Acute Ward Block, Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Each ward is arranged in the T-shaped plan with two clusters of patient rooms arranged around a nurse base, with a shared support hub. This rationalised plan aims to reduce staff travel times and release more time to care for patients. Accommodation is split equally between four-bed bays and single rooms, including isolation facilities.

The additional block is connected to the existing hospital streets with a glazed link bridge that incorporates full-height artist designed coloured glass fins that protect the privacy of patients in the adjacent existing ward rooms.

Externally the building is clad in ceramic tiles over a profiled louvre podium with large windows to provide the wards with natural light.

Details are robust yet refined; blinds integrated into glazed screens, negative step skirting details and hygienic metal door sets help to promote infection control.