Long Hanborough Surgery

Long Hanborough Surgery is a purpose-built healthcare facility and pharmacy built as part of a Section 106 agreement in association with the construction of 169 homes. WWA achieved planning consent for the masterplan several years ago, and the now built-out development equates to a 16% increase in the local population hence the need for increased access to local health professionals.

Since it was completed the building has proven popular with staff and residents including Doctor Neil Rust who in an article for B-4Business.com said:

“The previous surgery was built in the 1960s. The new surgery has meant the patients arrive happy and come in enriched by the space and amazed by the transformation we have seen,”

The Practice Manager, Tracy Girvan said:

“The new surgery has benefited staff morale because we came from a small old building and to come into somewhere spacious, light and bright has really lifted people’s spirits.”

The design features a contemporary glue-laminated timber frame construction, in tandem with more traditional building materials referencing the palette of stone and render used in the nearby development and existing village. Divided into three volumes, the building interior creates a connection between the consultation rooms, the waiting and reception area, and the attached pharmacy building. Each of the three volumes has a distinct material identity with the central volume being formed of random coursed cotswold stone in a warm yellowy buff colour. The side of the building facing the main road is broken up into smaller volumes for each of the separate consultation rooms.

This project stands as an example of the interdisciplinary nature of WWA, we were able to apply our skill sets from urban design and Town Planning principles right down to the architectural and technical design of this specialist health facility.