Biomedical Research Unit

This scheme created a six-storey extension between the existing West Ward Block and Lab & Path buildings, within the Level B Main Loading Bay of Southampton General Hospital. Construction took place on a live hospital site between two occupied blocks. Therefore, all services to the other areas were required to remain operational throughout the works.

This scheme consisted of the following works:

• Level B – Loading Bay Extension
• Level C – Consulting Rooms, Clinical Trials, Endoscopy and Broncoscopy Suite
• Level D – Mass Spectrometry Research and Support Accommodation
• Level E – Wessex Immunology Science Hub

The building’s rainbow façade was chosen to provide a bright outlook for adjoining occupants in what was once a dull area of the site.