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Stanton Williams wins research facility commission at St Mary’s Hospital
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced that Stanton Williams has been won its competition to design the new Fleming Centre, a research and public engagement facility to be built on the St Mary’s Hospital campus in Paddington, London.
The Fleming Centre is part of the wider Fleming Initiative, established jointly by Imperial College Healthcare and Imperial College London to fi nd solutions to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at a global scale. The Centre will provide a space to bring together researchers, policymakers, clinicians, behavioral experts, commercial partners and the public to combine their shared networks, expertise and skills in the fi ght against AMR. It will also be part of a global network of centres in strategic locations around the world, aiming to catalyse worldwide action.
The selection follows a competitive RIBA design competition and a three-day design exhibition in November, showcasing fi ve concept designs from fi ve shortlisted architects including AHMM, Allies and Morrison, Grimshaw and Wilkinson Eyre with White Arkitekter. Feedback from over 300 visitors and 100 written responses helped guide the fi nal selection, ensuring that the winning concept refl ected excellence in both design and functionality and is a real asset to the local community. The next phase of the project will involve detailed design development, public consultations, and the submission of a planning application in collaboration with Westminster City Council.
The Centre is intended to be integrated into a full redevelopment of St Mary’s Hospital which is included in the Government’s New Hospital Programme. The Centre is due to open in 2028, marking 100 years since the discovery of penicillin at St Mary’s by Sir Alexander Fleming. Stanton Williams’ concept design for the Fleming Centre “embraces the heritage of its proposed location on the site of The Bays,” said the practice. These former industrial warehouses, dating back to around 1850, were originally used for
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transport and distribution before being incorporated into the hospital in 1983. Their approach retains and adapts The Bays as a vital link to Paddington’s industrial past while inserting new elements, including the Fleming Discovery Centre, to showcase cutting-edge science and research. The design proposes features such as renewable energy systems, including a water-source heat pump and photovoltaic panels, alongside biodiverse landscaping and a low-carbon structure. “Public engagement is central, with the ground fl oor designed as an open and welcoming extension of the public realm, offering
views into laboratories and curated exhibition spaces to bring science to life.” Professor the Lord Darzi, executive chair of the Fleming Initiative said: “Stanton Williams has a bold vision for the Fleming Centre and have brought our ambitions to life with a concept that refl ects the Centre’s unique purpose and global signifi cance. By providing a fl exible space to unite researchers, policymakers, clinicians, behavioral experts, commercial partners and the public in the fi ght against antimicrobial resistance, we can ensure that the Fleming Centre becomes a global beacon for change in healthcare.”
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