Business Details
35 Years
experience
Healthcare Architects Creating Therapeutic Environments
We are Medical Architecture, specialists in healthcare architecture dedicated to creating therapeutic environments that promote wellbeing and recovery. Our approach combines strategic planning with evidence-based design, ensuring our projects enhance mental health and support healthier communities. With decades of experience, we focus on the intersection of architecture, landscape, and interior design to deliver spaces that improve patient outcomes and staff satisfaction. Our practice prioritises timeless design, sustainability, and community engagement, ensuring our buildings adapt to evolving healthcare needs while reducing environmental impact.We advocate for proactive healthcare through neighbourhood-centred design and have pioneered award-winning projects like the National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital and Kimmeridge Court. Our team of architects and designers is committed to advancing industry standards through research, innovation, and collaboration with healthcare professionals. Recognised for excellence, we have delivered over 4bn of healthcare infrastructure since 1991, shaping environments that foster dignity, healing, and resilience.
Services
Healthcare Architecture
Strategic Planning
Evidence-Based Design
Therapeutic Environments
Sustainable Design
Community Engagement
Mental Health Facilities
Estate Masterplanning
Proactive Healthcare Design
Award-Winning Projects
Details
- Year established: 1991
Highlights and features
- We combine evidence-based design with strategic planning to create therapeutic healthcare environments.
- Our projects prioritise sustainability and adaptability for long-term value.
- We engage communities to ensure healthcare spaces meet local needs.
- Award-winning expertise in mental health and forensic healthcare architecture.
- Decades of experience delivering 4bn+ of healthcare infrastructure.
Services
Healthcare Architecture
We design healthcare facilities that prioritise patient and staff wellbeing through evidence-based architectural solutions. Our expertise spans mental health hospitals, integrated care centres, and sustainable healthcare estates. By combining clinical insight with innovative design, we create spaces that reduce stress, improve recovery times, and enhance operational efficiency for medical teams.
Strategic Planning
Our strategic planning services assess healthcare estate needs to determine optimal solutions for reuse or replacement. We develop long-term visions aligned with organisational goals, ensuring facilities adapt to evolving medical technologies and care models. This approach maximises value while addressing challenges like ageing infrastructure and capacity demands.
Therapeutic Environments
We create environments that promote recovery through thoughtful design elements like natural light, green spaces, and calming aesthetics. Our therapeutic spaces reduce anxiety and medication use while improving patient dignity and staff retention. This approach is applied across mental health facilities, hospitals, and community healthcare hubs.
Sustainable Design
Our sustainable design integrates climate-conscious materials and energy-efficient systems without compromising functionality. We address biodiversity and carbon reduction across projects, from Passivhaus-certified buildings to coastal healthcare communities. This ensures compliance with environmental standards while future-proofing healthcare infrastructure.
Community Engagement
We collaborate with local communities to design healthcare spaces that reflect their needs and promote wellness. This includes participatory workshops and consultations to ensure facilities foster positive perceptions of healthcare services and support preventative care initiatives within neighbourhoods.
People
Bob Wills
Director
With extensive experience in healthcare architecture, Bob leads strategic projects focusing on mental health facilities. He advocates for evidence-based design to improve patient outcomes and has contributed to industry best practices through research and award-winning projects.
Lianne Knotts
Director
Lianne specialises in sustainable healthcare design and estate strategy. She champions community-focused architecture and has led transformative projects addressing ageing healthcare infrastructure while promoting environmental responsibility and long-term resilience.
Paul Yeomans
Director
Paul directs complex healthcare projects, including neurology hospitals and forensic mental health facilities. His expertise lies in integrating clinical needs with architectural innovation to create spaces that enhance recovery and staff efficiency across diverse healthcare settings.
Ruairi Reeves
Director
Ruairi focuses on therapeutic environments and proactive healthcare design. He leads projects that prioritise patient dignity and wellbeing, with a particular emphasis on mental health facilities and community-centric healthcare solutions that address local needs.
Alexandru Senciuc
Senior Architect
Alexandru contributes to innovative healthcare design through research-driven approaches. He specialises in safety suite design and seclusion environments, ensuring patient dignity while meeting clinical requirements for secure mental health facilities.
Questions
What areas of healthcare architecture do you specialise in?
We specialise in mental health facilities, forensic hospitals, integrated care centres, and sustainable healthcare estates. Our expertise includes strategic planning, therapeutic environments, and community-focused design.
How do you incorporate sustainability into your projects?
We use climate-conscious materials, energy-efficient systems, and Passivhaus principles. Our designs address biodiversity and carbon reduction while ensuring long-term adaptability for evolving healthcare needs.
Can you work on international healthcare projects?
Yes, we have experience with global projects like Royal North Shore Hospital in Australia and Newcastle Hospitals' internal improvement programmes, applying our expertise across diverse healthcare systems.
How do you involve communities in healthcare design?
We conduct participatory workshops and consultations to ensure facilities meet local needs, promote wellness, and foster positive perceptions of healthcare services within neighbourhoods.
What awards have you won for your work?
We won two Building Better Healthcare Awards 2024 for Sycamore at Northgate Park Hospital and have delivered £4bn+ of healthcare infrastructure since 1991.
