SERVICE: CONSERVATION, ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS, LANDSCAPE
SECTOR: HEALTHCARE
CONTRACTOR: MCLAUGHLIN + HARVEY
STRUCTURES: STRUER
SERVICES: ATELIER TEN
COST CONSULTANT: TURNER & TOWNSEND
Pioneering project combining one stop shop council facilities and health facilities with the existing grade II* listed Library
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- ECCLES GATEWAY CENTRE, SALFORD
Eccles Gateway Centre Salford
Austin-Smith:Lord were appointed as architects and Design Team Leaders to implement the pioneering Eccles Gateway Centre, combining one-stop shop council facilities and health facilities with the existing grade II* listed Carnegie Library in Salford.
The Centre enabled the vision of Salford Primary Care Trust to improve local health and social care by improving access, creating additional library space and improved management, operation and control in a new multi-functional building which forms a new civic and health facility for the local community.
This new state-of-the-art health and social care centre will enable us to improve and develop health and social care services for the local community.
Clive Pitt – Chief Executive, MaST LIFTCo
CLIENT: NHS MAST LIFT PARTNERSHIP
COMPLETION: 2008
SERVICE: ARCHITECTURE
SECTOR: HEALTHCARE
CONTRACTOR: LAING O’ROURKE
LANDSCAPE: AUSTIN-SMITH:LORD
STRUCTURES: SKM PLANNING AND DESIGN
SERVICES: HOARE LEA LTD
One stop shop for a wide variety of NHS primary care and local authority services
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- NORTH WEST KILMARNOCK AREA CENTRE
North West Kilmarnock Area Centre
Designed by Austin-Smith:Lord, the Centre is an ambitious partnership development between East Ayrshire Council and NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Completed in April 2007, the Centre is a £7m one stop shop for a wide variety of NHS primary care and local authority services and combines primary care clinical services from around Kilmarnock into a single identifiable building with modern infrastructure.
The North West Kilmarnock Primary Care Neighbourhood Services Centre was officially opened on 15th May 07 by First Minister Jack McConnell MSP.
This facility is an excellent example of how shared services and partnership working can ensure the delivery of world class services for local communities, in buildings of the highest quality. It is also evidence of the thirst which exists in Ayrshire to reform and improve vital services for local people.
Jack McConnell – First Minister
CLIENT: NHS AYRSHIRE & ARRAN
COMPLETION: 2007
SERVICE: ARCHITECTURE
SECTOR: HEALTHCARE
CONTRACTOR: BARR
STRUCTURES: CURTINS
SERVICES: HULLEY & KIRKWOOD
COST CONSULTANT: RLF
The new Brynhyfryd Primary Care Centre replaces the nearby existing Brynhyfryd Surgery on Llangyfelaach Road, north Swansea, with new high quality premises that serves to secure better health outcomes and improved access to services for patients.
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- BRYNHYFRYD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE
Brynhyfryd Primary Care Centre
The new Brynhyfryd Primary Care Centre replaces the nearby existing Brynhyfryd Surgery on Llangyfelaach Road, north Swansea, with new high quality premises that serves to secure better health outcomes and improved access to services for patients.
The accommodation includes Brynhyfryd Surgery, a treatment room and support spaces for Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, shared waiting space and a pharmacy.
The Brynhyfryd Primary Care Health Centre is an excellent facility for the patients, doctors and staff of the health board and Brynhyfryd Surgery
Paul Stacey – HPC Wales Managing Director
CLIENT: THE HEALTHCARE PROPERTY COMPANY LTD
COMPLETION: 2017
SERVICE: ARCHITECTURE
SECTOR: HEALTHCARE
CONTRACTOR: WRW LTD
LANDSCAPE: AUSTIN-SMITH: LORD
STRUCTURES: ROGER CASEY ASSOCIATES
SERVICES: VITEC CONSULTING
COST CONSULTANT: RICHARD BOOTHROYD ASSOCIATES
Integrating Wellness into the design of this sustainable, mixed-use development
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- SUNNYSIDE WELLNESS VILLAGE
Sunnyside Wellness Village
Austin-Smith:Lord is delighted at having been appointed by Linc Cymru Housing Association to work with them and their project partners Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, ARCH and Bridgend Council, on the exciting proposals for the Bridgend Wellness Village project.
The brief is innovative and forward looking in its aim of providing a vibrant, multi-generational community focussed on integrating Wellness into the design of the sustainable mixed use development.
The project includes a new Health Centre, general needs housing and potential future phase will include a new Register Office in addition to further homes. The positive impact of good design on health and wellbeing is actively integrated into the masterplan with the project forming part of a wider network of innovative Wellness facilities in South Wales. The scheme is designed using fabric first principles with MVHR to all housing units and connection to the Bridgend Local District Heating Network to achieve high levels of energy efficiency.
