BANBRIDGE DAYCARE, HEALTH AND CARE CENTRE
Client
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Completion
October 2015
GPS
54°20'52.9"N 6°16'34.6"W
AWARDS
Building of the Year Award 2017: Health
RSUA Public Building of the Year 2016
RIBA National Award 2016
RIBA Regional Award 2016
RIAI Best Health Building 2016
Building Better Healthcare 2016: Best Primary Care Development
Building Better Healthcare 2016: Overall Grand Prix Design Award
European Healthcare Design: Highly Commended
Civil Trust Award 2013: Regional Finalist
William McKeown Prestige Access Award 2016
Kennedy FitzGerald were appointed as Architects and Lead Consultants for the Southern Health and Social Care Trust following a Primary and Community Care Design Competition.
The new health and care centre has been developed on the site of the former Banbridge Hospital and is adjacent to existing Trust Polyclinic and GP Services.
The building provides clinical accommodation for community outpatient treatment, activity and therapy spaces for adult daycare and is an administrative centre for Trust healthcare. Combining these three distinct functions in one “combined” building represents a new innovative and efficient building model for the delivery of primary and community care.
Accommodation is planned around central courtyards and glazed circulation to maximise natural lighting and ventilation. An atrium provides a heart to the building and establishes visual and physical connections between all four building levels.
