Craigavon The Bluestone Unit
- Status
- Completed 2008
- Client
- Craigavon and Banbridge Community HSS Trust
- Value
- £11m
- Procurement Method
- Traditional
- Services
- Architect and Lead Consultant, Master planning and Interior Design
- Scale
- 6,600m²
Awards
- Builder and Engineer Awards - Healthcare
- Shortlisted International Design and Health 2009 - Finalist
- Civic Trust Awards 2009 - Finalist
- Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety - Certificate of Merit
- Building Better Healthcare Awards 2008 - Winner
This is a 74 bed mental health and psychiatric unit one hour south of Belfast. It is a mixed sex facility that has been designed to allow the ration of men to women change over time.
- Status
- Completed 2008
- Client
- Craigavon and Banbridge Community HSS Trust
- Value
- £11m
- Procurement Method
- Traditional
- Services
- Architect and Lead Consultant, Master planning and Interior Design
- Scale
- 6,600m²
Awards
- Builder and Engineer Awards - Healthcare
- Shortlisted International Design and Health 2009 - Finalist
- Civic Trust Awards 2009 - Finalist
- Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety - Certificate of Merit
- Building Better Healthcare Awards 2008 - Winner
The project has been undertaken with Hall Black Douglas Architects, based in Northern Ireland. The provision of outdoor spaces that heal is key to the concept, and the public spaces and private gardens at the back of the building provide secure, protective and comforting spaces for the patients. The building has been designed on a domestic scale using natural materials wherever possible.
Interior view
“People with mental health problems in the Southern Trust area will benefit from this modern, spacious and attractive building…the unit has strategic importance, not only for the Southern Trust area, but for Northern Ireland as a whole.”
The site is overlooked by a nearby village, posing issues for planning and security. A great deal of consultation with the local community was undertaken before designing the facility.
Exterior view
Exterior view
