Client: Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust
Project overview
The £6.6m Cystic Fibrosis Centre set a new benchmark for caring for patients suffering from Cystic Fibrosis.
The aim of the Centre is to transform the care of this unique group of young people by creating a 'home in hospital', where they can not only receive all the treatment they need in one place but also feel comfortable and 'at-home' during the long periods of time they must spend in hospital.
The Centre's facilities include a kitchen zone, videoconferencing, outpatient consulting rooms, physiotherapy treatment rooms, specially divided gym pods, and much more, which allows patients to feel more comfortable when receiving prolonged treatment at the Centre.
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£6.6million investment
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Care for 250+ patients across Nottinghamshire
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Optimised Plant Room Design
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Innovative strucutural solutions
BWB's role
Multi-disciplinary engineering expertise
We delivered a wide range of services for the project, including structural and civil engineering, drainage, ground investigations, flood risk, utilities and building information modelling. We worked across departments to deliver the services seamlessly and to the specifications given. Our involvement ensured a timely delivery of designs, keeping to the project timescales.
Innovative structural solutions
To meet requirements, we designed a hung drum over the main reception area, which is formed using steel columns hidden in the walls of the building, creating the illusion that it is floating. This drum provides lighting and aesthetics for the building, incorporating our expertise in structural engineering to make this possible for the building. The first floor of the drum is formed as a curved section with the beams connected to the steel columns back to the main roof structure. There are no columns from the ground to the drum's underside, which is a main feature within the reception area.
Navigating site challenges
Combating several underground tracks across the City Hospital site, we identified and surveyed so most of the new columns could be positioned to avoid them. Where this was impossible, we designed to bridge the trackway with steel beams and foundations on either side.
Optimising plant room design
In line with product specifications, we also designed a plant room with specially designed machinery on the roof of the building. This machinery will aid in treating patients, so it's positioning and usability were of utmost importance.
