3. JEWEL
IN
THE
CROWN
RESEARCH
HOSPITAL
UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION
PARK /
NATURE
CITY /
NEIGHBOURHOOD
WORLD STAGE
Alder Hey R&E Building
Brief Diagram
Alder Hey
Existing Laboratories
4. Healthcare
Evelina Children’s Hospital, London - Outpatients Department
Landscape
Inn the Park - Cafe in St James’ Park
6. Phase 1
Site
Phase 2
Site
Link to main
hospital and Ronald
McDonald House
Overlooking existing
bereavement garden
Servicing route
Green
Buffer
Parking
Addressing
the street and
neighbourhood
Link to future
masterplan
View across
the park
Blue light route
Retained Trust
Estate
Site Opportunities and Constraints
7. A central space that
connects the building
physically and visually at
different levels
Seamless junction
between Phase 1 and 2
A more naturally formed
sequence of spaces
along the serpentine
internal spine
Views out across the
parkland
Laboratory and large
lecture theatre on
prominent corner
Link with NCH
Building Concept Diagram
Design Development Concept Sketches
25. Aquifer
Heat Exchange
Hot Air Venting
Thermal Cooling via slab
Fresh air intake
Heat Exchange
and Recovery
Thermal Heating via Slab
Auditorium
Laboratory Cellular
Office
Open Plan Office
Winter Summer
Cooling from
floor in Summer
Heating from
floor in Winter
Air recovery in Winter
Fixed furniture in open
space provides ventilation
Extract
Extract
Supply Supply Supply
Supply
Supply
Cellular
Office
Mixed mode
ventilation
allows mechanical
ventilation in winter
Reclaimed or
FSC timber
modular cladding
Green wall
Low angle winter sun
penetrates interior via
clerestorey windows
Rainwater harvesting
collects water for
entrance water feature,
irrigating planting and
flushing wc’s
Planting will improve
environmental conditions
both inside and out
Exposed concrete slab
provides thermal mass
to reduce peaks in
heating /cooling load
Mixed mode ventilation
allows natural
ventilation to be used
when conditions are
suitable
Clerestorey provides
natural solar
shading in summer
Air extract in
Summer by
natural stack effect
Green roof will promote
biodiversity, provide
thermal insulation and
control water run-off
PV’s angled for
maximum efficiency
A Sustainable and Practical Design