The Rushcliffe Hospital and Business Park

Innovo Health Ltd approached Williams-Architects in 2010 to develop outline proposals for a new, state-of-the-art hospital within Tollerton Enterprise Park, Nottingham.  Working closely with Innovo, a consultant lead health care provider, a challenging brief was developed with sustainability and an improved patient experience at its heart.

Innovo had developed a broad brief that included day surgery facilities, with cutting edge recovery units, in-patient bedrooms, a diagnostics unit, and consultant and treatment rooms, totalling around 11,000m².  Alongside this brief came the ethos of biophillic design.  The hypothesis of biophillia suggests that there is a beneficial link between the natural environment and patients, and that a hospital which is connected to the external environment will provide improved recovery times for patients and a more pleasant working environment for staff. 

Taking Innovo’s aspirations as a starting point, we designed a hospital scheme to make the most of the open surroundings offered by the site’s rural setting.  After exploring various concepts and plan configurations, we developed a plan which fragmented the hospital into four smaller elements and arranged these around a large central atrium. 

Breaking down the hospital into smaller elements has allowed us to bring the landscape in-between and over each element, creating opportunities for patient gardens and terraces, as well as views across the wider landscape.

The scheme has received Outline Planning Permission.

the enterprise park masterplan

aerial view of the hospital

section through the hospital