COMPLETION: 2025
SERVICE: ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE, MASTERPLANNING
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL, HEALTHCARE
CONTRACTOR: TBC
LANDSCAPE: AUSTIN-SMITH:LORD
STRUCTURES: JUBB
SERVICES: HOARE LEA
COST CONSULTANT: EXPEDITE PROJECT SERVICES
Mobile chemotherapy treatment vehicle for Tenovus Cancer Care, the largest of its kind in the world
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- MOBILE CHEMOTHERAPY UNIT
Mobile Chemotherapy Treatment Unit
Austin-Smith:Lord was commissioned by Tenovus Cancer Care to develop a state of the art design for a new mobile chemotherapy unit that will allow cancer patients across South Wales to receive the best possible treatment closer to home. A thorough consultation process was used to identify the needs and aspirations of all types of users of the unit, taking into account the standards and requirements of the staff as well as the patients. The final design took into account the latest research into cancer care and treatment, patient recovery, and wellbeing of all users.
Tenovus Cancer Care has over ten years of experience in providing mobile cancer treatment space, enabling people to have support in the community, closer to home. Our work with Austin-Smith:Lord has helped us to take our latest Mobile Support Unit to the next level, resulting in the world’s largest mobile chemotherapy unit. Their expertise has helped us build on both patient and health professionals’ feedback, to create what is a genuinely wonderful mobile facility, and one that will ensure that we continue to be safe, practical and beautiful. While we live in a world where people need to have cancer treatment, this innovative space is helping to make sure that when people do come on board our units for treatment, they have the best experience that they possibly can.
Claudia McVie, Chief Executive, Tenovus Cancer Care
CLIENT: TENOVUS CANCER CARE
COMPLETION: 2018
SERVICE: INTERIOR DESIGN
SECTOR: HEALTHCARE
CONTRACTOR: COSBY SUPPLIERS
New community-based centre, recently completed
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- VALE OF NEATH PRIMARY CARE CENTRE
Vale of Neath Primary Care Centre
The new Primary Care Centre is a community based centre for delivery of GP and NHS services to the Upper Neath Valley which includes the settlements of Resolven, Cwmgwgrach, Blaengwrach and Glynneath.
It replaces two nearby existing GP Surgeries in Glynneath and Resolven, with new high quality premises that serves to secure better health outcomes and improved access to services for patients. The accommodation includes a combined Glynneath and Resolven Surgery, a treatment room and support spaces for Swansea Bay University Health Board, shared waiting space and a pharmacy.
Read the ‘Building Better Healthcare’ article here.
CLIENT: THE HEALTHCARE PROPERTY CO LTD
COMPLETION: 2019
SERVICE: ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE
SECTOR: HEALTHCARE
CONTRACTOR: JOHN WEAVER CONSTRUCTION
LANDSCAPE: AUSTIN-SMITH: LORD
STRUCTURES: ROGER CASEY ASSOCIATES
SERVICES: SABA
COST CONSULTANT: FAITHFUL & GOULD
Landscape architects for public realm and secure external spaces for new units at Stobhill Hospital
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Stobhill Hospital Mental Health Facilities
These new purpose designed Mental Health Facilities, on the Stobhill Hospital campus in north Glasgow, include therapeutic courtyards and gardens.
The gardens, and wider landscape setting for the new facility, were designed by Austin-Smith:Lord to assist in the treatment of mental health patients at Stobhill.
We were appointed by hub West Scotland for their partner, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, as landscape architects for the new facility. The scope included the delivery of design proposals for the external spaces (courtyards & gardens) for the new Acute Admission Unit (AAU) and Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care Unit (CCC). The building was designed by Keppie Design, and features internal patient courtyards, as a central part of the wider therapeutic facilities on site.
CLIENT: NHS GG&C / HUB WEST SCOTLAND
COMPLETION: 2020
SERVICE: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
SECTOR: HEALTHCARE
CONTRACTOR: BAM
LANDSCAPE: AUSTIN-SMITH: LORD
CIVILS + STRUCTURES: BAKER HICKS
SERVICES: RSP
COST CONSULTANT: ARMOUR
AWARDS:
SCOTTISH PROPERTY AWARD, HEALTH CARE DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR
SCOTTISH DESIGN AWARD, HEALTH BUILDING OR PROJECT
NHS ASSURE DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD (HIGHLY COMMENDED)
The new Dalkeith Health Centre replaces the former Dalkeith Medical Practice which sat on the same site. The client, NHS Lothian, required a contemporary NHS facility providing the latest community facilities, including GP practice, podiatry, physioptherapy, midwifery and other specialities.
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- DALKEITH HEALTH CENTRE
The new Dalkeith Health Centre replaces the former Dalkeith Medical Practice which sat on the same site. The client, NHS Lothian, required a contemporary NHS facility providing the latest community facilities, including GP practice, podiatry, physioptherapy, midwifery and other specialities.
An additional item to the original brief required the inclusion of an Old Persons Welfare Hall within the new building. The client also required a highly sustainable building to comply with standards for new health buildings in Scotland.
This modern development provides a twenty-first century facility for the local community on their doorstep as well as first class accommodation for the Dalkeith Medical Practice and NHS Lothian healthcare services.
David Small – General Manager, East and Midlothian Community Health Partnerships (CHPs), NHS Lothian
COMPLETION: 2011
SERVICE: ARCHITECTURE
SECTOR: HEALTHCARE
CONTRACTOR: INTERSERVE
STRUCTURES: CURTINS
SERVICES: CURTINS
COST CONSULTANT: TURNER & TOWNSEND
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