Designed by Medical Structure for Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Psychological Well being NHS Belief, the Blossom Court docket constructing contains three Grownup Acute wards and one Consuming Issues ward, with shared lodging together with visiting area, employees bathroom and a multi-faith room.
The constructing is a part of wider growth of the positioning, which has been masterplanned by Medical Structure to create a people-focused healthcare campus. This prioritises pedestrians, with roads and parking organised across the web site perimeter and higher bodily connections with the neighbouring neighborhood.
The 4 wards are organized round two personal two-storey courtyards, every with a ward on its floor and first ground. The courtyard association provides considerable daylight, with each storeys configured to offer direct entry to outside area for sufferers with out the necessity for direct employees supervision, and reduces stress on employees, eradicating a possible supply of battle and frustration.
At floor ground degree, a deep overhang dealing with the courtyard outdoors the eating and exercise rooms provides shade and shelter, whereas above it creates a primary ground terrace.
The façade consists of a easy palette of brickwork with 2.1m-high Britplas Safevent home windows, providing mild and air with safety.
The constructing has been designed to be as versatile and adaptable as doable for future use, to maximise its longevity and sustainability. Passive measures and low-energy and low-tech options are included to regulate the inner atmosphere, with tall ceilings, window vents at a excessive degree and uncovered floor thermal mass serving to a extremely insulated envelope. That is supplemented by air supply warmth pumps and a roof coated with photovoltaic cells to offer a renewable supply of vitality. The constructing’s design has achieved BREEAM Glorious certification.
Architect’s view
Blossom Court docket supplies a therapeutic, calm atmosphere for sufferers and employees with good daylight, personal views and entry to outside area. It creates a constructing that everybody will be pleased with, whereas serving to to scale back the stigma of psychological well being and selling integration with the area people.
Ruairi Reeves, director, Medical Structure
Consumer’s view
Blossom Court docket units the bar excessive – that is how all psychological well being care ought to look and we’re dedicated to bettering the remainder of our property over the approaching years, so all our sufferers can benefit from the high quality of atmosphere that Blossom Court docket now supplies.
Jinjer Kandola, chief government, guide scientific psychologist, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Psychological Well being NHS Belief
This has been a completely constructive expertise and a terrific instance of what will be achieved via collaboration and partnership with service customers, employees, the design and building crew, our native council, the Higher London Authority and others. The crew took a collaborative strategy and actually listened to service customers and clinicians in regards to the wants of our completely different psychological well being wards. The passion and imaginative and prescient of the crew impressed us to suppose critically and creatively about the right way to greatest meet the environmental wants of our service customers.
Andrew Wright, director of planning and partnerships, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Psychological Well being NHS Belief
Undertaking knowledge
Begin on web site October 2018
Completion date August 2020
Gross inside ground space 4,300m2
Gross (inside + exterior) ground space 4,683m2
Type of contract or procurement route P22 NEC3, ProCure22 (P22) NHS Building Procurement Framework
Building price £20 million
Building price per m2 £4,650
Architect Medical Structure
Consumer Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Psychological Well being NHS Belief
Structural engineer Perega
M&E guide Hulley and Kirkwood
QS WT Partnership
Panorama guide PLACE Design + Planning
Undertaking supervisor Built-in Well being Initiatives
CDM co-ordinator Medical Structure
Authorized constructing inspector Haringey London Borough Council Constructing Management
Principal contractor Built-in Well being Initiatives
CAD software program used Revit
Environmental efficiency knowledge
On-site vitality technology 20 per cent
Airtightness at 50Pa 2.77 m3/h.m2
Heating and sizzling water load 51.45 kWh/m2/yr
General area-weighted U-value 0.22 W/m2K
Annual CO2 emissions 26.53 kgCO2eq/m2
