Great Ormond Street Hospital’s new research centre, features a facade constructed from a mixture of systems and materials that contribute to a highly sustainable design.

BREEAM Excellent Anticipated
2021 Civic Trust Awards
2021 RIBA National Award
2021 RIBA London Award
2020 New London Architecture Awards — Caring Prize
2020 Architecture MasterPrize — Best of Best Award
2020 Architecture MasterPrize — Healthcare Award
2020 AIA UK Excellence in Design Award — Large Projects
2020 European Healthcare Design Awards — Health and Life Science Research
2020 European Healthcare Design Awards — Design under 25,000sqm — Commendation
2020 European Healthcare Design Awards Design for Health and Wellness — Commendation

 

 

 

Great Ormond Street Hospital is an acclaimed institution, and their new Zayed Centre for Research was developed in a partnership between University College London and the Hospital. The building contains an outpatients’ clinic, laboratories, specialist equipment rooms and workplaces for researchers.

Eckersley O’Callaghan acted as the client’s facade engineer for this new building located within the Bloomsbury Conservation Area, where the materiality of the facade was carefully selected to be sensitive to the building’s surroundings. The facade was constructed of a mix of systems, including glazed curtain walling, brickwork, precast concrete and terracotta.

A reflective glazed box at the upper floors extends up to becoming a translucent plant screen with a layered mesh backing. The terracotta fins on the front elevation were fixed back through the curtain walling, just one of a number of interfaces that required careful detailing in the design stage to ensure its success.

The building achieves BREEAM Excellent, helped by a facade design that uses passive measures including considered massing and orientation of windows to maximise daylight penetration and provide a high quality internal work environment.

Location
London, UK

Client
Great Ormond Street Hospital

Architect
Stanton Williams