After four long winter months on site, the Kemp Hospice project was finished on time and on budget and opened at an emotional event where patients,families, staff, volunteers, trustees and members of the wider community came together to celebrate the completion.
The new 200 m2 of internal space will make a significant difference to the quality of services patients and families will receive and the beautifully re-modelled garden is accessible to everyone. The whole scheme has a zero carbon footprint and was built from sustainable materials. It’s low energy heating and lighting along with high insulation values, bio diverse roof and many other green credentials inspired a nomination for a RIBA national Design and Build Award.
There is a seamless relationship between the indoors and the garden with a range of sensitively designed public and private spaces and the building is filled with natural light that can be controlled ingeniously with magnets that move integrated blinds that are inside the double glazing panels.
We worked closely throughout the project with patients, staff and volunteers and as a team we are humbled and inspired by the people that make up the Kemp Hospice community.