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Design and deliver a new main entrance building as part of a redevelopment programme
As part of an ongoing transformation programme to renovate and modernise the site buildings, Warwick Hospital needed a new main entrance building and ward areas. Originally founded in 1848, the hospital – part of the South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) – has been through many renovations over the years and is now undergoing improvements through the Trust’s wider development and investment plan.
To improve patient experience and support future clinical growth, phase one of the plan required a large-scale, high-quality main entrance that would meet patient, staff, and visitor needs. We were appointed by Noviniti to design and install the new entrance, incorporating space for both retail amenities and patient healthcare.
For the remaining top floors of the building, SWFT appointed us to design and deliver an adaptable healthcare space, to be followed by a fit out to be completed in the final phase of development. This space would be developed as ward areas providing much needed support for services with increased demand whilst aligning with the funding capacity of the trust.
The proposed construction site was in a constrained space in the heart of the bustling activity of a live hospital which presented logistical challenges.
Warwick Hospital’s new building comprises four-storeys and was built using 124 modules, which were manufactured offsite, minimising onsite waste and causing little disruption to the live hospital site upon delivery.
Features of the building include:
To meet the growing hospital services, it was important that the building’s interior design offered full flexibility. On the ground floor was an open-plan retail space, including food retailers, a restaurant, and a pharmacy. These units can be fitted out depending on the needs of the retailers, generating additional revenue for the hospital. The remaining top floors will be used as inpatient wards, but were also designed with an open-plan layout, providing the Trust with complete flexibility to change the space for future healthcare services as and when needed.
Building on a constrained live hospital site
The new building was set to be built on a constrained site that was beside the busiest part of the hospital, A&E, and a consistently full public car park with a constant flow of traffic. It was vital that construction work did not impact patients or emergency services access to the A&E department. There was also a small two-metre boundary clearance which left very little space to manoeuvre modules into position.
To ensure a safe and successful delivery of the modules, we used a precise schedule so that building materials and equipment only arrived when they were needed. This meant that there were no waiting vehicles causing obstructions and no interruption to hospital activity. A detailed lift planning schedule enabled each module to be placed in the correct order safely, despite the restricted footprint onsite.
Delivering in extreme weather
The building installation involved a fast-paced programme, with up to seven modules delivered and assembled each day to form the 124-unit, four-storey building. Unfortunately, this schedule coincided with periods of heavy rainfall, which posed the challenge of delayed lifting and positioning activities.
To maintain speed of install, and deliver the build on time, our team adapted their working methods daily and co-ordinated closely between the delivery crews, crane operations and onsite assembly teams. This resulted in modules being installed safely and in the correct sequence, allowing the programme to remain on schedule despite the weather constraints.
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