in clinical spaces; “We have worked on a lot of projects in Sweden where daylight and windows are expected in operating theatres,” says Woodford. In terms of cost, Woodford asserts that the learner design approach integral to this project’s sustainability ethos, reducing elements where possible, meant that major savings were obtained. “The outline planning had a multi-storey car park and


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energy centre, which we removed,” he says, adding that it originally had a much larger footprint (the car park is now in the basement). “It has less impact on nature, and less infrastructure is required.” The planning conditions necessitated a low-rise volume for the 35,000 m² footprint required, but this also assisted the specification of timber in the current context. The internal arrangement is broken


A CLT HEART The ‘Lolfa’ (Welsh for living room) CLT circulation space extends the length of the unit; its two entrances mean that patients’ first impression is of a timber building


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