Winner of Best Conversion Project Award. Citylabs, Manchester – Sheppard Robson.

1. CITYLABS 01

2. 1. Nowgen
2. Manchester Bioscience Incubator
3. The Wellcome Trust clinical
research facility
4. Facility of Medical & Human
Sciences
5. MAHSC
6. Manchester Science Park
7. The Former Royal Eye Hospital
8. The National Technology
Adoption Centre
9. The new hospital development
KEY TO FACILITIES

3. EXISTING BUILDING
Oxford Road Elevation
2010
The former Royal Eye Hospital
// Original design by Pennington &
Bridgen 1884
// Grade II Listed
// Victorian Queen Anne style
// Major extensions in 1911
constructing the south wing
// Numerous alterations throughout
the remaining years.

4. EXISTING FORMER HOSPITAL

5. EXISTING FORMER HOSPITAL

6. PLAN INDICATING SURROUNDING LISTED STRUCTURES

7. PLAN INDICATING KEY LINKAGES

8. EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN

9. Clinical (C)
Pharmacodynamics (PD)
Pharmacodynamics (PD)
Shared
Clinical Space
Deepplanformrequired
To Volunteer
Areas -
Lounge,
Dining,
Toilets etc.
Glazed with integral blind/
blackout
Glazed above bed head with
integral blind/blackout
8 bed ward bay 8 bed ward bay
4bedwardbay
P D bedroom (1 bed ward)
Store
Store
Store
Store
StoreStoreNurse Nurse
CLINICAL TRAILS WARD PLAN
Academic Facilities for Health
// Clinical trials
// Business centre for healthcare
// Biotech facility
// Media technology facility
// Incubator facility
// Conference
// Academic offer

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The starting point for developing the site was to retain as much of the listed structure as
possible. Various options were considered exploring how the project requirements could be
accommodated on the site. Refer to diagrams below which illustrate these options.
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Option 5
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

11. DEVELOPING THE LAYOUT

12. DEVELOPING THE LAYOUT

13. DEVELOPING THE LAYOUT

14. DEVELOPING THE LAYOUT

15. DEVELOPING THE LAYOUT

16. DEVELOPING THE LAYOUT

17. DEVELOPING THE LAYOUT - OFFICES

18. DEVELOPING THE LAYOUT - LABORATORY & R&D USES

19. DEVELOPING THE LAYOUT - CLINICAL RESEARCH

21. DEVELOPING THE LAYOUT - GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Retail Unit A
NHS/CMFT
Refuse Yard/Refuse Store
Lifts/Stairs Circulation
Retail Unit B
WC’s
Meeting Rooms
8 Main Reception
9 Offices
10 Offices

22. Rhythm analysis of the
existing elevation leads
to DNA principle
EXTERNAL APPEARANCE

23. LASER CUT SCREEN OVERLAYING THE DNA

29. THANK YOU