A Peruvian children’s hospital, a Canadian mental health unit and a new acute hospital in Belfast have been singled out for praise as part of an international design competition.
The 2013 Design & Health International Academy Awards have been held in Queensland, Australia, with 12 prizes handed out recognising design excellence in the healthcare estate and building product sectors.
The winner of the Health Project (Over 40,000sq m) was South West Acute Hospital in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Commissioned by Western Health & Social Care and designed by Stantec, the scheme also picked up the Sustainable Design Award and was highly commended in the Interior Design Award category.
The award for best Health Project (Over 40,000sq m) went to the Children’s Hospital Tony Molleapaza Rojas in Peru, designed by EGM architecten.
In the Mental Health Design category, the top prize went to the High Care Mental Health Unit, designed by Stichting Rivierduinen; while the Future Health (Unbuilt) Project Award was given to the concept for the New Queensland Children’s Hospital from Queensland Health and Conrad Gargett Lyons.
In the interiors class the Award for Use of Art in the Patient Environment went to the University of Kentucky’s Albert B Chandler Hospital Arts in Healthcare programme, created by AECOM. The title of Best Interior Design went to CAMH Village Family Health Team for its clinic in Toronto.Products were also singled out for praise, with the Product Design for Healthcare Application Award going to Britplas for its SafeSee Door.
The Salutogenic Design Award was won by the Potter Street Redevelopment in Australia.
The 2013 Lifetime Leadership Award went to Australian architect, Professor Ian Forbes.
Commenting on its win, chairman of Britplas, Kevin Gorman, said: “We are delighted to have been recognised at these prestigious awards. As a team we know that with the Safesee Door we have created something very special which will bring very real benefits for patients and staff alike. It’s another example of what we do best – we listen to our clients and the concerns they have and then develop solutions.
“The Safesee Door will revolutionise the way bedroom doors are specified in the future, much as our Safevent Window has revolutionised fenestration within mental health environments.”
South West Acute Hospital picked up two awards
The Winners
Health Project (Over 40,000sq m)
- Winner: South West Acute Hospital (Western Health & Social Care Trust, Stantec)
- Highly Commended: New Public Collado Villalba Hospital (Capio Sanidad, F Forwart); Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, BDP); Baylor Charles A Sammons Cancer Centre (Baylor Health Care System USA, Perkins + Will)
Sustainable Design Award
- Winner: South West Acute Hospital (Western Health & Social Care Trust, Stantec)
- Highly Commended: Flinders Medical Centre New South Wing (SA Health, Woodhead)
Health Project (Under 40,000sq m)
- Winner: Children’s Hospital Tony Molleapaza Rojas, Peru (PAZ Holandesa, EGM architecten)
- Highly Commended: St John's Rehab Hospital, The John C and Sally Horsfall Eaton Centre for Ambulatory Care (St John's Rehab Hospital Canada, Farrow Partnership Architects, Montgomery Sisam Architects)
Mental Health Design Award
- Winner: High Care Mental Health Unit (Stichting Rivierduinen, de Jong Gortemaker Algra)
- Highly Commended: Gold Coast University Hospital Mental Health Unit (Queensland Health, PDT, STH, HASSELL)
Future Health (Unbuilt) Project Award
- Winner: New Queensland Children’s Hospital (Queensland Health, Conrad Gargett Lyons)
- Highly Commended: Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SEHA, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, ICME and Tilke); Vienna North Hospital (Vienna Hospital Association, Health Team KHN – Albert Wimmer ZT)
Use of Art in the Patient Environment Award
- Winner: University of Kentucky, Albert B Chandler Hospital Arts in Healthcare programme (University of Kentucky Healthcare, AECOM)
- Highly Commended: Global Fund MDR TB Hospital (The Global Fund, The National Department of Health South Africa, Limpopo Department of Health South Africa, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Sakhiwo Health Solutions, Hospital Design Group); Royal Brompton Centre for Sleep ( Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Steven Appleby with rb&hArts)
Interior Design Award
- Winner: CAMH Village Family Health Team (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, ARK)
- Highly Commended: South West Acute Hospital (Western Health & Social Care Trust, Stantec); Kaleida Health Gates Vascular Institute/Suny at Buffalo Clinical Translational Research Center ( Cannon Design)
Product Design for Healthcare Application Award
- Winner: The SafeSee Door (Britplas)
- Highly Commended: Whiterock Wall Classing Systems (Altro); Artis Q.zen Interventional Imaging System (Siemens Healthcare)
Salutogenic Design Award
- Winner: Potter Street Redevelopment (Wintringham and Wallara, Allen Kong Architect)
- Highly Commended: Lebovic Campus Community Complex, Sherman Health and Wellness Centre (UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital, ARK); RFBI Basin View Masonic Village Aquaponic Garden (Royal Freemasons' Benevolent Institution, Paul Van der Werf, Earthan Group)
2013 Lifetime Leadership Award
- Winner: Professor Ian Forbes