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An international design team has helped secure another step forward for Cambridge Children’s Hospital as planning permission is granted for its early designs. The early external designs received
approval from the Cambridge City Council Planning Committee on 16 March. To be built on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the hospital will care for young people from across the east of England, but also nationally and internationally, as a ‘hospital without walls’. Embedding genomic and psychological research alongside clinical expertise in children’s physical and mental health, it will be ‘designed to take care of the whole child, not just their illness’. The design team, led by project manager and cost manager, Turner & Townsend, comprises an architectural collaboration between Hawkins\Brown and White Arkitekter, with Ramboll providing engineering services, MJ Medical healthcare planning, and planning consultancy by Bidwells. With an estimated 35,000 m2 including 5,000 m2
footprint, of research space,
the early designs show both how the hospital look when it opens, and possible future development. Work continues on developing the Outline Business Case. Andrew Tollick, senior Programme manager for Design and Construction,
Cambridge Children’s Hospital, said: “I’m delighted we have taken another big step towards making Cambridge Children’s Hospital a reality. We’re determined to realise our vision for ‘a whole new way’ – one that integrates children’s mental and physical health services alongside world-class research to provide holistic, personalised care in a state-of-the-art facility.” The project team has engaged
with staff from across the partner organisations about how the hospital ‘should work’. Members of Cambridge Children’s Network – comprising children, young people, parents, and carers from across the region, have also helped shape the look and feel. Cambridge Children’s Hospital will aim
both to be an exemplar in sustainability, and to include numerous outdoor spaces – including gardens, courtyards, and terraces, to provide access to nature and spaces for play and relaxation that support biodiversity and wildlife. The main hospital building will be enclosed
Fast-track modular room system
Getinge describes its ‘new and extended’ modular room system, Getinge IN2, as ‘an intelligent solution for creating interconnected, sustainable, and efficient workplaces in hospital departments around the world’.
“Getinge IN2, the successor to our Variop and Variward systems, is designed intuitively to evolve with cutting-edge technologies in operating theatres, intensive care units, and Central Sterile Supply Departments (CSSDs),” said Philippe Rocher, President at Getinge South Asia Pacific. “It complements nicely our existing range of equipment to provide complete, integrated turnkey solutions.” He continued: “Projects using prefabricated Getinge IN2 elements can be completed 40 per cent faster than projects using conventional construction materials.” The ‘solution’ comprises a substructure, wall and ceiling elements, doors, and built-in elements, sealed down to the substructure to facilitate disinfection, which helps prevent cross-contamination
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and healthcare-acquired infections. The modular components are designed to be assembled and disassembled without special tools. A wide range of options and interchangeable elements are available ‘to easily build or remodel hospital departments based on specific needs’.
“The modern design allows for elements to be reused and repurposed,” Philippe Rocher explained. “Alongside stainless steel and glass, we have added new alternative surface materials, such as high pressure laminate (HPL) and solid surface. We have also incorporated appealing design elements to create a more pleasant hospital environment.”
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Children’s hospital’s early designs approved
within a wide landscaped green perimeter that recreates the feel of a summer meadow.
Negar Mihanyar, associate director and
project lead at Hawkins\Brown said: “This is an important milestone not just for the project, but also for how we design holistic and inclusive healthcare in the UK – a long overdue breakdown of the traditional silos of mental and physical care. It will serve children and young people in their most formative years, so we have a responsibility to create a welcoming and empathetic space. We valued the insights and creativity that came from co-designing with children, young people, parents, and carers, as well as staff across the two NHS Trusts and the University of Cambridge.”
Elliott Group and affiliated UK companies unite
Elliott Group, Carter Accommodation, and Procomm Site Services, specialists in UK modular services, and part of Modulaire Group, have announced plans to unite under a common brand – Algeco. The combined UK business will be headquartered in Peterborough, with 23 site locations servicing its portable, modular building, and offsite construction hire and sales activities. Algeco, a long-established brand in the European modular services and infrastructure industry, says customers will benefit from ‘a stronger, better integrated, and structured organisation, with a renewed commitment to placing customer service excellence at the heart of the organisation’. Algeco employs over 1,200 people in the UK, with a turnover of around £200 m.
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