Robin Hood Lane Health Centre had a design generation period of over six years. Over that period the basic design had to adjust to a series of alternative user mixes, a revolution in the way health services are to be delivered, changes in legislation and technology and the impact on health delivery due to MRSA and C Dificile. The finished building accommodates an integrated range of services, though the profile is vastly different to that originally envisaged. There are two GP practices now working together in a joined up way, community services (health visitors, district nurses and school visitors), PCT offices and suites related to minor operations, audiology, speech therapy, podiatry and retinal screening.

The building was always intended to be ?future proofed? through mechanisms for adaptability and flexibility, but we never imagined that aspect would be so dramatically tested through the design process. That we were able to accommodate the demands of an ever changing and complex client interface and to manage those clients while negotiating the aesthetic qualities of the building with the local authority is testimony to the sound early design work and focus on delivery throughout.

For further information about this or similar projects contact:

Christopher Rainsford BSc (Hons) Dip Arch Grad DipL Cons (AA) RIBA

T: +44 (0)1689 888222 E: crainsford@calfordseaden.co.uk