ESHA architects

Architecture Masterplanning & Urban Design Planning Consultancy

The experience of the Partners includes

Health

Healthcare is one of our specialisms; our experience goes back 40 years (including the Partners' time with Percy Thomas Partnership) and includes district general hospitals at Weston-super-Mare, Bishop Auckland and Wishaw and overseas in Avellino, Italy and Pyramids, Cairo.

Recent work includes the conversion of a Grade II listed Edwardian swimming pool into a health centre in Bristol and an outpatient facility in the new research centre for the Epilepsy Society in Chalfont St Peter. We recently won a competition organised by The Prince's Foundation and The King's Fund for the new Prince.

The Prince of Wales Hospice, Pontefract. A new 12 bed hospice to replace the existing building. The commission was won in a limited architectural competition run by the Prince's Foundation and the Kings Fund.
NSE Care Homes B & C. Two new 20 bed care homes for The National Society for Epilepsy at Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire.
Health Centre, Bishopston. The conversion of a listed Edwardian Swimming Pool into a health centre including minor operating and hydrotherapy facilities.
Russell House - NSE Care Home A. A new 20 bed care home for The National Society for Epilepsy.
NSE, Care Home Extension. An eight bed extension to a care home for The National Society for Epilepsy.
NSE Care Homes. Four new buildings for The National Society for Epilepsy to accomodate, care for and treat epilepsy sufferers.
NSE Chalfont Clinical Research Centre. Research facility and consulting rooms for The National Society for Epilepsy.
Sherford Masterplan, Health & Wellbeing Centre. A design study for a community health facility on the High Street of this planned new town in South Devon.>
Community Hospital, Ebbw Vale. A design concept for a new community hospital within the new masterplan area on the site of the former steelworks in Ebbw Vale.
Lilena Care Home, Newquay. A care home designed around a landscaped courtyard.
Wishaw General Hospital, Lanarkshire, Scotland. A new 665 bed hospital procured under the Private Finance Initiative. Won a BALI Landscape Award, and a Plaisterers Award.
Bishop Auckland Hospital. A new 250 bed local general hospital procured under the Private Finance Initiative.
GSMDC, Gibraltar. A design proposal for a small local hospital for the Ministry of Defence on a waterside site on the Rock.
General Hospital, Avellino, Italy. Competition winning design for a new 1000 bed general hospital near Naples modelled on a local ‘cittadina’.
Pyramids Hospital, Cairo. A new 300 bed hospital for the Cairo Organisation for Medical Care. Won in an international competition.

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What We Do
Planning Consultancy
Project Planning & Programming
Feasibility Studies
Detailed Briefing and Design
Achieving Planning Consent
Building Regulations
Production Information
Tender Action and
Appointment of Contractor
Site Inspection and
Contract Administration
Post Completion Feedback
 
 
 
Other Services
Public Consultation
Design Review / Client Advisor
Design Intent Details &
Specification
Design Monitoring
Preparation of Design Codes
Illustration & Visualisation
Illustration
Visualisation
Design Competitions
Single Houses and Small Scale
Conversions / Extensions
 
 
 
Potfolio
Masterplanning & Urban Design
Housing in Urban Areas
Rural Planning & Housing
in Villages
Housing for Specialist Groups /
Elderly / Students
Single Houses & Small Scale
Conversion / Extensions
Refurbishment & Reordering
of Buildings
Health
Education including laboratories
Conservation Areas &
Listed Buildings
Offices / Defence / Other
Sustainability
Introduction
Mixed use
Long life, loose-fit, low energy
Thermal insulation and mass
Water drainage and flooding
Natural lighting and ventilation
Embodied energy
Natural landscape
Renewable energy sources
Aesthetics
Building Design
Design Process
Built Form
Conclusion