UCLH Ambulatory Cancer Care Hospital

iCube was appointed by UCLH to contribute towards the Design and Access Statement for their new Ambulatory Cancer Care Hospital, Bloomsbury, London. Hopkins were the architects for the £40 million scheme which was located adjacent to the 1998 Bloomsbury Conservation Area. The sensitive context was a concern to the local authority, the London Borough of Camden, as the new building was surrounded by buildings of note - with the contemporary Paul O'Gorman Building, completed in 2006 opposite; the 19th century Cruciform building by Alfred Waterhouse and the 18th century Georgian brick terraces just south of the site.

In accordance with Policy B1 the proposed building was to be to a high standard (ref image after Hopkins 2009) respecting its setting and responding to its site. In replacing the existing Elizabeth Garrett Anderson building it was to seek to improve the attractiveness of the area complementing, rather than compete, with the adjoining conservation area and listed buildings.

Although the building needed to accommodate the most advanced technology, demonstrating its international standing, it would still as a building need to fit into the local context and be seen as part of a wider whole. 'Innovative and imaginative designs was to play an important role in the enhancement and renewal of the built environment' according to the LB Camden. This was the case here, with an internationally recognised architectural practice delivering an exemplary scheme, providing a healthy, safe and attractive environment for the patient, the visitor and the passer-by in the street.

It was iCube's role to ensure that the D&A showed how this new building met with all these challenges through the urban design section of the D&A report.

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