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Staff at the heart of new office design
We speak to the architect behind a new office development at Hull Royal Infirmary and find out why designing for staff is key
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atients are rightly at the heart of all healthcare design projects. But there is a growing realisation that buildings must also support the staff who work in them, day in, day out. And a recently-completed project at Hull Royal Infirmary is evidence of this welcome new approach. Suite 36 is a second-floor office development providing space for a plethora of health and wellbeing services, including Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, social workers, Humber mental health team, corporate nursing, patient experience
staff, and a call centre for patient referrals. This wide mix of stakeholders meant one design would not suit all, and so the project has been built around defining spaces and building in future flexibility.
Improving efficiency Speaking to hdm architect, Alessandro Caruso of ACA, explains: “Suite 36 was part of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s estate rationalisation programme, with the aim of improving efficiency and enhancing work environments for clinical teams. “As trust staff spend most of their
time indoors, the initial brief was to create a working environment with high specification which is accessible, sustainable, and stimulating for staff to enjoy and feel proud to work in.” Created in conjunction with Zenith Development Group, the 900sq m largely-open-plan space provides 120 workstations, including video conferencing facilities, meeting rooms, and associated accommodation. Caruso made use of design principals contained in WELL Building Standards, which favour a simple layout with efficient circulation spaces,
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