Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Bolsover Street
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Bolsover Street
We were structural engineers for a new facilitiy built for the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), a specialist orthopaedic hospital that serves as a major teaching centre where 20% of orthopaedic surgeons in the UK receive training.
The RNOH has had a central London outpatients clinic on Bolsover Street since 1909. We worked with architects HoK to create a new building on the site comprising 100 units of market-rate and affordable housing, contemporary office space, parking and an outpatient orthopedic clinic.
The building is arranged around two attractively landscaped courtyards. In a nod to the site’s healthcare history, its primary facades are composed of Spanish limestone that integrates public art in the form of colored glass fins depicting abstract images of MRI scans. Vertical bay windows fabricated from anodized aluminum and glass accent the building. To reflect the sun and maximize light, elevations overlooking the courtyards are clad in light zinc tiles. Sustainable design strategies include ground-source heat pumps, biofuel boilers, and green walls and roofs.
We were involved in understanding the logistics involved with forming 18 closed loop boreholes up to 150m deep, and integrating them and the distribution pipe network within the basement and foundation design. We assisted HoK and M&E engineer in coordinating the location of the boreholes and distribution pipework between the structural elements in the ground, and commented on the structural engineering effects of the proposed drilling method on the existing and new buildings. The scheme was developed to BREEAM Ecohomes Standard ‘Excellent’.
Client: RNOH
Architects: HoK