a new typology for school healthcare
Adam Richards Architects has completed St. Raphael’s Health & Wellbeing Centre at Mayfield School, East Sussex. The purpose- built facility integrates medical treatment, counselling and teaching within a single, sustainable building.
Reflecting the practice’s commitment to innovation and sustainable design, the project is the world’s first new building to combine a cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure with a natural limestone brick masonry outer wall. It marks a new benchmark for environmentally responsible health architecture....
Mayfield is a Catholic boarding and day school for more than 350 girls, founded in the 19th century and centred on a restored medieval palace. Pastoral care is fundamental to its ethos, expressed in the school’s philosophy, “walk beside the girl”. Recognising the growing national need for high-quality health buildings across the UK, the school commissioned St Raphael’s in spring 2020 as a dedicated centre that supports both mental and physical wellbeing. Fully operational since September 2024, the centre replaced the school’s former infirmary and has been a great success, used daily by up to 10% of pupils. It serves as a safe haven, providing medical treatments, wellbeing check-ins, confidential conversations, school counselling, life skills education, and personal development for ages 11-18. Adam Richards Architects’ design for St. Raphael’s adopts a clear site strategy that gathers the existing buildings behind
Photography: Lorenzo Zandri
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