ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
individual preferences and physical and psychological needs – including rows of ‘standard’ seats, benching built around planters or along the base of curtain walling, soft seating arranged in smaller groupings, and ‘quiet’ areas recessed into walls. In addition to these, the atrium includes café seating associated with a servery, a child-friendly sensory seating wall, and a children’s play area. The generous staircase connecting the ground and first floor provides access to a series of terraces, which provide a more intimate setting that can also be used for informal meetings. The enclosed courtyards to the south
are both accessible for staff and patients to relax in and enjoy some fresh air, and include a play area for children at ground floor.
Materials palette The material selection for the building façade has been guided by two key elements – the local architectural context, and the required counter- terrorism measures specification. We have sought to employ a material palette which respects and references the 1930s garrison architecture, as seen, for example, in Baden Powell House and the Command & Staff Trainer Building on Catterick Road. These employ brick as the primary building material, with stone utilised for decoration and to highlight key features. We have selected a primary palette of brick and unglazed terracotta panels to complement the above, while enabling us to create a clean and contemporary aesthetic. The use of brick aligns with the standard Counter-Terrorism Measures (CTM) wall specifications, with blockwork used behind the terracotta panels to achieve the required performance. Our preferred material palette draws
inspiration from, and respects, the local architectural context through the application of brick and terracotta. At the same time it seeks to establish the building as separate from, and distinct to, the military barracks buildings, by using lighter and more neutral tones.
Material application strategy The form of the building is one of a large block carved out to create a series of courtyards. It breaks down the massing as viewed from the principal approach to the south into a series of smaller volumes. This helps to create a more human scale to the building befitting of a community hub, as well as maximising daylight and minimising overheating. To the north, the more linear facade responds to the need for greater security by minimising large recesses. It is subdivided by two projecting stair cores. We have applied the brick and terracotta in a manner which works hand in hand with the massing principles to
A landscape character areas plan.
A 3D cross-sectional view of the new Catterick Integrated Care Campus.
enhance the legibility of the building form. The terracotta is applied to the outermost elevations only, with brick (in green) visible where the mass has been sliced away to create the courtyards.
Site layout and landscape design The site layout and landscape design have been developed in response to a number of key defining principles and constraints which work in tandem with one another. Counter-Terrorism Measures (CTM) guidance dictates the need for minimum clear offsets between the site boundary and vehicle parking and the building façade. This defines the building location on site to optimise parking quantum, and creates the opportunity for a ‘green wrap’ around the building. The intention is to provide a heathy setting, and accommodate incidental outdoor activities for both patients and staff, combined with promotion of active, greener, healthier means of transport. CTM measures will be embedded within the landscape design to preserve the vehicle offsets without the need for a secure fence line or other visually intrusive security features, creating an
open and welcoming feel to what will also be a community facility.
Minimising the impact on local roads The four existing site entrances have been arranged to provide dedicated visitor, staff, ambulance, and service vehicle access. This helps to minimise impact on the surrounding road network, while aiding clarity of direction, and improving safety and security. The visitor car park will be accessed directly from the adjacent primary road to provide a direct, visual, and pedestrian link to the building entrance. The access-controlled staff car park and ambulance / service yard entrances will be accessed via a secondary road to the south-west. The existing network of pedestrian and cycle routes around the site will be weaved into the landscape design to provide more safe, healthy, and sustainable journeys to the facility for staff and visitors. By recognising the local design
context and character of surrounding areas, the design of the external landscape will consider the impact on wildlife corridors, and the creation of habitat opportunities. For example, there will be a
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