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BREEAM OUTSTANDING ACCREDITED HOSPITAL

ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS:
 The hospital layout is designed around clinical adjacencies to ensure it is highly
functional.
 Patient orientated design that promotes health and wellbeing.
 Intuitive layout reduces the stresses of wayfinding within the hospital.
MISSION STATEMENT  Wherever possible natural daylight is introduced and views to the outside are
The building design and engineering strategy follows the needs of a 21st century healthcare facility provided.

– providing a therapeutic environment that promotes health and well-being, is patient orientated,  The facade design follows a modern, simple and efficient statement design.

intuitive and flexible to future needs. The aim is to design a positive impact building that uses fewer  Each floor is divided into 3 main fire compartments. Each compartment has
two independent escape routes
resources, generates less waste, curbs CO2 emissions and to save the NHS money over its life-cycle.
 25% Green Space.

Cardiff Bay Orthopaedic Hospital


2011

Group F R. Bayton, B. Drew, S. Godicke, T. Lawson & I. Smith


SUPERSTRUCTURE: MECHANICAL SERVICES ELECTRICAL SERVICES:
 Cast-in-situ reinforced concrete frame.  9 Air Handling Units have been selected to  Calculated power requirement of
 C50/60 concrete mix with a 50% GGBS provide all occupied rooms with the option 210kVA, supplied by LV DNO connection.
content specified. of mechanical ventilation.  Standby generator provides backup to the

 Flat slab design offers maximum flexibility in


 Ultra Clean Ventilation system used within essential areas of the hospital.
layout.
the operating theatres for infection control.  Solar shading system tracks the sun and
 Slabs designed using the yield-line method.
 10kW ground source heat pump used for collects electricity via PV technology.
 The structure is braced by concrete shear

walls incorporated into lift cores. under-floor heating in atrium.  62 PV panels installed on the roof.
SUSTAINABILITY:
 10000L GRP Storage Tank stores sufficient  Fibre optic cables draw natural light down
 Steel sections have been utilized in the
 Narrow plan design reduces energy costs.

atrium to provide long spans of column free water to supply 24 hour requirements. into corridors.
 Rainwater harvesting for toilet flushing and irrigation.
space.  460kW gas fired, condensing boiler selected
 Locally sourced materials & labour specified.

SUBSTRUCTURE: as the primary method of heating water.


 Extensive green roof.
 CFA piles are to be utilized due to their low  External VIE has been sized to store
 Building management system optimises the use of services.
noise and vibration installation. 3927L of oxygen at -160°C.
 Flexible for future developments in medical science
 144 CFA piles (450mm diameter) are to be

or management. PROJECT COSTS:


installed to a depth of 23 metres.
 Floor slabs are to be ground bearing.

BREEAM Rating: 85.2%.

INFECTION CONTROL:
 Inpatient and outpatient departments separated.  All wash basins are sensor operated

 Clean and dirty corridors provided for operating theatres.  All surfaces, floors and walls have an easy clean, durable
ESTIMATED CAPITAL COST: £7.92M
 High ventilation rates throughout patient areas prevent airborne transmission. hygienic surface coating. Cost per square metre: £1494

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